Do you remember when you had a place to park your car where frosty, snowy, icy mornings posed no problem for you? Maybe you didn't even have to venture out in the rain to get in your car. If you have lost that place because your garage has become a storage room, you can honestly say you have outgrown the garage. Well, maybe it's actually your accumulation of stuff that has outgrown its space in the garage.

If you can barely navigate around the huge collection of storage boxes that are stacked to the maximum height in your garage, it's time to clear the clutter from the garage. You may need more than one weekend to reclaim your garage if you have piles of stuff pushed under tables and in corners. Then there's the overhead space to consider. How long have those things been up there?

Once you awaken to the disturbing fact that you have completely outgrown your garage space, it's time to take action to reclaim it. One of the first things you might want to do is check on the cost of renting a storage unit or the cost having a storage container delivered to your property. A container placed on your property can serve as an additional storage space for items you need frequent access to. It can be a temporary solution to your storage shortage until you devise a more efficient organizational system for your garage.

Renting a storage unit will give you a more permanent solution to your storage issues. Organization and labeling of boxes are key factors in making a storage unit function effectively for you. As time goes by, you may realize that a majority of those things you have stored can actually be sold or donated.

Taking a weekend to set up a garage organizational system can help you get the maximum storage space in your garage while still using it for its original purpose as a place to park your car. Just think how nice that would be.