Key Points Garages stay cold because they’re lightly built, poorly insulated, and usually lack a dedicated heat source.Warm a ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Garage projects can take up a single weekend or what feels like every weekend of your life. Maybe you want to create the perfect garage for your classy car or you just want to be able to walk through ...

Did you know garage doors can be one of the most common ways to break into a house? According to criminal justice professor James Lynch at the University of Maryland, it’s common to forget to lock ...

When working with tools during winter months, either at the workbench or under the car, the first priority is keeping steady hands -- and the best way to do that is with a garage heater. Trembling ...

If you're like us, your garage is your sanctuary. It's where we do our projects, it's where we work on our cars and motorcycles. And honestly, sometimes it's where we just hang out. But if you're also ...

When was the last time you gazed upon your garage floor with the appreciation it deserves? Garage floors are subject to all kinds of wear and tear. Enduring screeching tires, relentless spills, and ...

The garage tends to be a catch-all place to store items that don’t really have a home or spot inside your house. That’s usually OK, but the changes in temperature in your garage could damage some of ...

I live in suburbia, which means I’ve got a garage (or a carhole, if you’re not so fancy). It’s a detached garage, so part of my nightly routine when I check to make sure the house is all locked up is ...

This story was updated in November 2025. Between the numb hands and the bulky layers of winter gear that make it nearly impossible to move gracefully, working on your car in a cold garage just isn’t ...

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