Card 1 — The Goal
🧷 The Pegboard Grid: Screwdrivers top row, pliers middle, wrenches bottom — with a tape label at each spot. The label is what makes tools come BACK to their spot.
Find Any Tool in 10 Seconds: 5 Garage Setup Systems
Card 2 — Step 1
🛠️ The $50 Five: Hammer, adjustable wrench, Phillips + flat screwdrivers, utility knife, tape measure. These five handle 90% of everything — buy the rest only when a job demands it.
Card 3 — Step 2
🪝 The Vertical Rule: Everything hangs — tools on hooks, cords on S-hooks, nothing on the floor. Floor space is the scarcest resource in a garage; walls are nearly infinite.
Card 4 — Step 3
📚 The Shoulder Shelf Rule: Weekly-use items at shoulder height, heavy stuff (paint cans, bags of anything) low. Your back learns this rule one way or the other.
Card 5 — The Cheat Sheet
🚧 The 3-Foot Clear Zone: Keep 3 feet clear around the workbench, always. Trip hazards next to spinning tools is how garage stories end in the ER.