5 Home Depot Spring Finds to Add to Your Garage

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Spring has sprung up in many parts of the world, and for many homeowners, that means it’s time for a little seasonal cleaning. It’s safe to say that most of that cleaning will focus on the home itself or the surrounding yard. When you’re done tackling various projects, you might want to think about turning your attention to your home garage, because if you’re like us, you haven’t kept things tidy there during the cold winter months.

Even if you have one, springtime is also a good time to think about renovations that can turn your dingy garage into a place you won’t mind spending extra time working on your car or other home workshop-type projects. The good news is that fixing and upgrading it can involve a few small projects that should be easy enough for people with an affinity for taking on a little DIY work. To do that, large home improvement chains like Home Depot can probably help you assemble all the gear you need to do so.

However, it can be difficult to tell exactly which gear best suits your project needs, as Home Depot’s online outlet is filled with thousands of products that fit any light garage. Here’s a look at a few items in stock at The Home Depot that we think are perfect for any nearby garage.

We’re going to start things off with a little cleaning gear, because, well, you might not even know what kind of improvement projects you want to do until you do a little prep. When it comes to cleaning out the garage, few tools are as useful as an old wet shop vacuum, and Home Depot currently has dozens of these from several of the most notable brands in stock online and in store.

If you’ve read about shop vacs in recent years, you know that Ridgid is considered as good as any other brand in the game. For the record, we choose one of the best rated Ridgid stores available at The Home Depot for 12 Gal. 5.0 HP NXT high quality. We also chose a package kit that includes Ridgid’s 1625 CFM 3-Speed ​​​​Blower Fan, because a fan can be equally important for cleaning your garage when you always have more water than your shop can handle.

With over 5,800 users rating this kit 4.7 out of 5 stars, it seems that few customers were disappointed with their purchase despite the bundle’s sticker price of $363.98. Just for the record, Wirecutter recently named this store one of the best things to buy, so it seems you can’t believe the hype of those buyers, as a few have complained about potential quality control issues. If you are concerned about such issues, you may, perhaps, be encouraged to know that Ridgid backs the vac and blower with a lifetime warranty.

Once you hit your garage with that Ridgid Shop Vac, you may realize that there are other areas of the space that could use some organizing. Home Depot, of course, also offers any number of storage options to its shoppers, including an array of shelves, hooks, harnesses, and chests to help you organize your power tools and yard care devices, as well as outdoor gear like bikes and kayaks. While those options are useful, they may not account for other garage clutter, like all your sporting goods gear.

Thankfully, Home Depot also carries a few organizers that can help you at least keep things like balls, baseball bats, golf clubs, and hockey sticks in a central location. The LTMATE Sports Organizer Rack is one such space-saving solution. It’s also one that customers generally rate well, with the $183.42 rack scoring 4.7 out of 5 stars.

As for what they like about the storage space, versatility is a big plus for many reviewers, who appreciate how many different things it’s designed to organize, with a bat rack, hanging hooks, ball bin, and golf bag storage all built into the design. There are extra shelves to hold things like baseball mitts, cleats, and even rollerblades. Owners also appreciate its sturdy steel construction and its 265-pound weight capacity. Some users, however, complained that the rack was difficult to assemble, due to confusing instructions or a lack of labeling on the individual parts. Either way, this rack can go a long way in helping you organize your garage and keep it that way.

Whatever jobs you’re doing in your garage, it’s probably going to be more fun with a little music, or maybe you’d want to wait until you’re done with the shop vac and blower before you try to remove the traffic. Yes, for the record, Home Depot has many Bluetooth speakers in stock to help improve the sound of your garage. And yes, we’re well aware that other major Bluetooth speaker brands do it better than Ryobi.

However, in a garage or workshop, you’d probably be wise to invest in something designed for use in those rugged environments, and Ryobi has several small but powerful audio options that fit the bill, including the 4.6-star-rated, $123.97 Cordless USB Rechargeable Speaker.

That list also includes several other brands and models from Techtronic Industries-owned Ryobi Tools. The sticker price is perfect for this speaker, as it includes a pair of 2.0 Ah Lithium rechargeable batteries, making it a budget-friendly option for people who don’t already use Ryobi USB lithium devices. As for the speaker itself, it has a Bluetooth range of 250 meters, has an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance, and is part of the Ryobi Verse device family, which means we can connect to other speakers to amplify the sound. Even without chained speakers, users say this should provide more than enough sound for your average garage, although some complain of short battery life, and connectivity issues. So do with those complaints what you want.

As spring brings warmer weather and hot summer days quickly approach, it should go without saying that your garage is about to experience the same warmup that can make it very uncomfortable to work or play in. Just opening the garage door can go a long way in cooling things down inside. It can also crack any windows or other doors that may open into the space, although on a hot day, creating such a draft may not be enough to make your garage comfortable.

Now, you might drop some serious coin and install ceiling fans in your space, or even invest in some type of A/C unit, but at the end of the day, installing a larger, well-positioned wall fan like Newair’s 18-inch High Velocity model may be enough to cool you in the shade of your garage. Priced at $59.99, it looks like the cheapest way to do so, to begin with.

As a plug-in, tilting fan designed to be attached to a wall or even a secure metal shelf unit, the Newair device should also save you less space while offering users three speeds for cooling comfort and up to 3,000 CFM of airflow capacity. According to Newair, it will only cost you about 12 cents a day to operate, which is great. Customers are very impressed with the fan as well, giving it 4.7 stars on its Home Depot product page. They note that it is easy to install, provides strong airflow, and is quieter than expected. However, some are frustrated by its lack of motion feature.

Once you’ve gotten your garage neat and tidy, set up all your shelves and organizers, and made other improvements, you might be thinking about the kind of finishing touches that can bring the entire space together. If so, you may see an opportunity for such an improvement by simply looking down. After all, your garage floor is probably nothing more than a cool, boring concrete slab, and if you want to jazz things up, floor tiles might be the way to go.

When you’re searching for tiles through the Home Depot online store, you may be a little overwhelmed by the number of options to choose from. However, if customer satisfaction is a big selling point for you, we invite you to check out FLOORINGINC’s Nitro Coin Flex PVC Garage Floor Tiles, which have received a rating of 4.9 stars from 150 users. Those tiles are currently priced at $3.89 per square foot, or $90 a case, so if you’d like to floor your garage with tiles that customers find stylish, durable, and easy to install, it looks like you can do so without a huge investment.

FLOORINGINC says the tiles are resistant to many household chemicals and are significantly quieter than hard plastic models from other brands. Customers also seem to agree that the hidden joints involved are a nice touch that gives the tile a clean, polished look. The availability of various colors is also recognized as a plus, with many users choosing a smooth checkerboard pattern for their garages.

The purpose of this article is to show you a few items from Home Depot that can help give your garage the perfect spring glow. In choosing the items above, several factors were taken into consideration, including price, customer satisfaction, and the potential usability of the device in the garage. In some cases, expert reviews were also cited to support the consumer’s opinion. Reviews may be quoted directly throughout to ensure accuracy.