Help to not hit shelf in Garage

FlowerBear · ‎03-24-2018

Do you know of anything that can be done in the garage to keep from hitting shelfing unit that is at the end of the garage? It is mounted across the back wall of the garage and sometimes when I put vehicle in the garage I run into it. I am afraid if I keep doing this, I will knock it down lol. I try going slow and that does help a bit but still almost run into it. Any suggestions would be appreciated Smiley Happy

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

Stop driving.

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

Hang a ball from the ceiling with string,low enough to hit the windshield. When it does drive no further

nana59 · ‎05-12-2012

when i had that problem, my husband hung a tennis ball attached to a string from the deiling...when my car hit the tennis ball, i knew to stop!!

4kitties · ‎03-09-2010

Could you hang a string or something from the garage ceiling so that when you drive up to it you know to stop? I have seen people hang a tennis ball that touches the windshield when they stop at the proper place.

I use the side window of my garage to gauge my distance so that I know where to stop and park so that there is enough room to walk in front of the car.

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Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@FlowerBear wrote:
Do you know of anything that can be done in the garage to keep from hitting shelfing unit that is at the end of the garage? It is mounted across the back wall of the garage and sometimes when I put vehicle in the garage I run into it. I am afraid if I keep doing this, I will knock it down lol. I try going slow and that does help a bit but still almost run into it. Any suggestions would be appreciated

@FlowerBear DH hung a yellow tennis ball from a string on the ceiling of the garage. It's aimed where my windshield should hit the ball and stop before I hit anything else. Lol

***Guess we all have balls hanging in our garages!!!

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@FlowerBear. You could use the tennis ball trick. tie a ball to a string, attach it to the ceiling in a place where it touches your windshield before you touch the shelf.

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Havarti · ‎03-08-2014

Go to a place like Home Depot or Lowes or your local hardware store and go to the lumber area. Ask for a scrap piece of wood (the ones that are about 1" square and maybe 4 to 5 feet long). Put it down on your garage floor so your front tire hits the board and stops your car before you get to the end and bump your shelves. I have the same situation and this has worked for me for years. It might take a few tries to get it in exactly the right place and when you do, put a mark on your garage floor so if the wood gets moved you can just put it right back. DH often moves ours when he sweeps or uses the leaf blower to clean the gargage floor, but we have the spot marked on the floor with a permantent marker and just put the wood back where we need it easily. Hope that makes sense and helps solve your problem. They should not charge you much for the wood.

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