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Long-Term Storage
by Tina Campbell
September 6, 2006
One way to get rid of clutter in your storage shed or garage is to do what we did. Screw 16-in. scrap 2x4s at a slight upward angle to each side of a wall stud. They will hold a wide variety of yard tools.

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Place the car first, and sight up to the ceiling from the front and then from the side of the windsheild to approximate where the string should hang.

By Ken W, on 10/26/2009
How about some tips for those of us without exposed beams (garage ceiling and walls are drywalled).

By no exposed beams, on 10/20/2009
Hanging a tennis ball by a string in the middle of the garage doesn't work out very well if you have a dog. It either is a tease for smaller dogs, or a fun game for larger ones! htp://theunsurehandyman.blogspot.com

By Not good if you have a dog, on 10/11/2009
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