The loft is most likely to be the most neglected place in your house, as people tend to forget about organising it and put off going up the loft as much as possible. With cobwebs and darkness, people usually fear their loft and therefore avoid going up there – especially to organise it. This winter, we want to change that, and therefore we are going to give you our top tips to help you with your loft organisation…
Begin With a Plan
It is so important to start your whole organisation process with a plan. If you go up to your loft and just begin to throw everything away, without any structure, you may end up with even more mess. If you think it will take longer than a day, make sure to plan when you will next go back and sort it, to ensure you finish the job.
You should consider how big or small your loft is, how much vertical space you have, which items you want to keep, which cleaning products you need and which loft shelving you’re going to purchase before you begin.
Categorise Your Items
This is a crucial step, as this is where you will begin to declutter. Make 3 main piles: keep, bin and donate. Grab your plastic bags and begin to get rid of all the items you no longer need, and make sure to donate anything that may be useful in someone else’s home.
This step may take the most time, so make sure to grab a helping hand where you can and set aside a good amount of time to do this to ensure you don’t accidentally bin any items you do need. Once you have completed this step, the rest of your organisation should become easy, as all of your clutter will be gone.
Have a Safety Check
Before you begin to clean and sort the loft, make sure you have a safety check to ensure no one gets hurt. Lofts are likely to have safety hazards such as pointy nails, hanging electricity cables or flickering light bulbs, so make sure you begin by sorting all of these hazards before you begin to organise. You may even want to get in a professional to sort these issues out for you.
Have a Deep Clean
Your loft may need a very deep clean as it is prone to produce spiders webs and a lot of dust. Grab all of your favourite cleaning products and set aside a good amount of time to really deep clean the loft and ensure all dust and dirt is gone before you put up your loft shelving. Grab a good sponge, your favourite duster and your favourite mop and begin your deep clean.
Once this step has been completed, your loft should be looking as good as new and ready for all of your storage solutions to be assembled. We advise you continue to clean the loft every month, to ensure you avoid a build up of dust and dirt, and it looks squeaky clean for as long as possible.
Put Together Your Loft Shelving
The best way to keep your items organised, and making everything easy to find, is by having the right loft shelving. This is also the perfect way to utilise vertical space, so no matter how big or small your loft is, you should enough room to store away all of your items. From Christmas decorations, old memories and toys to your old sports equipment, whatever you store away in your loft, you can make it look as neat as possible and as easy to find as possible.
Rhino Racking offer the perfect loft shelving and racking to help you get your loft organised. You can choose from wire shelving or MDF shelving, and it ranges in size from slimline, wide and extra-deep. We have the perfect loft storage solutions for all lofts, no matter the shape or size.
Finishing Touches
To ensure you utilise your space as much as possible, we advise investing in lots of clear storage boxes and even hanging hooks for the loft, to ensure you can fit all of your items away as neatly as possible.
Storage boxes make it so easy to find your items too, as you can label or colour coordinate these, so you always know where everything is. The storage boxes can easily fit on your new loft shelving, making your loft look as neat as possible.
It really is THAT easy to organise the loft this winter, and if you start now, you will have the perfect loft just in time for Christmas. So why not head over to our website now and shop the range. We even have FREE shipping, just for you…