Husband's tools taking over house
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Gail
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We have a shed which houses outdoor tools. However in the house we have mostly carpenter tools. In his bedroom he has a huge tool box and cardboard box overflowing with tools. We have a bedroom for my grandson for his very often visits. The closet converted to storage shelves which houses a tool box and boxes of more tools provides about 1/3 of an area for some of my art supplies.
We HAD an adorable sitting room with antique furniture and a desk for my husband. His battery chargers were laying around on the floor so I asked him to put doors on a bookcase with a hole to run cords to charge his batteries. Now I can't go in and enjoy my little Haven because it's getting to be a catch-all. I'm at a loss can anyone help?
We HAD an adorable sitting room with antique furniture and a desk for my husband. His battery chargers were laying around on the floor so I asked him to put doors on a bookcase with a hole to run cords to charge his batteries. Now I can't go in and enjoy my little Haven because it's getting to be a catch-all. I'm at a loss can anyone help?
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You say he hates projects, so what does he do with the tools? Maybe he should display them or sell them??
My thought would be rent a storage unit for all the out of season tools and put the current tools being used in the opened up space. In other words, put the lawn mower, weed wacker, motor cycle...in it and keep the handy tools handy.
You have already converted living areas of your house to his "hobby", how much more room are you going to give up before you live in a garage?
I don't mean to be critical or unkind, just trying to find a way for you to have a house and home for that purpose. it seems like a tug of war and you are forfeiting the living area for his hobbies and he is not being inconvenienced in the least.
He is probably resistant to any change.
You need an extra garage. I know that is impossible. But maybe you can extend your garage or get an outdoor building and put in ceiling to floor shelves.
Just make it a rule that all tools except those in a small tool box are to be kept outside. Do you have a garage? Why not clean out and organize your shed and put them in that?
This Pinterest board has some good ideas for tool storage: https://www.pinterest.com/gardner0046/tool-storage/
This video may help as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__EKwpolOgQ
Hi Gail: Well, time to put your foot down and tell him that he has a certain area that's his and that's all! Tell him that you are at your wits end and he isn't sharing the area and he needs to get rid of some of his tools or rent a storage space or something or else! Be nice, and maybe sneak a tool or two out to the outside storage every now and again. Perhaps a nice tool chest would be a nice gift. He can have whatever fits into the chest and nothing else. Do you have a garage or basement he can go work in? I do understand his love for tools, I have more than most men :) But, they're organized! Mostly.
Hi Gail, hope this helps you. The solution could be as easy as adding another small shed for these tools that are taking over the house. Add heavy duty shelving and it would be perfect! Take your home back!
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Sounds like first you'll need to have a conversation without distractions at a nice, calm time explaining how you feel. If you're willing, you can offer to help with organization and decluttering. You can suggest he contains everything to one area but this sounds like it's going to be a team effort in working together on resolving the issue.