How to Clean Out a Garage Quickly
The garage doesn't have to eat your Saturday. A little structure goes a long way.
Table of contents
- 1. Empty first, sort second
- 2. Four piles
- 3. The 20-second rule
- 4. Book the haul the same day
Empty first, sort second
Pull everything you can into the driveway. It's shocking how much easier decisions get once you can see the whole garage floor.
Four piles
Keep, donate, sell, junk. Only four. Not 'maybe.' Every 'maybe' turns into 'keep' three weeks later.
The 20-second rule
If you haven't touched something in a year and it would take you 20 seconds to replace it if you needed it, it goes.
Book the haul the same day
The 'donate' and 'junk' piles should leave the property that day. Otherwise they migrate right back inside.
Related questions
Absolutely — a lot of our garage jobs happen mid-sort, so the junk pile leaves as it builds up.
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