DIY - Organising Tools & Building Materials at home ADVANCED

These build on the more basic tips:

https://optimise-performance.blogspot.com/2019/10/diy-organising-building-materials-at_19.html

 

There are more tips that are applicable to you if you have a few basic skills:
(e.g. using a knife, etc ...)

1. You can cut up old clothes as decent cloths & rags - take the 'sheet' bits out e.g. cut away pockets, hems, collars etc ... 
2. There is usually plenty of cardboard packaging at hardware stores, etc ... - unlikely you have to hoard flat cardboard - drop off un-needed cardboard at a cardboard recycling place - exchange the sizes you don't need for the sizes you do need! 
3. A very handy skill to being able to fold and assemble cardboard boxes as you need them and can really help you tidy the place up as you then have the choice of what to fold, what to assemble, what to throw away ..., you need:
• A straight - edge
• How to use a knife
• Use tension in the tape when you cut it to stop it curling up 
4. There is not much point keeping blunt scissors, knives etc ... outside they may be able to be used in the house to cut paper ~ but as a general rule they are not going to be useful to cut anything outside (with such large surface areas)! 
5. Use a fold-able ladder or step ladder to utilise higher space - store only light items and when you go up remember to lock your ladder properly! 
6. When you buy plastic storage containers etc ... think in 3 dimensions including height - try and get containers etc ... which are stackable and also use drawers. It's amazing how these simple mechanical devices come into play to help you save a bit of space! 
7. Remember you can also use a measuring tape when you are buying large items (such as storage containers, cutting boards etc ...) to get an exact fit and utilise all of your space. 
8. Use sufficient WD40 on moving joints that are not used often to prevent them getting brittle and snapping.
9. Try not to store excessive amounts of fuel as it will expire and require additives to be usable after sitting for a few years. 
• Keep in mind metal fuel containers will rust (from the outside after 10 years) and plastic fuel containers may warp in the heat and cold
10. Don't forget about ceiling hooks as a stylish way of finding 'hidden' space by hanging from the ceiling
11. If paint is sitting in multiple small buckets, consolidate by pouring into a few bigger buckets - use improvised drop sheets out of old magazines, newspaper etc ... 

And as before you create even more space by doing a (final) clean up.

Understanding what you Organise

• The more you pick up, learn off the Internet etc ... the more you know what can be used, re-used and what needs to be thrown away!