Garages have a funny way of becoming dumping grounds. One box turns into five. A few “temporary” scrap piles become permanent fixtures. Before long, you can barely see your garage floor paint anymore.
If your garage is overdue for a cleanup, start with these common clutter culprits.
Start Tossing These Garage Space-Wasters
- Broken holiday decorations: If the lights stopped working during a decade that started with the number “1,” it’s time to move on. Old totes full of broken or fading decorations take up a ton of space.
- Old gym equipment: That treadmill has officially become a clothing rack. You haven’t touched the Thigh Master since the ‘90s. Donate it.
- Duplicate tools: You probably don’t need three drills when only one still holds a charge. Keep the best versions of your duplicate tools and donate the extras.
- Expired chemicals and fluids: Old motor oil, pesticides, cleaners, and mystery containers should not sit around forever. Proper disposal makes your garage safer and cleaner.
- Random hardware collections: Coffee cans full of loose screws, bolts, washers, and mystery brackets multiply fast. If you have no idea what they belong to, you probably never will.
- Leftover project materials: Extra tile, scrap wood, and partial trim pieces rarely become future masterpieces. Most just gather dust around your garage floor paint.
- Outgrown sports gear: Old hockey pads, bikes, baseball equipment, and scooters eat up valuable room fast. Donate what nobody uses anymore.
- “Just in case” junk: Every garage has a pile of cords, outdated electronics, broken parts, and things saved for hypothetical emergencies. If it has survived multiple cleanouts untouched, it is probably safe to let go.
Replace Worn-Out Garage Floor Paint With Something Better
Once the clutter disappears, you may notice your garage floor paint is not looking so great either. Forte Garage Floor Coating installs professionally engineered 2-day epoxy floor coating systems with a moisture mitigating epoxy base coat (it’s your moisture vapor barrier), a decorative full-flake finish (in your desired color), and dual, 100%-solids polyaspartic top coats…durability that holds up far better than basic garage floor paint.
If you are ready to upgrade your garage, contact Forte Garage Floor Coating today to learn more about the difference a professional system can make. And if we have already coated your floors, we would truly appreciate a quick Google review as well!
Garage Floor Paint FAQs
Q: What is the difference between garage floor paint and epoxy?
A: Traditional garage floor paint is usually a latex or acrylic product that dries on the surface like wall paint. Epoxy coatings use a chemical reaction to cure and bond with the concrete, creating a thicker and more durable surface.
Q: How long should an epoxy garage floor coating last?
A: A professionally installed system can last decades, while thin coatings may fail within a few years.