Business ideas that can be implemented in the garage

Hello, friends! Agree, in the spring it’s tempting to sort out all the rubble that has accumulated over the winter and put all parts of the house, the surrounding area and additional buildings in perfect order. But, often, having spent all the enthusiasm and energy on eliminating the mess inside the house, they never get around to cleaning other planned objects.

For example, let’s take a garage – a very significant economic facility. What do we not store in it, besides the car for which it is actually intended. The garage often turns into a real dump. This is where we put everything that we don’t feel like throwing away, but don’t want to keep at home.

And don’t be surprised if one day, when you open the garage door, boxes with piles of old magazines or children’s toys from long-grown children fall on your head from nowhere. And the place for your favorite car will be filled with all sorts of junk, such as faulty bicycles, televisions, broken furniture and numerous boxes with long-needed small items.

In fact, there won’t be any room left for the car in the garage - let it get wet in the snow and rain. And these are extra costs. After all, caring for your four-wheeled friend can prolong its life, and also (considering the prices of new cars) significantly save the family budget. If this sounds like you, it’s time to get down to business, armed with the necessary equipment, desire and advice from experts who have “eaten the dog” in this matter.

How to organize a business in a garage

Garage business has the following advantages:

no need to pay rent for premises;
there are many areas of activity;
a number of business ideas for a garage do not require financial costs.

Garage ideas can involve both compact workshops for repairs, production of products and products, and large-scale production consisting of a network of garages and hiring staff. This activity is interesting for men.

Regardless of the focus of the activity, the procedure will be as follows:

prepare the premises (clean, install electricity, water supply and sewerage systems);
analyze the activities of competitors and draw up a business plan;
register an individual entrepreneur or LLC;
purchase equipment, tools, consumables, spare parts;
choose suitable options for selling products and providing services;
hire employees, conduct training;
advertise goods and services.

Let's consider what options there are for business in a garage and what needs to be taken into account.

Day 3: Make a storage plan

Standing in your garage with a notepad in your hands, draw a rough plan of the space. Note where a certain category will be, so to speak, more convenient. Once you complete this week's task, fill in the information about where and what you store. And be sure to keep this plan with you - it will come in handy when you are ready to pull out your decorations for a holiday and need to find them.

Container Rack and Wall Hooks (One Man And A Hammer)

Automotive business: tire fitting, sewing carpets, covers, etc.

The easiest way is to organize a tire fitting business in a garage. Advantages: simple organization of work, minimal investment, quick payback. The demand for tire fitting services is stable.

To organize a tire workshop, you need to purchase stationary equipment that allows you to repair and change car tires. It includes machines, jacks, compressors, and impact wrenches. You need workbenches, tools, consumables. The amount of equipment costs is 357,000 rubles. You will also need to connect to the power grid - otherwise you will have to purchase a generator, which will result in electricity costs.

You can also sew covers. However, in this area it is necessary to take into account competitors in the form of Chinese manufacturers who use inexpensive eco-leather. Such covers protect the seats from snags, dirt, and wear. Luxury model covers additionally perform a decorative function. To sew car seat covers and rugs, you will need to hire seamstresses, cutters, as well as drivers and storekeepers.

Auto parts store

Typically, novice entrepreneurs supply any spare parts to order. However, at the same time, it is necessary to focus on a specific group of goods, car brand or manufacturer. For example, the main focus could be the sale of spare parts for maintenance and body parts. Popular items include tires, wheels, and motor oils. Silencers, first aid kits, and pumps are in demand.

You will also need to select spare parts suppliers who have a warehouse in the city where they do business. Additionally, it is recommended to choose a large federal supplier with a developed intercity branch network. At the same time, it is worth creating an online auto parts store. This will require additional financial investments for search engine promotion of the site and advertising campaign.

Garage as a full-fledged living space for rent

The business idea is suitable for garage owners if the property is idle. You can turn your garage into a full-fledged rental home: place furniture, a refrigerator, a stove inside, and equip a bathroom. Such garages are relevant in the summer, when you want to celebrate a holiday in the fresh air, but it is impossible to hold it in an apartment.

You can also equip a garage for a warehouse, workshop, store, or rent it out for storing other people's cars. The lease can be long-term or short-term. For example, if a driver does not have a garage, but he needs a special fenced-in place for a couple of days to change tires or engine oil, then renting a garage will be the best option for him.

The advantage of this type of business is that most often entrepreneurs have no competition. You can find clients without any problems even in big cities, especially if the garage is located next to new buildings. But older areas of the city are also a good location for a garage, since there are often no parking spaces here.

The equipment of the garage depends on the purpose for which it is rented. If this is a parking space, then there are no special requirements for the design of the room - you can only paint the walls, install lighting fixtures, and buy shelving. If the place is being equipped for a workshop or warehouse, then it will need to be insulated, equipped with equipment and tools. If the garage is intended for car repairs, then you will need to organize an inspection hole in it and purchase a set of tools in the form of jacks and keys.

When scaling your business, you may need to hire an employee who will meet clients, ensure order in the garage, and monitor the safety of equipment and tools. Hired workers are not needed if the premises are rented out for a long term. It’s easy to advertise your services - you can post advertisements near auto parts stores, car markets, or offer to rent a garage to your neighbors.

Organization of space in the garage

In fact, a garage is a great storage space. But the internal space must be organized in such a way as to make maximum use of all its surfaces for placement. This will require racks, shelves, cabinets, awnings and hooks, which must be positioned in such a way that the garage door can open and close freely, and the car can enter and exit without interference.

Storage systems can be placed not only along the walls, but also along their entire surface vertically to the ceiling, including grabbing the ceiling space.

The best way to rationally use garage space is to build shelves on the walls. Hanging wooden or mesh shelves are suitable for storing items that are not very heavy. If you plan to store bulky items that weigh a lot, you can organize structures from shelving (ready-made metal or wooden, made by yourself). To save space, they can be installed from floor to ceiling. They are convenient for storing large items, such as, for example, wheels or tires, large heavy boxes, garden tools, and cleaning supplies.

To organize a work area, it is advisable to build a folding table-workbench, which is attached to the wall and, if necessary, unfolds. To do this, you can use the top of an old table or a strong wooden door left over after renovation. You can make legs from a piece of metal pipe and mounting material. And above the table you can build a panel with a set of frequently needed tools. Mounts for plumbing pipes of different sizes can be used as tool holders.

Small plastic boxes with a large number of cells, folding container boxes and spacious containers with a lid are suitable for storing all small things and tools. You can also use large plastic boxes to store vegetables. Such storage systems are inexpensive.

All space intended for storage can be divided into separate thematic zones, for example, for storage:

sports equipment (bicycles, sleds or skis, walking poles)
gardening equipment
equipment for cleaning the territory (snow blowers, lawn mowers)
tools for car repair and maintenance.

Bulky bicycles, especially if there are several of them, can be secured with special hook mounts to the wall or even to the ceiling using a special ceiling bicycle mount.

What we use constantly throughout the year should be visible. Therefore, we place these items on racks in an area of easy accessibility.

Storage of things: bicycles, ski equipment, seasonal items, etc.

Clients are people who live in compact city apartments where there is no free space for storing large items. In this case, the garage can act as a place for temporary storage of bicycles, skis, and clothes. In order to ensure the profitability of the business in the future, it is recommended to consider additional services. You can purchase mobile containers that will be delivered to customers and taken back to the garage for storage. Other options are insurance of property transferred for storage, sale and rental of boxes, packaging, shelving.

With an integrated approach and business scaling, clients will be not only ordinary people, but also small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, owners of online stores, auction and collection houses, archival premises, and state corporations. By law, it is prohibited to accept pets, birds, and perishable food products for storage. Flammable objects, flammable substances and lubricants are not allowed. Paints in unsealed or incomplete packaging will not be accepted. It is also prohibited to accept items that, by a court decision, are subject to forced seizure from the owner.

Organizing a business is not difficult: you need to divide the garage area into boxes of different sizes, and then advertise the services. It is better to post advertisements with detailed photographs, since in Russia such services are new to many (which indicates a low or completely absent level of competition). In the future, when scaling your business, you can form a network of garages, which will increase profitability.

Soft protection

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Soft protection is a very smart step not only for the garage, but also for the home. If you don’t want the door to bang against the wall, knocking off paint, wallpaper or putty, you should attach a soft strip, for example, made of foam rubber, to the wall. The same can be done in those places where the car door may come into contact with the wall. In this case, it will protect not only the walls, but also the car itself.

Development and production of electronic devices

There are 3 approaches to finding a suitable product option:

a functional analogue of foreign equipment that is either not available in Russia or is available on the domestic market, but is sold at a lower cost;
a device familiar to Russian buyers, which has additional functions and options;
new, innovative electronic device.

When developing a business plan, it is necessary to take into account factors characteristic of a given field of activity. For example, many entrepreneurs face competitors producing cheap Chinese electronics. To make a profit, you need to come up with a unique product that would be different from the products of competitors. Otherwise, the cost of the device will be higher than that of companies that have already managed to increase production volumes of similar products. This will lead to a drop in profits.

First of all, you will need to draw up a portrait of a possible buyer, which will allow you to answer the questions of who, at what cost and in what volumes you plan to sell the products. Next, you should draw up a technical specification containing information about the purpose of the device, its functionality, dimensions, and appearance. You also need to consider the operating and charging conditions, ergonomic requirements.

Next, you need to find a partner who will be responsible for the development and manufacture of products. After creating a prototype for testing and its approval, the product is launched into production. At this stage, the entrepreneur organizes an advertising campaign and searches for options for selling products.

Other items

You may think it's a great idea to add an extra refrigerator or freezer to your garage. However, in this case, it is worth considering that in the heat of summer it will be more difficult for such equipment to cope with its work. Appliances will work harder, not only subjecting them to unwanted stress, which will shorten their lifespan, but your electricity bills will also increase.

If you decide to put all the things that clutter up your house in the garage, give up this idea. Putting them out of sight in this way is not the best solution. You think that the problem will be solved if these things are out of sight of your guests. However, this way you clutter the space around you even more. Do you doubt the benefits and necessity of certain items? Just throw away what you don’t need right away, sell what’s better.

Also, you should not store items that are dear to you, both financially and in terms of memories, in the garage. This room is much easier to break into than to get into the house. You risk losing things you value. Therefore, values have no place here.

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Production of keys

The production and restoration of keys for apartments, the production of duplicate keys, and the programming of intercom calls are popular. Wholesale orders for hotels and other institutions are in demand. The demand for key making does not depend on the season or holidays. Another advantage of a business idea is the absence of high competition. It is recommended to open such a business if the garage is within walking distance.

To operate, you must have experience as a toolmaker. 5-10 m2 of area is enough. A 220V power supply will be required for key cutting machines.

It is necessary to purchase a vertical and universal machine, as well as an intercom key duplicator. The cost of the machines will be about 100 thousand rubles. You also cannot do without plumbing tools (sharpening wheels, screwdrivers, files), stands, a work table, and a counter for receiving clients. Key blanks are also needed - they are sold in sets sufficient for months of work.

So, the initial investment in the business is up to 150 thousand rubles, the payback period is up to 3 months. Monthly net profit can be within 60 thousand rubles. You can offer additional services - repair of watches, shoes, accessories, sharpening of sharp objects, emergency opening of vehicles and housing.

Metal structures and indoor shelving

Metal structures such as wickets, gates, and entrance doors are in demand. They are produced according to customer measurements and ensure constant profit. Entrance doors are especially popular, the cost of which starts from 6,000 rubles (and the cost does not exceed 4,000 rubles). Payback takes up to 6 months.

You will need to purchase a set of special tools and a mobile welding machine, which will provide an additional source of income when installing metal structures on the customer’s premises. You can also provide related services - for example, strengthening canopies, welding balcony frames.

As for racks, they are in demand in stores and in company archives. Thanks to such designs, optimal use of free space in sales areas and premises is achieved. To produce racks, you need metalworking tools, a drill, an angle grinder, and a welding machine. Payback takes up to 4 months.

Point 3 - Let's start cleaning

Let's start cleaning. First of all, we take bags and containers for garbage. Everything that lies in front of our eyes and we immediately identify it as garbage - we throw it into a container. Try not to regret things. Throw away everything that is unnecessary, but put aside what can be sold. If you don’t use something for a long time, throw it away or sell it. The exception, of course, is expensive things that for some reason are not needed at the moment.
Before you start pulling things out of the garage, prepare containers for different categories of things. For example, spare parts, tools, etc. Organizing things into categories will make it easier for you to figure out what to sell, what to throw away, and what to keep in the garage. By the way, you will be surprised, but you will find many things that you have been looking for for so long.
Create an account on avito.ru or another message board. Post ads there about things that have commercial value. To adequately determine the cost, look at similar advertisements for similar items.
Place everything in containers or boxes.
Glue the inscription on the already assembled container and place it on the rack. Then move on to the next group of things. Tags must be clear and large so that they can be seen from afar.

Glass cutting

You can make money by cutting glass for interior doors, mirrors, windows, loggias, and aquariums. Mandatory requirements for the garage are the presence of a supply and exhaust ventilation system (even a window fan will do) and a heating system if you plan to work in the winter months. The recommended garage area is 30 m2 (20 m2 for production, 10 m2 for storing raw materials and finished products).

You will need to purchase equipment - high-quality professional glass cutters (at least 2 pieces) and a cutting table. Significant advertising costs are not needed. You can post advertisements around the city or publish in the local newspaper. Subsequently, clients will come based on recommendations from friends.

The market price of 1 m2 of cut glass starts from 500 rubles. You can earn up to 200 thousand rubles from this monthly. The disadvantage is the cost of special equipment, glass cutting equipment, glass cutters and glass of different thicknesses (600-650 thousand rubles). But you can reduce costs if you do the work manually without special equipment.

Car and related products

The garage is designed specifically for storing a car. Therefore, it is completely logical to store not only the car itself, but also components in it. These could be spare tires, repair tools, spare parts, car and glass cleaners.

If your car has a roof rack but you rarely use it, try attaching it to your garage door or ceiling. Such large, inconvenient things should be removed from under your feet to avoid tripping over them. Screwdrivers, wrenches, windshield wipers, brake fluid and various oils are best stored on shelves. To save space, wall-mounted storage is an excellent option. In addition, it is easier to find an item among things lined up on a shelf than to rummage through a drawer where everything is piled up.

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Repair of household appliances

The garage is convenient for repairing large and small household appliances and electronics. The repair of refrigerators, microwaves, televisions, and washing machines is popular. Clients also often bring laptops, tablets, and phones.

If there are no qualifications, then the first thing you will need to do is undergo training or hire a professional craftsman. If you have a vehicle, you will be able to deliver large equipment to clients or come to their address to carry out repairs at home.

The disadvantage of such a business idea is high competition for clients, in pursuit of which single craftsmen are often forced to reduce prices for services. In addition, litigation is common when clients are not satisfied with the quality of work. How much you can earn from repairing equipment depends on many factors - the type of equipment, the complexity of the repair, the number of competitors.

Day 5: Shut down

If you have a pile similar to the one in the photo above, don't get mad or angry. Now is the time to finish up your work so you can move on to more important things... reward yourself with an ice-cold drink!

Move items that need to be disposed of to a recycling facility. You may be surprised, but even old clothes and textiles, hangers, sneakers and broken household appliances can be recycled.
Run down to your local charity and make a donation.
Have a yard sale if you have items to sell.

Garage Entrance (Closets & Blinds)

Frames for greenhouses

The business idea is relevant for those who live in rural areas. The production of frames for greenhouses is characterized by affordable materials, simple and quick production, and high profitability. Greenhouse frames are in demand among land owners, farmers and summer residents.

At the same time, this type of business is seasonal. It is recommended to advertise your services in February and before the end of the season. The maximum demand for greenhouse metal structures is observed in spring and autumn. It is worth posting notices near agricultural stores.

To produce greenhouse frames, you need to purchase a welding machine, a cutting machine, and a tool for bending pipes. The amount of expenses is about 60,000 rubles. After the sale of 4-5 greenhouses, the investment will be reimbursed. The business pays for itself in approximately 2 months of operation.

In the garage you can produce amateur greenhouses. They are characterized by a simple design, easy dismantling and are suitable for growing moderate volumes of fruits and vegetables. They do not have automatic watering. Industrial and farm greenhouse designs are already relevant for large, established businesses.

Silver plating services

Silvering is the work of applying a thin layer of silver to the surface of a solid material. Most often, silvering is carried out on glass to obtain a mirror image. To open such a business, you must first obtain a number of clearances from the consumer supervision, fire inspection, and commission on precious metals.

To work, you will need to purchase heating and measuring instruments, a galvanic station, containers and containers, and industrial respirators. The amount of costs is within 185,000 rubles. In this case, industrial respirators will have to be systematically replaced. You will also need to spend money on consumables - reagents, metal powders.

It is difficult to cope with such a business alone. It is recommended to hire a specialist technologist, a foreman, a machine operator, a handyman and a loader. Business payback – after 1.5 years of intensive work.

What should not be stored in the garage

If we are talking about what is suitable for storage in this room, let’s find out what cannot be stored here. This way you can stay safe and protect your property.

Do not use the garage to store items that cannot withstand temperature changes. If the room is not heated, liquids here may freeze in winter. And by removing flammable items, you will protect your garage from fire.

Gas cylinders, which can leak and ignite, should not be left here either. To store them, you need a well-ventilated room, preferably an open one. Confined spaces will only increase the danger.

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Always use caution when using or storing hazardous items. You can store gasoline in the garage, but in airtight containers, away from ignition sources, curious children, and concrete and dirt floors. The last tip is due to the fact that metal cans on such a surface begin to rust over time.