Will you and your garage make it through the winter?

Winter is inching closer and closer. It’s time that you made sure you were ready to deal with it, including your garage.

You need to have certain items handy in your garage for the winter. This ensures you won't have trouble finding them after the snow starts.

We’ve provided a blog that will help you to better keep track of what you need.

Proper storage is essential for the garage

Although it might not seem important, proper storage is vital. When you have your items sorted and stored in the right locations, including items hanging from the walls, such as shovels, it makes finding them easier later.

The garage is great for various types of work and activities during the warmer months. However, when it starts to cool down, the seasonal items should be put away to ensure you have space for your vehicle.

You will also want to considergiving some things to charity and recycling to help reduce the amount of clutter in the garage.

Items needed for the winter

1. Get the snowblower checked out

If you have a snowblower, you want to be sure that it is in good shape. This means ensuring that it has recently had a tune-up and an oil change. Start it before the first snow to be sure it is working right.

2. Keep your snow shovels handy

Do you have a couple of good snow shovels? Make sure they are still in good condition from last year. After all, you don’t want the handles to break when you are shoveling wet and heavy snow, or when you try to break through ice that formed on the sidewalk.

3. Abrasives and melters

You don’t want to have any slip and fall injuries on your property. Therefore, you need to have the right melters and abrasives in the garage and ready to go. This includes a bag of salt for melting, along with a bag of sand or abrasive gravel to help reduce the risk of slipping and falling on ice.

4. Do you have an emergency generator?

If you happen to live in an area that gets power outages, you need to be sure you have a generator that works well. You also need to have a full tank of gas for it.

Important safety note: You should never run your generator in the garage. The exhaust it creates is carbon monoxide, which can get into your house and poison you. Not only could it make you and your loved ones ill, but it can lead to death.

5. Is your car ready to make it through the winter?

Will you have everything you need for your vehicle to make it through the winter. Do you have enough bottles ofwindshield washer fluid? Do you have your ice scrapers and snow brushes stowed in the vehicle? If you have a vehicle that stays outside of the garage, do you have jumper cables available in case it needs a jump?

6. The fun gear

Although the winter might not be your favorite time of year, it can still be quite fun. Bring out the sleds and toboggans and hang them in the garage where they are easy to get to. Do the same with the other sports equipment that you might have, such as skis or even ice fishing equipment.

Be sure to check out these 5 great tips for storing winter equipment from Nuvo Garage.

Does your garage door have any problems?

You need to make sure that your garage door can make it through the winter without a problem.

Winter can surprise with the type of weather it can throw at you.

You might find that one day, it snows heavily, followed by freezing rain and then a drop to below freezing temperatures. When you wake up, the weatherstripping at the bottom of your door is stuck in ice.

Has your garage door had a good tune-up recently?

You don’t want to wait until the middle of winter when there’s a serious problem.

It might be time that you got in touch with GARAGA dealers. They can provide you with a 26 point inspection, adjustment, and lubrication program for the components in your garage door system.

Need some help for a garage door check-up or some repairs?

It’s easy when you contact us now at 1-866-573-3667.

The winters can be brutal and can throw just about anything your way. Our specialists can make sure that your garage is the best it can be no matter what winter brings.

We can send you a quotation by email if you would like.

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