Garage Solutions: Build, Remodel, Organize
Your garage is versatile. It can be a workshop, a storage unit, a place to park your vehicle, or even a new home office or rec room. Even better, when a garage is organized properly, it can meet all of your needs. Depending on your garage situation, a new addition, remodel, or re-organization can help you achieve your dream garage.

New Builds and Garage Additions
If you're lacking a garage altogether, a garage build or addition might be just the ticket. Though this is not a small project or investment, starting from the ground up gives you the luxury of planning a garage that's going to meet your every wish.

• Built-on Garages — The main benefit of built-on models is easy accessibility to your garage space. They are ideal for busy families, since everything from bikes to the family minivan are right outside the door. Built-on garages are the most popular option when it comes to this major home improvement project.
• Detached Garages — Don't rule out a detached garage based solely on building trends, however. In many instances, such as setting up art or music studios, home offices, and noisy home workshops, the added privacy and isolation of a detached garage can make for a better fit.

• Garage Apartment — Rent it out or save it for the in-laws; either way, adding an apartment is an easy way to add square footage and value to your home.
• Home Office — You can transform your entire garage into a home office, or if your garage is a little larger, frame off an end or corner of the garage space for this purpose. It's an inexpensive alternative to larger room additions, especially if your current office space has been lost to "new additions" of another sort.
• Utility Rooms — Whether you need a laundry room, a mud room, or a combination of both, these remodels are particularly suited to large or long garages, where room at the back can be sacrificed without compromising the rest of the garage. Utility rooms can be left open or framed off, and usually include a washer and dryer, utility sink, some countertop space, and storage cabinets.
• Workshop —Workbenches, cabinets, and wall storage are a given. Other than that, you can install new garage flooring, run plumbing for a utility sink, improve lighting and access to electrical outlets, and install a garage heater. By the time you're finished, you'll have a workspace that any professional mechanic will envy.

• Overhead Storage —
  Overhead storage bins are great for storing items that you don't need daily access to, while hooks and pulley systems get bikes, canoes, wheelbarrows, and more off the ground and out of the way.
• Cabinets and Shelving —
  Cabinets and shelving are excellent for getting clutter off the garage floor and up into designated, easy-to-find areas. The key is organization, instead of just shifting the mess from the floor to the periphery.
• Tool Drawers, Workbenches, and Wall Organizers —
  These make a huge difference when it comes to garage organization. Tool drawers and wall organizing systems make certain that every wrench, shovel, screwdriver, and rake has a home. And a good workbench creates a designated place for projects so they don't spill out and take over the rest of the garage.

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