How To Winterize Your Garage

Winterizing your garage is just as important as preparing your gardens

, rain gutters, furnaces and homes for the cold months that are up and coming. Its simple and easy and can provide great benefits. For example: winterizing your garage can protect your equipment from rusting and keep your home cleaner and warmer.

5 Key Ways to Prepare your Garage for Winter

Purchase a rubber or vinyl garage door "bottom". The material for the bottom edge of your overhead garage door can be bought at your local hardware store and can be easily measured to fit.

Place mats on your garage floor in order to protect your home from the snow, rain and mud.

Get a weather stripping kit in order to prevent cold drafts from entering.

Insulate any pipes that may be exposed. If you have running water in your garage you will want to wrap all your faucets with plastic and foam pipe wrapping. You can also use newspapers, towels and duct tape.

Oil any metal garden or construction tools to prevent rust. This will optimize their efficiency and expand their life.

Do it Yourself

You can definitely try winterizing your garage without the help of a professional. But it wont necessary eliminate cost or time because you will need to buy a weather stripping kit, rust resistant nails, lubricating oil, insulation, and many other tools.

by: Shannon Egan

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