Other Uses For Your Custom Garage

Once your custom garage is built, don’t forget that it can function as a large extra room. Far from being an eyesore filled to the brim with clutter, your garage will be well-organized and will include attractive features like wood or powder-coated cabinets, a workbench, stain-resistant and non-slip flooring, and neat and tidy overhead storage. When a special event comes up, simply move your cars out of the garage, hose down and squeegee the floors, move in some furniture, and you’ll be ready to go.

Here are a few examples of ways you could use your customized and organized garage:

• Summertime parties

  No need to cancel in case of rain, and your garage provides excellent shade from the sun, too. Move in tables and chairs, set up a grill outside in the driveway, invite over the extended family, and you’re ready to roll! The great part about using your garage instead of your house is that you can combine comfort with ease in party-planning; you’ll need to make sure your guests have access to the bathroom, but you won’t need to go crazy getting the entire house party-ready.

• Temporary man cave

  Do you want to have the guys over to watch a big game while scarfing down wings and throwing back a few beers? Let your wife and her friends hang out inside while you take over the garage for your very own man cave. Set up some futons and bean bag chairs, drag out the flat screen, stock a big cooler and enjoy the night with the boys. Your wife won’t be bothered by (or complaining about) the volume of the television (or of your voice when your team scores!), making this a win-win situation for everyone involved.

• Teenager hang out

  It’s nice to be the house where the teens hang around, because you can keep half an eye on what’s going on. On the other hand, having a bunch of rowdy guys and gals in your house can give you a headache. Have your kids set up an extra television and a video game console in the garage and let them use one of your garage cabinets for bags of chips and bottles of soda. If your teens enjoy making music, you could store the drum set and speakers out there, too. This allows them to have their fun without making too much noise in the living areas of the house.

Once your guests leave, it’s not too much work to bring in the equipment, give the floor another quick hose-down if it’s gotten dirty, and pull the car back into the garage.

If this sounds like a great plan for your garage, call your local custom garage company to schedule a free consultation. He can show you all of the ways that your garage can be organized and updated, making it easy to host an event at your house, even if you have a small living area or the weather isn’t great.