GARAGE ORGANIZATION 101: reclaim your garage!

[@got2long]

Where did you buy the thread checker I have been looking for that same one from ace hardware

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Amazon: 1 TU58 Thread Measuring Gauge, Vertical Bolt and Nut Gauge / Thread Checker (Inch & Metric) www.amazon.com/dp/B071HTKL2T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_H34XK1B51VDC93GV1316?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[@got2long]

Thanks

[@collettdave]

Well I went to Amazon and ordered the thread checker and like you said it was $61. I figured I'd give the other five to friends and neighbors just like you had mentioned. Great idea!! Today my package arrived but I only got "ONE" You must have lucked out and they sent you 5 too many! Can't say I'm not a little disappointed but the one I did get sure is well made!!

[@gijoelx84]

Ya, I bought one years ago and mine was $60 for one. I also bought one for my dad and it arrived as 1 for $60... I think you did luck out with that one!

[@johnmccracken6497]

look at that beautiful waterfront property!

[@badtolz2122]

OMG.... pegboard hook keepers... I'm so tired of the same few that I have coming off every time! Thanks! I'm so glad I watched this.

[@David-hm9ic]

Those way cheaper drywall screws are way cheaper for a reason! They're as hard as a file and brittle. They're intended to support drywall; not garage supplies. Construction grade screws like GRK or similar are more ductile and less likely to break if heavily loaded. Drywall screws are also bugle headed while construction screws are available with a pan head which is flat on the inside of the head thus providing good support without distorting the item that's being attached to the wall.

[@mrkinetic]

100%. I came here to find and upvote the drywall screw comment. They aren't meant to take sheering force. He should use construction screws.

[@mauij777]

Do not use drywall screws for anything but drywall. I have broken so many drywall screw cause they are very brittle.

[@onemorep6]

There is nothing like an organized shop/garage until young adults like mine start using your stuff. Congratulations on your new home.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Lol that was me when I was little. Something tells me it’s coming my way soon…

[@kevinthomson6324]

10 years after we moved in I’m still living with the hodgepodge of organizers and shelves I slapped together out of scrap wood/doors and a nail gun on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Everyone always says “you have such an organized garage”. I just keep thinking if I just had a couple free days and a few hundred dollars to spare I could make it sooo much better. Still can’t get over how much materials cost. Started making a socket organizer for the top drawer of my tool chest from plywood and magnets. Still need to buy 3 more packs of magnets but looks like this organizer is going to end up costing $110 🇨🇦. To hold sockets…. It’s getting crazy out there. Who can afford to buy materials to build cabinets these days. Guess my doors will be up there a few more years.

[@EE-od6qm]

"Zero To Awesome" is such a COOL name! Loved this video.

[@Redfiregtag]

Dang you got a nice view of the water there. You should add a window in the shop looking out to the water. That would be cool.

[@Danman1972]

Ha! we moved in Oct. Basically mine still looks like yours did. Has some semblance of order, but still a large pile of "what to do with stuff" in the middle of the garage . The funny thing is I did the exact thing with my electric reel. Put it right in the middle of the garage. Always in the way. It took me about a week to realize it would handy if I put it by the door!

[@rodpotts2666]

I feel your pain,with all the plants in the shop all winter. lol

[@jameswalker5427]

I agree on taking the doors off less likely for things to disappear never to be found again

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Exactly! I was having trouble finding things a day later

[@steitos]

*The workshop looks great 🤗*

[@Shelley-h6n]

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

[@Mrtrunks]

i remember see that house fire on my local news, your garage come out nice by the way

[@RSST662]

Hey thanks . Great video ! 200’ can fit on a manual reel from Harbor Freight , if you want a solution to your extension cords on your left wall . 20:00 . You just have to make sure you rotate the cords while you wrap them towards the path of least resistance so they don’t twist themselves apart . Hope it helps !

[@reepy2]

I had no idea those peg board locks were a thing. I've just bought a pack - thanks.

[@southernflare2385]

That’s a nice size garage!! 😃😎🤙🌺🦋🎈

[@landonstark5605]

my two favorite ideas were no cabinet doors and getting things off the floor (wall hang)

[@mrdoodles5914]

Crushed it. Great ideas for my own garage!

[@rdm1]

I have a 30x30 garage w/ 8ft ceilings, I modified the trusses (which looked just like yours 4/12 pitch roof . I never changed the roof only the trusses) It allowed me to install a BENDPAK 9XWL 9000lb 4 post lift. I am able to get my 2008 Durando all the way up . and still have 4" clearance.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Good to know that’s an option. Thanks!

[@ibleebinU]

"Some...horns up there". LMAO! Thanks for some great tips. Doing all this 'org stuff' right now.

[@StarSpangledAmerican]

I like the thread checker, if I don't win one of yours I'll probably get one for myself and for work. Great job on the process, you're obviously not a beginner but this is a good beginner organization because you used what you had with practical tips like don't put something in the way of your biggest vehicle. Have you considered just popping the top of the garage you have? Would cost you a reroof maybe but you can probably reuse the trusses. If you install the lift you might even be able to inch the reinforced roof up with the lift, just a thought.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Popping the top is on the list of options! Still haven’t settled on a plan yet but we’re getting close

[@dopetoysny2510]

Awesome video, some great ideas i will be stealing lol. The pegboard looks fantastic.

[@wtfigoh2097]

Love your knowledge and attention to detail. Oh, and the Raptor is bad-ass ride. I have a lifted Silverado w. light bar so normal height garage doors are always a challenge. I have a separate barn where I keep about 15k bdft of reclaimed wood from all sorts of things (churches, steeples, barns, etc.) and just made shelving w. 2x3 supports w. 5/8 ply. Can get a little tite so I def appreciate that metal racking setup. And I never knew about the peg-board holder-ons things. Thanks again and look fwd to more knowledge share vids. Cheers

[@sizzlinbacon21able]

Thanks for the video. I've been in my house for 3.5 years and the garage is still a mess. Between acreage, crops, work, renovations, and now a newborn...I've been chipping away at it slowly. My garage is 30x24 or so. I'm going to take a few ideas of yours and adapt them to my place. Spaghetti for wiring and DIY everything from the previous owners has been a huge setback. No overhead lighting either besides a single bulb socket and garage door openers...these people were nuts. I need to get a lot done on it before I can start hacking out woodworking projects, WWII Jeep restoration, and various other little things. I'm just spread too thin 😅 Anyway, good video, thanks for posting. I've subscribed for future videos and ideas 👍🏻

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Wow what a bunch of excuses. I know for a fact that newborns only require 26 hours of your time each day ;). Sounds like you have a lot of awesome projects in the works. Good luck with them!

[@Jaye-i3s]

This is really well thought out, thank you

[@6atlantis]

Still have any thread checkers? Identi- bolt etc.. is out of my price range and I don’t want the key ring style either. Great vid, good ideas!

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Rumor has it there will be another one given away in a few weeks when we organize the new shop. Stay tuned!

[@stacyjacobs9823]

Great video. Only one I have found so far that organizes a garage with plans to put cars in it too and not just a glorified workshop.

[@btd2516]

Looks really good and organized. I think I would have sprayed the walls with a white primer to help lighten it up in there.

[@saeklin]

Tip: Reposition the light ballasts so they are directly over the garage door windows while it's up. This assumes there is no room for them along the edges because of storage.

[@scott7695]

I remember when my back let me pull car engines around too... 🙂 That stops in your late 40's 🙂

[@ncamp2126]

I'm working on mine right now. Putting insulation so I can keep stuff from freezing out there

[@scottbaker9200]

Very nice work. thank you for sharing.

[@MrGunnar177]

6:30 man the spider scared the shit out of me

[@lurklingX]

1:10 this view of chaos is relatable. my current situation.

[@TheCorrupterX]

on my pegboard, I staggered by wrenches up/down, it let me fit them much closer together. it can free up a bunch of space

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Great tip!

[@Natedoc808]

Instead of cutting the rails, you could add a block or two onto the side of the 48” stud as a nailer.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Great idea!

[@Natedoc808]

@@ZeroToAwesome we have to do it all the time when the framer miss layout and put a stud, joist, truss or rafter on the wrong side of the layout line.

[@tynivinnie]

?where did you get the pegboard?

[@ZeroToAwesome]

A small family owned business called “Home Depot”

[@JWG2014]

only use drywall screws for drywall.. they are weak and shatter easily.

[@therealgaragegirls]

Yes, they are comparatively brittle and shouldn't be used in any load-bearing situation.

[@biologistjim4905]

Why did you move from the beautiful brick home? More space, land? Nice set up, enjoy your videos.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

The answer is here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZLYgY2Cntd2qpY

[@brentjohnson6654]

I’m late to the party. Does the thread checker cover SAE & metric or do you need 2 of them? Since it is a year ago I assume your offer has been closed. I am gutting my shop in the garage this winter. I have a 48’ metal building with a mother-in-law apartment in back quarter. All the junk from the shop is now where my truck normally parks. So I am looking for solutions. The outside walls have some plywood but most is just metal purlins with sprayed in foam. So adding wood studs is a treat let me tell you. Haha. Thanks for the video. Great ideas.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

It does both. And I’m pretty sure I put a link to it in the video description. Good luck with your shop!

[@mangopuppybaby]

Great, practical organizing tips. Thank you!

[@andrebrooks7040]

Where’d you get the sticker lot? 😅

[@ZeroToAwesome]

A bad sticker collecting habit!

[@jeffreyhalverson2611]

Yep, I cauterize wounds often:)

[@michaelwarrecker1445]

I might’ve missed it. What size is that garage? I am literally about to build mine and i really like yours.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

About 24’x24’. I went 25’ deep on the new garage and that extra foot makes fitting the truck way easier

[@michaelwarrecker1445]

@@ZeroToAwesome thank you so much. I was planning for a 20x24 but am going to go with 24x24.

[@genesismiller7099]

Hope you are doing well. Ian was rough in my area and I was indirect.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

All good here in Texas. Looks like y’all got it pretty bad though. So sorry

[@Dwayne-u3w]

She could hear him in the shower singing with a joy she hoped he'd retain after she delivered the news.

[@KenDeemerVikingKen]

Can I get the Horn Hooks?? Looks Very organized!!

[@ZeroToAwesome]

As an Aggie I was required to burn them, sorry

[@christhomas2842]

Great job! How did you do the logo on the peg board? I know you used Excel, but could you explain how you made it?

[@ZeroToAwesome]

@@christhomas2842 it was an image I already had. Excel just lets you print on multiple pages

[@wildpaulwall]

Where'd the spool holder come from? Looking for that exact thing!

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Congratulations you found one I didn’t list! The ol’ bezos machine: AdirPro Wire Spool Rack -... www.amazon.com/dp/B07JQ4421N?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@deborahbeaudoinzaki8019]

Great job!

[@hamachi21]

Where to put the Raptor and Escalade?

[@barry.anderberg]

Does it freeze during the winter where you are? All of those spray bottles, tubes, and other liquids, paints, etc., will be useless if they stay in the garage for the winter here in Minnesota.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

It freezes, but it’s not a Minnesota freeze! Y’all are crazy up there

[@TyeWills]

I'm a fan of peg board.

[@grassroots9304]

Do you have a link to where you bought the thread checker? I can find them and for the $60ish you mention, but they seem to be singles, not multi-packs.

[@niagaramechanical3434]

Looks good. How big is your garage? I’m in the process of building a 24x36 pole barn. I appreciate seeing how you organized things. I’d also like to have on of your thread checkers. Thanks

[@ZeroToAwesome]

About 24x24. Good luck with your build!

[@stevenfoust3782]

I keep everything on a shelf in my garage. The floor is one giant shelf.

[@adammeany7807]

Just as soon as you think you’ve finished organizing your garage you’ll get a few new tools and need to redo things! That’s half the fun redoing it and making your space work for you.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

I hope so!

[@melissasturgis]

It's nothing wrong with the bathroom cabinet being in the garage to put some extra items in. Just make your garage organized and neat for yourself.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

It’s full of toilet paper though

[@CliffCutts]

also great example. DO NOT leave batteries on chargers... those wall holders are key to help avoiding fires

[@josephlathrop1914]

🤣🤣🤣 famous Last words "its only Temporary"

[@SullyATV]

Ugh, I never knew what those black (hold downs) were for… thanks I feel like an idiot lol

[@ZeroToAwesome]

At least your hooks can stop falling off the peg board now!

[@ncooty]

@4:17: You can't just turn it on its side and curve it through a doorway? Maybe I misunderstood the problem.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Where it needed to go was a long narrow stairwell with nowhere to turn. I wound up taking the top off and squeezed it in

[@Jvc5858]

Love the video constantly reorganizing things. Is there any way that you could link where you got the thread checker? If I’m going to pay that much for one I would rather get six for the same price. I’m sure I could find five friends that could use one too!! Thanks keep up the solid work and best of luck with the new house.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Thanks! I got it off ye olde Amazon. Looking at the description though I wonder if they messed up and sent me a case of them. 1 TU58 Thread Measuring Gauge, Vertical Bolt and Nut Gauge / Thread Checker (Inch & Metric) www.amazon.com/dp/B071HTKL2T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_47226JFE31Y8AXE5ZK8X?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[@murphthebeast]

@@ZeroToAwesome hahah, you said Nut.

[@jim12186]

Where do you find all the stickers you put on your drawer fronts? Love the "decorations"! Cant wait to see what you do to accommodate the lift.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

We collect them as we order parts, go to shows, etc. Alan has a whole drawer full of stickers!

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

Does the garage maximizer 3000 come in a household size? I know a few hoarders…

[@ZeroToAwesome]

It comes in a 6000… 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

@@ZeroToAwesome mapp gas? Lol

[@19frog68]

Sweet sportcoat

[@nathansherman5213]

Nice work! What did you use to print out your template on 8.5x11 paper?

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Thanks! I used excel

[@TJSquatchy-QueenoftheSasquatch]

Where did you get that awesome cat print jacket?? I have a few grocery bags with the same print and always get compliments. I would wear that jacket.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

I sewed a few shopping bags together and… j/k! Somewhere off Amazon. Pretty sure the brand is tipsy elves. I would rock that shopping bag

[@TJSquatchy-QueenoftheSasquatch]

@@ZeroToAwesome Smart ass!! Thanks. I'll check it out. Nice work in the garage. My husband has 30 years of garage "accessories" for welding, wrenching, wood working, yard and home repair. I spent over 400, yes hundred. hours organizing his massive horde. The man has skills, but garage organization is not one of them.

[@mrnobodysgarage]

You put it in reverse before you pulled the engine backwards... I backed the video up to make sure I saw that right 🤣🤣🤣

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Good eye!

[@jcoul1sc]

Zip tie your peg board hooks in, stop them falling off

[@TheBigt83074]

Great video

[@chriswimmersberg4929]

Totally not expecting MxPx!

[@henrysmifth536]

I never thought about hanging my ramps🤔

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Someone else sent me a picture of their garage and they hung a dolly. I’m going to steal that idea!

[@marcmmclellan]

I bet a lot of pickle beer will fit in that fridge ;)

[@ZeroToAwesome]

This is accurate

[@byronrhodes1659]

Yes lizards, the white dot at the end of their droppings means lizard poop.

[@JakePlisskin12]

3 hours? That would have taken me 3-9 months....

[@osvaldocontrerassr.7589]

Great video good ideas

[@ernesto18guanaco]

Great job new subscriber here

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Welcome!!

[@christhomas2842]

Thanks

[@F12Mahon]

Lights over the doors aren't wasted when the doors are shut.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Very true. In Texas that would kill us 90% of the year though

[@F12Mahon]

@@ZeroToAwesome It's a different story here in Northern IL.

[@yahyawabass6358]

How come when the fire started I smelt something burning

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Hello and welcome to the new KZbin XTREME 4D XPERIENCE!! Please disconnect your smoke detectors and your nostrils if you saw today’s hot dog episode. We hope you enjoy the smells!

[@okkrom]

Watching a random guy organizing his garage instead of doing the same thing in my own mess... Pathetic. But nice job random man, nice job!

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Random man thanks you. And guess what… you can do it!!

[@anthoniusalphaproject1588]

Paint, paint, paint!!!

[@CrapE_DM]

"lizard poop" is not something you hear a lot in the Midwest...

[@danielmiller9066]

Fantastic Video!..I love inspiration to get organized! Did you already give away the thread checkers? Those are so handy to have! 😁

[@jaredjhale]

"It's been like this for a week now", Uhhh, came to watch this because my garage looks WAY worse. I've tried cleaning and organizing it about a dozen times, and it's been 3 years since I moved in. A week ain't NOTHIN'.

[@Cheez1979]

Sick up grade

[@woolyhatkatt]

What the hail?...did he just put the car in neutral to move it??

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Reverse. Needed to move it backwards

[@angelicoleander]

where do you live? you are in a Water front house

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Next to the water

[@angelicoleander]

@@ZeroToAwesome ;D

[@myhousehaswheels]

This got me way too juiced holy hell I’m old

[@woolyhatkatt]

😄funny intro!

[@MapleBar777]

Cable management! Help me, Jesus!

[@DemonOfFury]

Ya lost me when you said you couldn’t get that table in the house.

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Apparently you have not met my basement access door. I’m pretty good at getting big things in small holes but if that hole don’t stretch someone’s getting hurt

[@DemonOfFury]

@@ZeroToAwesome Rofl just gotta approach it from the right angle 😂. You have a game plan I have nothing but faith in it! Keep up the great content.

[@growyourownlegallyincanada6212]

Poor guy has a Escalade and a Raptor.

[@grepora]

Who keeps plants in their garage? Don't you know that most plants like direct sunlight?

[@ZeroToAwesome]

Finally someone who is on my side!!

[@BGraves]

Raptor and Escalade. I feel like if South Park made an episode making fun of the upper class they would choose those two vehicles

[@cgilleybsw]

every time my garage gets organized, it gets trashed by children and ahem wives.

[@lquinn7212]

It's been that way for a week? Amateur.😆

[@toml802]

KEL TEC car parts LOL

[@ZeroToAwesome]

When you know, you know