If you’re planning to overhaul your garage, choosing the right cabinets is essential for both functionality and aesthetics. You’ll want something durable, adjustable and large enough for storing equipment and supplies.
Here are some factors to consider when planning a garage cabinet installation.
Why Cabinets with Doors are the Preferred Choice
Perhaps you have a wire shelving system currently in your garage, or a warehouse shelving unit. While these are certainly better than nothing, they are usually overflowing with recreational equipment, mechanical supplies, Christmas decoration boxes and the like. This leaves anything but the impression of a well-organized space.
We always recommend opting for tall garage cabinets with doors on them. Not only do the cabinets allow for better organization—decorations in this one, ski and snowmobile gear in that one—but they also allow for a tidy appearance.
In addition to the aesthetic value of doors, they offer the added benefit of shielding your items from everyday dust or sawdust if you use your garage for home projects. They can also help protect your items from mice and other critters.
Install Garage Cabinets Off the Floor
Garage cabinets should always be mounted off the floor, so that they will not be negatively impacted when the floor is wet with snow or if it’s being cleaned. We mount our product to the wall, usually 6” off the floor.
Choose a Durable and Easy to Clean Garage Product
Shelves that are intended for use in other spaces just won’t cut it in the garage.
It’s important to have shelves that are sturdy and can hold sufficient weight. Our product is 1” thick and can hold 75-100 lbs per shelf. It is also manufactured with an easy to clean surface, so spills can be easily wiped up and won’t become permanent stains.
Custom Cabinet and Workbench Designs for Your Specific Needs
Whether it’s a cabinet tall enough to store your summer porch umbrella or cubbies for ski boots or owner’s lockers for when you are renting your property—our designs are customized to your lifestyle, your items, your needs. The final result is a cohesive look that is perfectly suited to what you need to store.
Colors and Hardware
If you’re looking for garage storage cabinets at a big box retailer or online, you’ll get a limited selection of colors. We have 7 finishes specifically for our garage product and another 13 finishes in our closet product that can engineered for garage use as well. This, along with a myriad of hardware options, ensures that your garage cabinets match the look and feel of the rest of your home.
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Advantages of Professional Garage Cabinet and Workbench Installation
While it might be tempting to order a garage cabinet system online, there are several factors to consider before you do so.
1. See it in person first. It is far better to see the material first in person before ordering online. You may be spending thousands of dollars on something that is being drop shipped from China and is constructed of cheap materials. There are often no return policies on such items. Unfortunately, there is a lot of “fast furniture” cabinetry out there, even at suppliers like Lowe’s or Home Depot. Our products are manufactured by order from a mill in Canada.
2. Cookie cutter cabinetry rarely fits. When we create our garage storage designs, we take into account all the elements of your garage—beams, electrical panels, car chargers, spigots, etc., and design our workbenches and cabinetry around that. Buying prefab storage cabinets won’t allow for you to maximize the space because it comes in standard sizes.
3. We do this all the time – And we can take the frustration out of trying to install a product you’ve never worked with before in your “spare” time! We hold ourselves to high standards for accurate and efficient installations.
Lifetime Warranty
When we do a garage cabinet installation, we cover our products with a lifetime factory warranty. If for any reason they falter under normal use, we will replace them.
Ready to Schedule your Garage Cabinet Installation?
If you are interested in seeing a custom design for your garage, fill out our form for a free in-home estimate or call us at 970-846-7588.