Where to Put Garage Items During an Epoxy Floor Job
If you’re getting an epoxy garage floor, everything has to come out. The space must be completely empty because concrete grinding fills the room with dust, and the new coating needs time to cure before boxes, shelving, and vehicles can go back inside.
If you put your stuff back too soon, you will dent the coating, leave permanent impressions, or scar the finish.
Most homeowners don't plan for this part of the project. The real challenge isn’t the epoxy itself—it’s where your belongings go while the floor cures.
Click to view storage solutions for cleared-out garages.Common Places to Store Your Items
To keep the garage floor completely clear during the installation and curing period, most homeowners use one of these options:
Rent a storage unit — Works for big projects or anything valuable. Costs money, costs time, and you’re loading and unloading twice.
POD or trailer in the driveway — Keeps stuff close. Consumes your driveway for days.
Tarps in the yard — Fine for junk. Everything else gets rained on or stolen.
Pile it in the house — Fine for a few boxes. A full garage turns your living room into the garage.
Each option can work, but all of them require moving your belongings out and then moving them back again after the floor is ready.
After the Floor Is Completed
The contractors are gone. The coating has cured. Your garage floor is finally bright, clean, and pristine.
The last thing you want to do is cover up your new floor with the same boxes, bins, and cheap plastic shelves you just removed, right?
Putting everything you just moved back onto the concrete completely defeats the purpose of the time and money you just spent. The prettiest and most functional epoxy floors are the ones that remain open, visible, and easy to maintain.
Keeping the Floor Visible
This is where overhead storage makes sense. However, most homeowners don’t realize the structural limits of their garage ceiling trusses.
While your garage is empty, this is the easiest time to fix storage permanently. Instead of lining the walls with cheap shelves—or hanging excessive weight from the ceiling—this is the moment to move it overhead the proper way.
Most people miss this window. They clean, coat the floor, then put everything right back where it was. But with everything already out of the garage, you have one chance to put it back differently—and keep the floor you just paid for open, visible, and usable.
ARackAbove is a floor-supported overhead garage storage system. It stands on the garage floor and gently tensions against the ceiling, transferring all of the weight to the slab and never pulling down on your roof structure. No drilling. No truss load. No guesswork.
Using only a battery-operated drill, a socket, and a wrench, ARackAbove assembles without attaching to your home anywhere. Fully adjustable to meet your garage needs and your height, ARackAbove will fit any garage. So if you move, you take it with you.
With the garage empty:
- ARackAbove assembles easily and cleanly across the width of your garage.
- ARackAbove positions between the front wall and the garage door opener, giving you access to an incredible 4' x 20' overhead rack.
- Shelf height adjusts so you no longer need to climb a ladder to access your items.
- No drilling, no structural damage, no climbing.
- Avoid putting your clutter back on the floor.
Your garage floor remains open, organized, accessible, and usable.
The Final Result:
- The epoxy stays visible.
- The space stays clean.
- The garage remains open, walkable, and parkable.
Don't wait until you've already dragged your old storage bins back across your brand-new coating. Utilize the empty space now and change how your garage functions forever.
