Overhead racks, wall-mounted tool racks, bike racks and hooks installed to get gear off the garage floor, as a one-time job or part of ongoing upkeep.
Garage storage and organization is the installation of shelving, overhead racks, wall-mounted tool racks, bike racks, storage hooks and utility racks that get items off the garage floor. It can be a single install or a full garage makeover, done once or as part of ongoing upkeep. Clean Corps is a veteran-owned handyman and property maintenance company serving Windermere and the wider Orlando area. Call (407) 638-8956 or request service online.
About Windermere: On an isthmus between Lake Down and Lake Butler, Windermere is a small Orange County town west-southwest of Orlando, part of the Butler Chain of Lakes. The town is compact, with many unpaved streets, historic buildings and a number of parks, and many Windermere addresses lie outside its limits.
Heat and damp do most of the work on a garage. With the Butler Chain of Lakes close by, humidity is a fair expectation, and many garages are not air-conditioned, so heat and moisture are part of the working conditions for anything hung or stored there. That is a general expectation and says nothing about any one garage. It does explain why racks, hooks and fixings are worth choosing with damp air in mind.
The main idea is to get things off the slab. Overhead racks take seasonal totes up over the car, wall racks hold rakes and hand tools, bike racks and hooks take bikes, ladders and hoses, and shelving takes the rest. Hardware made for damp air, such as coated or stainless pieces, is worth choosing where the option exists, though no fixture is immune to humidity. Fixings go into studs or masonry as the wall requires, and overhead racks sit where the ceiling framing allows, clear of the door, track and opener.
Clear a view of the walls and ceiling, note which wall is block and which is framed if you know, and group what is going up: bikes, ladders, totes, tools. Sorting and hauling are not part of the install, though the guide to a clutter-free home is a place to start. Check with the local building department or HOA about anything you plan to add. To book, phone (407) 638-8956 or request service on the website.
These answers apply across the Orlando metro, including Winter Park, Kissimmee, Lake Nona, Windermere, Oviedo and Winter Garden.
Often, yes. Clean Corps installs many overhead garage racks, but a rack has to be fixed into structure, not just ceiling finish, because a failed rack usually falls onto whatever is parked beneath it. Whether a given ceiling suits a rack depends on what is above it.
Concrete block and tilt-slab garage walls need masonry fixings rather than standard anchors, so the hardware depends on what the wall is made of. Tool racks, bike racks and hooks are fixed to suit the wall. If you are unsure about changes, check with your HOA.
Most Central Florida homes have no basement, so the garage ends up holding tools, seasonal gear and anything without a home indoors. Shelving, overhead racks, hooks and wall systems use wall and ceiling space so the floor stays clear for the car.
Racks can go in either way. Many garages are not air-conditioned, and getting boxes and gear off the slab onto racks, shelves and hooks helps. Hardware made for damp air is worth choosing where possible. Clean Corps makes no claims about mildew or rust prevention.
Racks and shelves lift items off the slab, which is a storage choice, not protection. Clean Corps makes no flood, water-intrusion or storm-proofing claims, and being near the lakes says nothing about how any one garage will fare.
No. Clean Corps does not give load ratings, and it does not cut, notch or reinforce trusses, joists or roof framing. Overhead racks go where existing framing allows. When you call, describe what you want to hang or stack and which wall or ceiling it would go on.
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