Storage of garage stuff while applying floor coating

[kymatt]

Any creative ideas as to what to do with all the stuff in my garage when I put down epoxy?

I don't have room in the shed. The wife may kill me if I move all my greasy toolboxes and tables in the house. So far I've come up with (1) Trailer to another garage (PITA), (2) Rent a U-haul for a few days (PITA, $$), (3) Rent one of those POD things ($$$$$.)

Any suggestions?

 

[rockchucker]

Borrow a friends Trailer? If you were closer you could use mine for a few days. The Uhaul I bet is your cheapest bet. Then you also get the pleasure of the joyride on the way to return the Truck! =)

PODS are super expensive from what I have seen.

Set everything in your back yard for a few days with a tarp over it?

 

[Hammerdown]

If you have an expansion joint or saw cut in your garage you could always apply the coating in sections. Move everything over to one side prepare and apply coating and allow it to fully cure before moving everything to the other side for completeion. Not ideal but should work with most products.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

U-haul trailer is only $20 or so bucks a day.
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[iceman536]

I moved some items into my house on heavy drop cloths. The bigger items I bunched up in my driveway and put a tarp over them. Storms and rain like hell several times, no damage to my stuff. Other than looking Beverly Hillbillyish it wasn't a big deal. No one stole anything, and I did the floor in one treatment. Doing half and half would be a major pain.

 

[Wingnut65]

It really comes down to your budget and how much work you want to do. Is there a chance of putting the big stuff on a porch and cover them for a few days?

PODS brand storage may be on the high side, but there are many other companies jumping in the market now. Google 'portable storage' with your city name and you will find everything available in your area. Since they won't be moving it across the country, the only comparison is the price and the quality of the unit.

When I was planning an epoxy floor, I think it would have been about $150 for a crate for a week, which would have been well worth it to keep peace in the family.

 

[kymatt]

Right now I'm leaning towards the U-Haul option. I'll be doing this on my own and the idea of having a ramp to push everything up on is good. I thought about doing it in sections, but I think it would be difficult because once epoxy is mixed, it's only good for a certain period of time, therefore I'd have to be careful about the quantity I mixed up for each batch and there could be some waste involved.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

If you rent a u-haul truck, get a separate padlock for the cargo latch, and pull the fuel pump plug/fuse after loading it up, while it's sitting in your driveway. That way, it's 2X more difficult for some scumbag to drive off with the contents of your garage.

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

 

[dgarage]

Also, inspect the roof of the unit before you rent it and VERIFY they will cover damages if it leaks. I had to keep a truck overnight one time with my mattress and box spring in it. The roof leaked and they bought new ones for me.

 

[nate379]

I just put stuff outside under a tarp.

CrashTestDummy holy ****!! Here I could leave the keys in the truck and it wouldn't be touched.

 

[michael Mccoy]

I had a Pod delivered and left it in the driveway while we laid down ceramic tile throughout the house, It was a great way to put the furniture in and hang up clothing also.

 

[scheu]

We rented two PODS at a shop I worked for. I can't remember the price, only that it was pretty damn high. Keeping it for anymore that a few days and you could buy/build a shed. The pluses are they bring it out, set it in place, remove it when done. The ones we got were brand new, had roll up doors, etc..

 

[DORIGTT]

I just rented 10x10 storage units 4 miles from my house @ $66 a month! Waaay cheaper than a POD>

 

[MiDiablo]

I took up several pieces of carpet from a few Foreclosures that we gutted, laid bisquene (sp?) on my carpet in the "formal living room" (read: The Pub area), then put the crappy carpets over top of the plastic, and then brought all my greasy stuff in and sat it on the carpet that I got outta the Foreclosures

If my wife has anything to say about it, I'll tell her to get back into the kitchen (doh).

 

[MiDiablo]

And actually, it's all still sitting in there right now (except the 4-wheeler, I just sold it, and had it stored on the back lanai). Should be placing my order this Monday from RaceDeck for my flooring!

 

[bpc23]

That's funny, 'cause I just struggled with the same question. I found that a POD would cost,,, oh what was it,,, about $175 for a month. I ultimately forced 1/2 of the stuff into the family room (telling the wife, err, asking the wife for permission) and the other 1/2 into the shed.

Look, doing the garage in two stages is almost insane. You've got to powerwash the floor, then etch it and rinse multiple times. And let it dry for a couple days. And the epoxy will take a couple days to cure. If you do the entire garage in two stages it'll take you a couple weeks after factoring in delays and such. It's just plain easier to have an empty garage. Plus, depending upon your square footage and garage footprint, it might be the only way to get even coverage from the number of epoxy kits you purchase.