How to Make a Workshop in Your Garage
January 27, 2022

It’s 2022 and gone are the days that garages are just used as a parking space for your vehicles. Homeowners have used their garages as a fitness gym or as an events place. Some have been using it to make projects and start workshops. If you haven’t done any of these, are you sure that you’re only going to use your garage as a parking lot? It’s an open space where you could do many things and you’re still not going to consider using it for something else?
If you’re feeling lazy, you don’t really have to do any drastic changes with the garage for it to serve a different function. What you really have to do is organize the space based on the type of projects that you’ll be undertaking for the garage to fit that profile.
We listed down below all the steps that you have to take to make your garage a functioning workshop this 2022. You could literally do anything in your garage, from woodwork projects to ceramic pottery crafts. You can also do some paint projects or wrap your gifts in the garage. Anything is possible once you start decluttering your garage and preparing it to be a workshop.
The first step is to take out all the items in your garage.
You have to lay it all out so that you could see an empty garage and decide what to do with it. With the items you laid out somewhere else, look at all the piles and assess which ones you’ll keep, sell, donate or throw away. Host a garage sale online or in-person with the items you decided to discard.
The thought of cleaning your garage may already sound very overwhelming for you. It will take time to do, sometimes even stretching days to a week. After taking away all the items, you have to thoroughly clean your garage. Make sure all the dirt and grime are out even before you start installing storage solutions or doing upgrades for the garage. It is a heavy chore but once you are done with it, you can start planning the layout of your garage to accommodate the workshop that you want it to become.
The next step is designing your garage.
You are now one step closer to having that dream workshop of yours. You do not in any way need to make your own workbench, you can use a trusty one from FlexiMounts. If you are feeling handy and want to do one on your own, you can also do so if you want to.
When looking for a workbench that will be perfect for you, you have to check the following:
The durability of the workbench. Since you are going to be taking on simple to extreme garage projects, then you have to be sure that your work surface is durable. You will be hammering and pounding nails. You might use some heavy chemicals and tools which means you need a durable workbench that can withstand all of this.
The workbench’s sturdiness. Aside from it lasting you for years, the workbench must also be stable and sturdy while you are using it. Buy something that is of quality and not something that is cheap but is wobbly or may collapse when you put a lot of stuff over it.
The material that the workbench is made of. Check what material is your workbench made of. It will ensure how stable and durable your workbench is. You will get something worth your buck if the material is sturdy, stable, and durable. You don’t want to go back to the hardware store and get a replacement soon.
These are just some of the workbenches you may use from FlexiMounts:
