The garage is the holy of holies for any car enthusiast. Almost every man who is the proud owner of a garage spends perhaps more time in it than at home with his family. Car enthusiasts and craftsmen use these types of premises for work, repairing cars or other equipment, producing furniture or various useful things for the home, as well as just friendly get-togethers with friends. To make their garage as comfortable and functional as possible, men are ready to do anything. In this article we will present several interesting ideas, how to make it yourself and thereby simplify your leisure time in it.
First you need. In order to properly equip a garage and rationally use all of its rather small space, you can use the following garage homemade products:
Now let’s look at how to make some of the listed crafts in the garage with your own hands.
Such convenient devices, as shelves can, of course, be made from wooden planks and metal fasteners. Or you can use the life hacks of other car enthusiasts - make shelves for storing nails, screws, bolts and nuts from plastic bottles:
In order to store tools, things and various accessories of the owner garage space, it is advisable to equip it with a large and durable rack. This kind of homemade work in the garage can be done in several ways:
Attention! You should not place tools and things whose total weight exceeds 500 kg on a DIY rack. Of such kind useful homemade products for garages, they are designed to withstand a weight of up to 200 kg.
One of the “Kulibins” became the author of such an invention as boxes in the form of cut-off plastic canisters. If you carefully cut off the side wall of the canister and place it with the opposite side on a shelf, then such a container can easily turn into drawer with a handle.
Storage frame winter tires and wheels. Such a frame can be equipped from metal corners. The corners must be connected to each other using any rolled metal product. If you are planning a hanging frame for wheels, then you must first build two triangles from the corners, which will later be connected by two more corners. The connecting corners will act as wheel holders, so the distance between them should be such that the wheels do not fall into it, but only sag a little. If the idea was to make a standing rack for wheels, then a rectangular frame is simply made from the corners.
Here are a few more homemade things that you can build in the garage with your own hands:
Let's hope that thanks to the photos given in the article, useful tips and instructions, you can easily build homemade products with your own hands for a garage or other utility room.
When creating, almost any owner strives to do something with his own hands, be it shelves for parts, a workbench, gates, ventilation or heating. We’ll talk about this in this article, namely how to create all these garage homemade products.
Lift gates made with my own hands, much better and more efficient than conventional gates with wings.
After all, everyone knows how much trouble these doors cause in winter period when ice accumulates on them, and there is a lot of snow on the area behind the gates. All this causes a lot of difficulties when moving the car out of the garage.
Therefore, such homemade products in the garage as overhead gates on one leaf, will be very comfortable. The gates are equipped with a special device, thanks to which they rise. There is no need to apply much effort when lifting, since the total weight of the gate is compensated by 2 cylindrical springs.
The work is carried out thanks to a system of levers with springs and rollers that open along guides. It is thanks to this system that the sash rises. In this case, the compensating springs face outward, and the upper one goes inward (rolling along the guides).
Construction details: gate frame, opening mechanism, lifting leaf. The assembly mechanism is lightweight and convenient.
The gate frame is assembled quite simply with the help of 2 vertical bars and 1 horizontal one. The vertical bars have a length of 2300 mm and a cross-section of 120x80 mm. Horizontal bars have a length of 2750 mm and exactly the same cross-section. They are connected to each other thanks to angles and metal plates. The box is secured in the opening using metal pins with a diameter of 10x200 mm. IN concrete base the lower ends of the box posts are deepened by 20 mm.
The sash is made of a board panel (which is sheathed on the outside with sheet steel), a corner and a frame with ribs. The shield is attached to the frame using furniture bolts with metal strips. The frame is made of rolled steel and has dimensions of 2500×2100 mm.
When lifted, the upper part of the gate moves under the ceiling along guide rails. The rails consist of steel angles, 2100 mm long and 40 x 40 x 4 mm in size.
The fully manufactured rail is attached at one end to a steel plate for further attachment to the vertically located frame posts. At a distance of 120-150 mm, a section of channel is attached to the other end of the guides. The guides must be positioned strictly horizontally. This is achieved by placing a washer between the beam and the channel.
The gate lift is adjusted using a screw and spring tension. It is important to ensure that the sash is always in a stationary position. The gates are closed with special locks, which are located in the corners of the gate leaves. At the bottom and in the middle there is a handle with a height of approximately 20 mm.
Besides garage doors, homemade products for the garage also include all kinds of shelves for storing tools. They can be either large, mounted in the far wall of the garage, or small, located on the sides of the room.
The simplest and most basic shelves can be made using cables, which are sold in all kinds of hardware stores. They have high strength for hundreds and thousands of kilograms. Sold in a variety of sizes and diameters. Each shelf is supported by 4 such cables.
The next part that is needed when making shelves is a piece of metal or plastic tube. It is necessary to determine the distance between the shelves of the rack. They are fastened using special bushings with a locking bolt. The bolt is screwed into a threaded hole. As a result, the shelf rests on all 4 bushings (on each side).
Such shelves are very mobile and light, both in terms of weight and in terms of changing width. You can change the width to the required one at any time. However, it is worth remembering that they require good and durable ceilings.
For those shelves that will be attached to the walls, you can use wire about 4-6 mm thick, which is sold in any stores that sell metal in coils or cut pieces. A kind of “herringbone” is made along the width of the inter-ceiling space. Accordingly, to attach the shelves you need two identical “herringbones”. For one and the other side.
It is best to make these “Christmas trees” at the same time (for greater symmetry). You can use the shelf itself as a template. If you create these Christmas tree pendants with some reserve, then in the future it is possible to remove or insert additional shelves. Installation to the wall is carried out using self-tapping screws, staples or wood grouse.
Perhaps at first glance this design may seem fragile, but this is not entirely true. In fact, they are very strong and stable. Not a single element of such a triangle can be changed. The angles and lengths of the sides are quite strong and, moreover, elastic.
In the garage, in addition to various works related to cars, many also perform metalwork, carpentry and other renovation work. This is exactly what a workbench with a vice is for. Of course, it is much easier to use an industrial workbench, but a layout board is also used.
The sizes of workbenches and layout boards can be completely different. The height should be appropriate and convenient for the work being done. Best height It is considered when the worker does it at the level of the center of the palms of the lowered hand.
Making a workbench with your own hands is quite simple. Smooth boards with a thickness of 4-5 centimeters are used. The boards are connected to each other along the width. Main components A workbench is usually considered to have a recess with a wedge, a stop, and holes with pegs.
The emphasis is needed to hold materials during work (planing). It is secured with screws or nails at some distance from the edge on the left side of the table. Looks like wooden plank about 10-12 centimeters wide, about 20 centimeters long and about 2 centimeters thick. The boards rest against their ends during planing.
The notch is necessary to clamp materials in a vertical position. In this case, all materials are secured using a wedge.
Holes with pegs serve for the necessary support when planing boards with a planer, cross-cutting material and some other processes. At a certain distance from the rear edge, holes are drilled along the entire length of the workbench. The pegs inserted into them are stops, so it is important that they are of small height. Ideally for products different heights Must have different sizes pegs.
The workbench table itself is mounted on 4 legs, which are connected to each other by bars. Afterwards it is covered with drying oil to prevent drying out.
DIY homemade products for the garage are not only all kinds of devices for equipment and repairs. These can also be devices for heating and ventilation. Let's consider an example of equipping a garage with a special stove, which is extremely necessary in winter time of the year.
It is known how often in winter it is necessary to warm up the transmission, and sometimes antifreeze (with severe frosts). The situation is greatly simplified when a special heating stove is used, which does not consume so much fuel and at the same time maintains the engine temperature at the desired level.
The operating principle of such a stove is based on the flow chemical processes. Heat is released not due to fuel combustion, but due to the fact that fuel vapors on the surface of the heating element are oxidized by atmospheric oxygen.
The stove consists of a burner, a fuel tank, and a fabric or asbestos wick. A heating element in the form of two is placed in the burner metal mesh and frames that are impregnated with a catalyst. The wick supplies fuel from the tank to the burner itself. Top part This wick opens evenly under the mesh, and the lower part must be on the bottom of the tank.
When pouring fuel into the tank, you must ensure that it does not spill out into the outer part. Fuel should only be kept inside for safety reasons. After filling the fuel, the tank must be thoroughly wiped with a dry cloth.
The heater is started at a distance of 25 meters from the car. It is ignited according to the following principle. First, 50-100 ml of fuel is poured onto the grid of the heating element. Next it is ignited with a match. After the flame goes out, fuel vapors are sucked from the tank to the heated surface. In the presence of a catalyst under the influence of oxygen, they begin to oxidize. The temperature gradually rises and flameless combustion begins.
Often hot spots spread gradually, with a corresponding increase in temperature. Flameless combustion does not immediately cover the entire working area of the burner. If you do not stop this process, it will continue until all the fuel runs out.
To make the heating element, long-fiber asbestos is used. For one hour, it is impregnated with a catalyst from a solution of platinum chloride or a cobalt-chromium solution. For 100 g of asbestos you need 1000 cubic centimeters of solution. The resulting mass is dried, tugged and calcined. The result is a dark and loose asbestos mixture. It is evenly scattered through wire mesh. And for a burner with an approximate surface area of 10 dm², the catalyst consumption is about 300 g.
Avoid contact with oil, dirt and water on the work surface. Following simple technology in the production of the heating element and proper operation will ensure the operation of the device for many years.
Most car owners spend at least two hours every day caring for their car, and even more on weekends. If we talk about something major, for example, engine repair, then we can talk about several days. For this reason, it is extremely important that the garage environment is as comfortable as possible for work.
Setting up a garage is not as easy as it seems, because in addition to spare parts and tools, it usually stores everything that does not fit in the apartment. Moreover, any repair is pollution, which sooner or later turns the garage into a very unattractive place. In short, even during construction, you need to think about how the garage will look in the future, how best to combine a workshop and a miniature warehouse in it.
First you need to decide on the main tasks. First of all, the garage should always be clean, so for finishing you need to use non-staining and easy to clean materials. It is also necessary to draw up in advance a diagram of the location of tools and equipment, that is, determine where the racks, shelves, workbench, etc. will be located.
In this regard, to finishing materials there are a number of requirements. Materials must be:
Moreover, they should be easy to clean and not absorb odors. Obviously, not all materials have such qualities. Those that do have them include plaster, lining and ceramic tiles. Each option has its own strengths and weak sides, let's get acquainted with them.
An ideal option if you want to hide uneven walls. Plaster will effectively hide all existing defects and improve the interior of the garage.
Note! The plaster must be covered with a layer facade paint, otherwise the surface will begin to crack and crumble.
Lining is used mainly in the northern regions of the country, since it is very convenient to place thermal insulation material between it and the profiles. In this case, it is better to use a facade profile made of polyvinyl chloride - it is fireproof and waterproof.
The only drawback of the lining is its low strength - after a strong impact, the panels are deformed and need to be replaced.
A more labor-intensive and expensive option. Requires preliminary calculation of the strength of the walls, because the tiles weigh quite a lot.
At the same time, ceramics do not burn, are easy to clean and are highly durable. If the garage will be sold in ten years, then it is better to decorate it with ceramics. Expensive, of course, but for a long time.
To repair a machine, it is advisable to equip inspection hole. Even the most minor breakdown becomes a serious test if it is impossible to reach it without an inspection hole. In such cases, you have to go to a service station and pay a considerable amount for repairs.
In a word, the arrangement of the inspection pit will soon pay off. Below is the sequence of actions.
Step 1. First, the dimensions of the future pit are determined and markings are made. In this case, you need to maintain a balance - firstly, the pit should be spacious enough, and secondly, its width should be such that no problems arise when entering the garage.
The required width is 0.7 m; it will allow you to feel comfortable when carrying out repairs and at the same time leave enough space for parking maneuvers.
Note! When marking, you need to leave a margin of approximately 20-25 cm for the wall thickness.
Regarding the depth, it depends on your own height, but again it is better to make it a little deeper than required - it is much easier to equip additional flooring than to redo the floor when deepening it.
Step 2. Once the marking is completed, you can begin excavation work. The most difficult thing is to dig a hole, because you will have to remove more than 9 cubic meters of soil.
Step 3. The floor is leveled and covered with a 25-centimeter “cushion” of crushed stone. It is noted where the niches for the tools will be located.
Step 4. The walls can be poured with concrete or lined with brick. Concrete is more reliable, so it will be considered.
First, the floor is poured; a thickness of 7-8 cm will be quite enough. For reliability, you can pre-lay the reinforcement. Next is being built wooden formwork, which will be gradually filled with mortar in tiers of 40 cm. The upper edge is strengthened metal structure, lamps are installed.
Note! It is advisable to cover the concrete floor with a wooden ladder, because it will be much more pleasant to work on such a surface.
For ease of use, each tool should have its own place. Shelves and racks can be purchased ready-made, but they are quite expensive and do not always meet the needs of the car owner. Therefore, it is better to make the rack yourself. It seems difficult, but only at first.
Step 1. First, the dimensions are marked. Most “store” racks are equipped with shelves 1 m wide. This is not enough for spare parts, so the width needs to be made larger.
You also need to leave a gap of at least 20 cm from the floor so that there are no difficulties with cleaning the floor. It is advisable to perforate all shelves - this will give two advantages at once:
Step 2. Used to make a rack metal carcass from a profiled pipe or corner 30x30. The parts are welded or bolted together, then the shelves are cut out. Usually they take boards for this, but the best option there will be moisture-resistant plywood - it costs more, but it will last a long time.
Like shelving, it is better to make shelves yourself.
Step 1. First, the number of shelves, their sizes and installation locations are determined.
Step 2. In accordance with the calculations, everything necessary is prepared:
Step 3. Using the mounting level, the mounting locations are determined. Next, holes are made and dowels are driven into them.
Note! For secure fastening, it is advisable to use dowels with hooks.
Step 4. With a certain step (in accordance with the holes made earlier), hangers with eyes are fixed on the shelf. They can be nailed with ordinary nails. Assembled shelves hung on dowels.
It is worth remembering that hanging shelves should not be too long, otherwise they will break under the weight.
The most convenient workbench for a garage would be one that combines shelving and a work surface. This way, the tools will always be at hand, which will significantly reduce the time spent searching for one or another of them.
To make a workbench, a metal frame is assembled, on which a wooden tabletop with shelves is installed. The tabletop is covered with sheet steel so as not to damage the structure during operation.
The workbench must be equipped with several sockets for electric tools and also install the lamp daylight, having equipped iron brackets for this.
Often garages are equipped with cellars in which preservation is stored. This point, as well as the inspection hole, needs to be thought out in advance.
Step 1. First the old one is deleted flooring, after which all the pieces are removed and the garage is cleared for digging a pit.
Step 2. Next, excavation work is carried out. Wherein Special attention you need to pay attention to the type of soil, because if the soil is sandy, then careless digging can cause the walls of the room to collapse. That is why it is advisable to use a variety of supports made of wood and metal.
If the soil is clayey, then there is nothing to fear, because it can withstand any load.
Step 3. The bottom is filled with crushed stone and carefully compacted. Next, the reinforcement is installed and the floor is filled with concrete.
Step 4. The walls are built from bricks.
Step 5. The cellar is covered with a reinforced concrete slab, after which waterproofing is laid - bitumen or roofing felt. For insulation, you can use any thermal insulation material.
Note! A cellar can be equipped even if the groundwater level is quite high. To do this, a metal tank is welded throughout the pit. When the water level rises, the tank will rise, and in the summer it will simply lie at the bottom.
Step 6. All that remains is to take care of the ventilation of the cellar. To do this, above the ground level are displayed steel pipes(2 pcs.), preferably on opposite walls of the structure. The supply pipe is located below, and the exhaust pipe, accordingly, is located under the ceiling. Both pipes must be the same diameter.
Such ventilation may seem unnecessary, but without it a lot of dust will accumulate in the garage, which will negatively affect not only the body, but also the internal parts of the car. Yes, and exhaust gases are harmful to the body.
The simplest and affordable option- ventilation natural type. Two openings are equipped for it (the same as for the cellar). For maximum efficiency, the inlet and outlet pipes must be installed diagonally, opposite each other.
It is possible to arrange a garage yourself, although it will require a lot of effort and time. But the result will more than pay for all the costs, because in the end you will get not only a car box, but also a miniature workshop. The garage will become a place for relaxation or bold experiments with the car.
Read the article on our website - do-it-yourself press for the garage.
A garage press is assembled from scrap materials. No complex parts are needed; it is made practically from scrap metal scraps. We will need:
The base on which the press is located can be any plane, as long as it is strong and solid. Usually the press is installed on a workbench.
Homemade press on a workbench
First we make the side racks on which the entire mechanism rests. To do this, we take two sections of channel. From the bottom, for emphasis on each, corners are attached with the letter T. You can immediately make fastening points in them for subsequent installation on the base by drilling holes in four places on each edge. Then, using the same principle, a corner is attached to the upper part of the channel, and the pressing part of the press - a metal plate - is attached to it.
Now on the bottom of the support channels you need to make fastenings for the springs that return the press mechanism back. To do this, two holes are drilled and a bolt is screwed in from the inside. Then, using the same principle, the two upper fasteners are prepared on the underside of the pressure sheet.
Now all that remains is to make a stand for the improvised press. To do this, two profile pipes are cut, the length of which is slightly longer than the side supports from the channel. Connect them in such a way that they tightly grip the vertical posts of the press, but do not clamp them. A jack is installed under them, and holes are drilled in place for its fastening.
Improvised press on a stand
The homemade press is ready. For smooth movement, the side channel is lubricated with grease or oil. When the need arises to use it, the mechanism is installed on prepared mounts and the frame is tightened with bolts.
It’s easy to build an alarm system in the garage with your own hands; you don’t need any fancy “devices” for this. All you need is old push-button telephone, sealed contact, spring switch, or better yet, breaker and wires.
Do-it-yourself telephone alarm for the garage
The alarm is assembled as follows:
Assembling a homemade garage alarm from a telephone
When making such homemade products, keep in mind that the breaker button will play a major role. It must be installed on the edge of the garage door between its opening and closing parts. At the same time, it should be positioned so that rain and snow do not fall on it. And the phone needs to be hidden in an inaccessible place, for example, in the far corner of the rack you built. To do this, you need to solder long wires to the contacts in advance. When closing the garage, the breaker button is pressed by the garage door leaf, and at this time the alarm is in standby mode. When the gate is broken or opened, the contact opens and the circuit signal is sent to the telephone, which will dial the entered number.
Remember that DIY projects like garage alarms require a certain amount of secrecy. You don’t need to tell everyone what a craftsman you are.
It is simply impossible without such structures as racks with shelves. You can put all the little things, spare parts, tools on them and attach them homemade press in disassembled form. To ensure that such homemade products fit into the garage space, first determine the location for their installation. They are usually constructed on one side of a wall or at the end of a room. The width must be calculated so that there is free access to the car and the open doors do not touch the pillars.
To install shelving you will need:
The base of the rack must be strong, because the considerable weight of the laid out tools presses on the shelves. Carry out all the calculations in advance and only then start working.
The basis homemade shelving for tool
The block is attached to the ceiling first. To do this you will need self-tapping screws plastic stoppers. Using a hammer drill, holes are drilled along a pre-marked line in increments of 20–30 cm. Plugs are installed in them and the block is attached to them with self-tapping screws. Then the plumb line determines the installation location of the lower bar. Both the top and bottom bars should be on the same horizontal line to keep the shelving level and strong.
Now you need to install the vertical posts. For better stability of a rack with shelves, they need to be fastened every 40–50 cm. They are fixed with nails, which are driven in using the “oblique hammering” method or using iron corners. We measure the distance from the top bar to the bottom and according to the size we prepare the vertical elements of the shelving frame.
Now you need to install horizontal jumpers to support the shelves, but first you need to mark the places for their attachment. For this you will need a tape measure. From the floor, mark the distance to install the first row of shelves on the rack on each vertically installed block. Then measure the distance between each stand. We cut the bars to these sizes. Now they need to be secured. We insert one between the posts and secure it with screws from the end, two on each side. This way we install all the frame elements. Then, from the installed bars, the second row of shelves on the rack is marked with a tape measure. They are installed in the same way.
Installation of frame elements of a homemade rack
Before installation, it would be better to calculate in advance the number of shelves on the racks and assemble the frame according to the drawn-up drawing or diagram.
Having assembled the outer frame, all that remains is to secure the bars to the wall to install the shelves. A line is marked on the wall, at the level of each row of cross beams on the frame. Then building level The horizontal position is checked and the timber is attached along the entire length of the structure according to the markings.
All that remains is to make the shelves for the rack and install them. We measure the distance from the wall to the edge of the frame and from one vertical stand to another. According to the obtained dimensions, we cut the chipboard sheet, install it in place and, for reliability, fix it on top with self-tapping screws. We do all the shelves in the same way.
Shelves usually don’t have doors; you can hang a dark fabric curtain along the entire length. That's all, the place to store the necessary things is ready. All that remains is to simulate homemade workbench and the garage will be stocked.
It is impossible to make homemade items in the garage without having a workbench at your disposal. First, its support is assembled from corners or a profile pipe. It is better to connect these parts by welding. But if this is not possible, then bolted fastening is allowed. But for this you will have to additionally mark the joints and drill holes. The convenient height of the finished workbench is 90 cm from the floor. This will make it more convenient to carry out work at the workbench. But for some it is better to repair while sitting, in which case the height of the workbench will be different. The dimensions and dimensions for each garage are different. And it’s better to decide on them before assembly.
Having assembled the base, we move on to making the tabletop for the workbench. Recommended thickness is 7–7.5 cm. Can be made from a single sheet of multilayer plywood 100 mm thick. If this is not possible, we will do it differently. Let's glue together a table top from several sheets of regular plywood. Standard thickness– 1 cm and in this case 7 pieces will be enough. Having decided in advance on the size of the workbench (its upper part, where the table top will be attached), we saw off the plywood along it. You can use PVA glue for connection, but better moment or BF. It must be applied to each sheet separately and after waiting for 3-5 minutes, connect all the sheets.
Making a workbench top from plywood
After this, the glued sheets must be laid on a flat place and pressed down on top with a heavy load; everything should remain in this state for 24 hours. In order not to cut each sheet of plywood to size, you can first glue them together, and then cut out the tabletop for the workbench from the prepared material.
Now you need to cut off an iron sheet for the top covering of the working surface of the workbench, on which all work will be carried out (metal 4–6 mm thick is required). For accuracy, it is better to place it on plywood and trace the outline with an awl or nail. Then cut the sheet with a jigsaw equipped with a metal file. The tabletop must be secured with bolts, having previously drilled holes in it and on the workbench. After assembling the workbench, you can make small shelves and cabinets with doors in its lower part. Any plywood or pieces of chipboard left over after making the racks will be suitable for this.
Iron sheet for workbench top cover
A variety of homemade products make the life and work process of a car enthusiast much easier. There is no need to look in the corners to see where everything is, all the details are in their place. A simple-to-assemble alarm system will reliably protect the garage from burglary or car theft.
Usually a garage is a real man's second home. This is a place to store vehicles, a storage room, a workshop and a relaxation area. The garage is equipped with various workbenches, shelves, tables and cabinets to ensure a comfortable stay for both people and vehicles. In order not to buy expensive items, you can make the necessary homemade devices for the garage, which will simplify the use of the room.
We will look at recommendations and tips on how exactly you can make accessories for your garage with your own hands. What are these devices? What needs to be done in the garage? How to arrange it correctly so that everything is close at hand? The tips in this article will help with this. In addition, we will look at visual videos to simplify the task.
There is a large list of what a man would like to see in his garage. After all, it must be quite spacious in order to set up a workshop there, clean so that nothing interferes with work, and also comfortable and properly equipped. Nobody wants to look for a screwdriver among a pile of metal and other tools.
To provide comfortable conditions in the garage you need to take into account the basic requirements regarding the arrangement of the space inside:
Comment! Experts have calculated that the list of these elements should not occupy more than 20% of the space inside.
Below is an example diagram of how you can make it and the accessories for it.
It deciphers like this:
Now that we have figured out an example of how you can organize space, let's look at how to make homemade machines and garage accessories.
Almost 80% of the shelves in the garage are needed to store various devices and accessories, such as:
Very often, do-it-yourself shelves are combined with a rack. It is also made by hand. It is the rack that is considered as the main place for storing things. And when the rack is installed, all that remains is to fill it with spacious and convenient shelves for garage fixtures.
It is necessary to allocate space in the garage for storing work clothes. It is better to place it near the door so that you can immediately undress when you arrive in the garage, and then change again when leaving it. You don't need to create a whole closet or a large hanger. Sometimes one shelf with a hook is enough. However, it all depends on the needs.
It is worth considering that a garage is a room with dangerous flammable materials: gasoline, oil, paint, solvent, polish, etc. Therefore, you need to make a separate cabinet where all these materials will be stored. Place a fire extinguisher and a barrel of sand near it, which will be enough to put out the fire.
Advice! To protect the wheels from dust and dirt (since they will be on the brackets), you can use large bags or buy special tire covers.
From this video you can clearly see exactly how to make shelves for storing tools and other accessories for the garage.
The spare tire kit is bulky and takes up a lot of space. It is usually stored in the garage. And so that it doesn’t take much usable space, they can be hung. An area at a height is not needed, so brackets for storing tires are fixed at a height.
The design of the garage fixture is as follows:
Advice! Place the wheel rack higher towards the ceiling. This will allow you to store them conveniently; they will not take up useful space.
To compactly store wheels in the garage, some people use a rack with four wide shelves. It is used for wheels along with rims. It is convenient to place them horizontally one above the other. The rack can be made corner and installed higher to the ceiling.
To create the device you will need:
You will learn how to make such home-made devices for the garage with your own hands from the video.
To store tools, spare parts and other garage accessories, you can create an area to display them. It is enough to make a spacious rack and shelves with your own hands. The store has many variety of options devices, but they will cost more. And something made with your own hands is much more valuable. In addition, the dimensions of the garage fixtures will be created according to its parameters.
Important! The minimum withstand load for shelves and racks is 150 kg or more. But one section should have a maximum weight limit of 500 kg.
There are several rules if the garage fixture is made of wood:
You need to choose the thickness of the tree based on the loads placed on it. There are some guidelines for making garage shelves. First you need to create a plan for placing shelves, decide on the size and make markings. Next, the material (boards, fasteners) and tools are prepared. Using a hammer drill, holes are drilled in the wall and dowels with hooks are inserted into them. This will strengthen the fixation of the devices. Suspensions are attached to the boards, after which the finished devices are fixed. It is important to use a building level to make everything level.
Important! When making shelves, it is better to create several short structures than to make one large one. The fact is that a large one may not withstand the weight of the tool and will break in the center under the weight.
All that remains is to paint the product or cover it with a special adhesive decorative film.
Now let's look at the technology of creation. We will need a board 10 and 20 cm wide. But, everyone chooses the dimensions of the structure themselves. Instructions:
If you need to strengthen the rack, install between the sections wooden blocks. Thanks to them, the load is evenly distributed throughout the structure.
Note! Comfort in the garage is also ensured by high-quality lighting, ventilation and heating.
Light bulbs or lamps are used for lighting, and for ventilation it is enough to make vents in brickwork. They are covered with bars. Heating can be done by stove, gas, air or water.
The design of the workbench includes a tabletop and a base, and several clamp-type elements. You need to choose the right height of the workbench. It depends on the height of the person who will work in the garage. You can use your own height as a guide. kitchen table. To create a workbench, it is better to use drawings, as in this photo.
Such drawings are just an example; they can be adjusted to your own dimensions. Now you can get started:
To ensure that the device lasts a long time and does not rot, wooden elements need to be treated with drying oil and varnished.
Now that the table is ready, you can make a garage press. You can buy it, but if you want, you can do it yourself. To do this, you will need 4 pieces of metal pipes from which the frame is made. Its dimensions are 178x80 cm. The parts are connected by welding. Next install:
Above is a diagram showing the top force platform(1), nuts (2), lower platform (3), studs with a diameter of 30 mm (4), lower thread of the studs (5), hydraulic jack (6), base with a thickness of 20 mm (7).
Below is a video on how to make a metal workbench for your garage.
Making homemade gadgets for the garage with your own hands is not difficult if you have instructions and suitable tools. But they can greatly simplify work in the garage. There are also other devices that will be useful; everyone decides for themselves what else they need in the garage.
