Is your garage equipped to get you through the winter snow and ice?

With winter coming, it’s essential to make sure you’re ready for it. Your garage can help prepare you to take on anything.

Having all the things you need for ice and snow right inside your garage can make life more convenient. This means you spend less time running around to find the things you need.

This blog post will prevent you from spending the winter looking for things you could have found before snowflakes started to fall.

Make sure you have the needed space to store the essentials

It might seem like common sense, but when you sort and store the items in your garage on the walls and shelves, it can save you a headache. When you organize the space, you don’t have to spend time rummaging every time you need to find something.

Many people use their garage in warmer weather to do work, but as soon as it gets cold, some of the seasonal items have to be removed to have a space for your vehicle.

Take time to go through your garage and get rid of the things you no longer use.

You don’t have to toss it in the trash.Giving items to charity and recycling are also great options.

What needs to be stored before winter starts?

1. Do you own a snowblower?

If you do, make sure it’s working. Consider visiting the dealer where you got it to have a tune-up done. If nothing else, make sure you switch out the motor oil.

2. Are snow shovels at the ready?

Make sure last year’s shovels are in good condition. The last thing you want is to have a wooden handle break when you start shoveling and the snow is wet and heavy. Check how well the shovels are holding together and decide whether you need new ones.

3. Do you have abrasives and melters?

The first thing you want to check for is whether you have a nice, full bag of rock salt for melting ice. It’s also a good idea to have a bag of abrasive gravel or sand on hand. This can help prevent injuries to yourself and others in your home from slipping and falling on a slick patch of ice.

4. Do you have an emergency generator ready?

For those who are located somewhere with common power outages, this can be essential. In other cases, it can be handy for a just in case scenario.

• Is the generator in good working order?
• Is there a full gas can available for any outages that happen?
• Don’t forget! A generator shouldn’t be running in your garage at any point. The exhaust from it contains carbon monoxide and can get into your home to poison you and your family. Using caution is a must since hundreds of people die every year in the United States to carbon monoxide poisoning.

5. What about all the items you need for your vehicle?

• First, think about whether you have enough bottles of windshield washer fluid for the entire winter. If not, get more.
• Do you have ice scrapers and snow brushes in a convenient location? Consider whether it’s time to put them in your car if you might need them earlier than expected.
• Does a vehicle at your home stay outside the garage? If so, you want to be sure you have jumper cables available. If they could be anywhere on the property, now is the time to find them in case you need them.

6. Don’t forget how fun winter can be when you do your planning!

• Now is the perfect time to find your toboggans and sleds and hang them somewhere convenient. Make sure they’re easily accessible so the kids can get to them whenever they want.
• Don’t forget any of the other pieces of winter sports equipment that you have. Skiing and hockey both take a lot of gear and will need some space. Here are 5 great tips for storing winter equipment from Nuvo Garage

Have you checked recently to make sure your garage door is working correctly?

Just like you want to prepare your car for winter, you should do the same with your garage door!

Winter isn’t a predictable season.

One day you might have freezing rain, while the next day, there’s a foot of snow outside. Wait another day, and the temperature could hit five degrees Fahrenheit (-15 degrees Celsius), and you notice that the weatherstripping on the bottom of your door is stuck in ice.

Have you recently has a good tune-up for your garage door?

You don’t want to wait until it’s well into winter and an accident or malfunction happens.

It’s best to be prepared for anything. A Garaga dealer can assist you by providing a 26 point adjustment, inspection, and lubrication for all the essential parts of your garage door system. They can do other things to ensure your garage is another-winter-ready depending on your needs.

Is it time to get a garage door check-up or make a few repairs?

Contact us now at 724-834-8450.

With recent past winters being pretty crazy, we’ve seen almost everything. As garage door experts, we can give you insight into what needs to be done to prevent problems from winter inconveniences. We can help with garage door maintenance & repair.

We can also make it convenient by sending you a quotation by email.

Are you interested in changing out your garage door? Visit our Design Centre to get inspired and find the garage doors you like the most. If you want a few more ideas, you can view our garage door gallery.