Garage Necessities

GARAGE Necessnaes 11 \Lighting Inadequate lighting can hurt the quality of your work and lead to time-consuming or costly mistakes. Luckily, it's not too difficult or costly to upgrade your lighting with ceiling-mounted fluorescent light fixtures. Workbench A workbench is one of the the first things you should build or buy since it will be central to most of your projects. \Flooring Mats Tiles Epoxy PVC floor mats, also known as park- ing mats, are used to protect your garage floor from fluids leaking out of your car and filthy tires. The epoxy paint must be made specifi- cally for concrete floors, and be free of additives, in order to adhere correctly. Floor tiles are available as modular rigid tiles that snap together or as a flexible PVC material that is locked together using a rubber mallet. The more tools you own, Extension Cords the more important organization becomes- few things are as frustrat- Tool Chests ing as spending an hour looking for a tool you need for a 15-minute project. A 4-foot, 10-outlet power strip is perfect for place- ment on a workbench and can handle corded tools and cordless-tool battery chargers with ease. Safety Gear >> Don't put yourself in a bind in which you can't find your safety glasses but need to work on a project, so you proceed without eye protection. Sources: http://www.garageflooringllc.com/garage-floor-coatings/ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-garage-flooring.htm http://www.populamechanics.co m/cars/news/fuel-economy/B-essentials-for-every-garage-how-to-get-startedeslide-12 http://www.caranddriver.com/features/the-well- http://www.bobvila.com/articles/296-creating theulsimatrege everything-you-need-to-create-yours-feature g-the-ultimate-garage-workshop/ INFOGRAPHIC DESIGNED BY NationalPositions Profitable Internet Marketing