How to Remove Stress From Your Life with a New Epoxy Garage Floor
It’s a frigid January day in Indiana. You just wrapped up at your job and are walking from your office to your car. You bundle up and pull your hat down a little lower to protect your ears from the wind.
You climb into your cold car and turn the key in the ignition. You wrap your arms around yourself and clench up your body to attempt to retain some heat until your car can warm up. Once you can bear the temperature, you pull out of the dark parking lot and begin your trek back home to your family.
On your drive home, your mind wanders through the events of the day, what you need to prioritize for tomorrow, and eventually lands on the excitement of getting home to see the ones you love.
You exit the highway, turn onto your street, and pull into your driveway. As the excitement builds, all of a sudden, it hits you as you press the button to open your garage door. The happiness vanishes like the sunlight at 4pm as your eyes land on the carnage that was left for you in your hurry to clean up from summer.
The mower is buried under lawn chairs and baseball bags.
The trash cans are wedged between the steps inside and the hurriedly boxed up Christmas decorations.
A mound of cardboard boxes eternally waits for you to break them down and put them into recycling.
You cautiously pull into the garage, holding your breath as the passenger mirror brushes the leaf blower hanging on the far wall. As you park the car, you remember the oil stain that is slowly building under your car and depreciating the value of your concrete. You think: there has to be another way.
Well, good news for you, Forte Surfaces has the answer! Here are three reasons why you should organize and clean out your garage along with some helpful resources to take your space from stressful to serene.
Reason #1: You Have More Time
We all know that January and February feel like the longest months partly because of the lack of sunshine and the chilly temperatures. But it is also because most of us just don’t have as much going on! Once March hits, your schedule will start to fill up with softball tournaments, neighborhood cookouts, and weekend camping trips.
In contrast, the wintertime is typically a little more free. You can set aside a Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon, turn on your favorite music, and get into the zone of sorting and organizing.
If you’re not sure how to start sorting through everything, check out these quick tips from Marie Kondo: https://konmari.com/tips-for-tackling-the-garage/
Reason #2: Service Availability
If you’re going to take the time to reorganize your garage so that you can have a new epoxy floor installed, we also recommend taking the time to schedule some additional TLC for your space. For example, putting a new coat of paint on the walls and upgrading your garage door can really help bring the whole space together, and will also encourage you to keep the space tidy once you’ve invested in these upgrades.
While the spring and summer months make it almost impossible to schedule these services back-to-back since it is a busy season for all of them (including us!), the winter months are typically a little bit slower. So the likelihood that you can schedule all the services within a couple of days is much more likely.
If you’re not sure who to contact for painting, organization, and garage maintenance, here are local Indianapolis companies that we recommend:
Painting: Moli Painting https://www.molipainting.com/
“Moli Painting LLC is an Indianapolis based painting company with years of professional painting experience. Our team is made up of reliable and experienced painters ready to take on your residential or commercial painting project, whether interior or exterior. We know from experience that cheap handymen can be unreliable and provide poor quality work, for that reason we offer both reliability and affordability, not being the cheapest but the best.”
Garage Storage: Garage Theory https://www.thegaragetheory.com/
“Our coordinated designs are sleek, versatile, and built to last. As a Gorgeous Garage Systems dealer, we have access to the best products in the industry. Your living room will envy your garage when we’re finished.”
Garage Door Maintenance: The Right Guys 937-629-8284
A special note from Jason about The Right Guys: “I recently had my garage doors updated by The Right Guys and it was the best $300 I’ve spent in a long time. They replaced the steel rollers with nylon rollers, added a new weather lip to the bottom of each door and tightened my springs. Definitely recommend it!”
Reason #3: Remove Stress and Anxiety from Your Life
Let’s go back to our scenario and imagine it this way instead…
You pull in the driveway, you push the button to open your garage door, and are greeted by peace. The freshly painted walls display the tools you sorted through and decided to keep, confident that you use them often and also know where they are located at all times. Your new cabinet system houses any additional storage needed to keep clutter organized and off your fresh epoxy floor.
And speaking of that floor…a personalized fleck combination compliments your new paint and protects your floor from the harsh Indiana winter weather. You breathe a sigh of relief knowing if the car starts leaking again, cleanup will be quick and painless.
You shut off your car and push the button to close the garage door behind you, which you don’t even hear go down with how quiet it is post-maintenance.
You open the door with plenty of space to hop out and walk into the warmth of your home where your family waits to greet you…
Are you ready for this dream to be your reality? Contact Forte Surfaces today for your free epoxy flooring quote.