For most, garages can store everything. But they're all wet. In some cases, items that do not are stored belong in the garage may pose s risk to your family’s safety. Here's a list of items you should never belong in your garage.

1. Propane Tanks

What’s a big big big mistake to store propane tanks in your garage. Propane tanks, which can leak and ignite, will lead to a fire as long as there is any small spark. So it’s best to leave propane in a shed outside your home.

2.Gasoline

Portable gas cans are flammable or hazardous materials.If its valve isn’t completely closed, that will cause a fire. If you really want to keep them in your garage, make sure to use leak-proof containers and keep them off the concrete floor, away from potential sources of ignition and out of reach of children.

3.Fabric And Clothing

A box of baby clothing, last summer’s apparel, or your wedding dress piled up in the garage, may absorb fumes and dust and be at risk of insect or pest damage over time. They may also be ruined by moisture and humidity. Check out below list of fabric and garments that should never be stashed inside the garage.

• wedding dress 
• linens 
• graduation gown 
• baby’s first outfit 
• beddings 
• sleeping bags 
• rugs and garpeting 
• out-of-season clothing

4.Paper Products

Paper products are prone to attract insects and pests that can chew through paper or cardboard packaging. Your cherished photos and important documents can be easily warped or destroyed under the circumstance of extreme or fluctuating temperatures, moisture, humidity, dirt and dust. Some shelves and simple bookcase plans in basement or home can make a difference in storage of paper products. 

Here’s a short list of paper materials you should never ever store in the garage.

• cardboard boxes 
• photographs 
• passports 
• birth certificates 
• marriage certificates 
• books 
• medical records 
• important documents

5.Food

Any food, such as pet food, wild birdseed and fresh food for humans, will invite rodents and other pests if put in the garage. Take canned food as an example! Canned vegetables, canned tomatoes, canned beans may spoil more quickly in temperature extremes where a chemical reaction with the food inside may happen.

6. Refrigerator

According to the survey, freezer function most effectively at temperatures between 65 and 78 degrees. But in in hot temperatures of your garage, fridges need to work overtime to to work overtime to keep cool, making your energy bill higher.

7.Alcohol

When wine and beer are exposed to extreme heat, its composition and color will be altered.Due to fluctuating temperatures and humidity, beer turns foul and wine can turn to vinegar.

8.Artwork and collectibles

Don’t store your artwork and collectibles in the garage. Their value could be diminished because in your garage dampness, humidity and excess moisture in the air do great harm to your paintings. As time wears on, the paint will flake and crack, the colors will fade, and the images will be destroyed. Plus, insects and rodents will make homes of paintings.

9.Paint

Extreme heat and extreme cold can ruin leftover paint and change its formulas, making it unusable. And their cans can rust if exposed to moisture. It’s better to store them in your basement and attic.

10.Wooden Products

Wooden products, like wooden furniture, firewood, plywood, are easy to warp, expand and contract if affected by fluctuating temperatures, moisture in the garage. In addition, it’s potential to cause a fire.

11.Toys

You want to save your favorite toys to give to your next generations, but you should store them in your house other than the garage. Dust mites, insects and even mice may enjoy chewing stuffed animals and other plush toys, which will take a risk of your child’s health. So consider giving it to the neighbor kids or donate to charity.

12.Electronics

Extreme heat or cold of garage will shorten the life of computers and other electronics. Moisture and humidity can wreak internal printed circuit boards on electronics. As a result, get below items outside your garage ASAP.

• old computers 
• DVD players 
• phonograph players 
• Televisions 
• old gaming console 
• Printer 
• washing machines

13.Your pet

Some people will make garage as their pets home. In fact, it’s not a good solution. The pets may bite items in your garage, like your car’s wheels. Moreover, the changing temperatures will hurt your pet’s health. So find another comfortable and safe area for your pet.

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