A friend of mine recently had a break-in of his garage which also housed his tools. Basically, they cleaned him out. The insurance company wanted to see receipts and any other proof of what he had. He couldn't come up with anything meaningful. A couple of receipts he found for a few items. He ended up getting squat. They paid out maybe 5% of what it would take to replace the stuff he had, even going into the used market.
So my question is, "How many of you know what you have and can prove it?"
I've recently embarked on a photo inventory of my shop. I have receipts for the big stuff, but man…. there's so much SMALL stuff! Stuff I've had for years and there's no way I kept receipts for all of this. I figured since I've recently gained another 100 sq ft of shop space and therefore had to clean and rearrange stuff, now would be a good time to get started.
I took individual photos of the bigger stuff. Table saw, band saw, circular saw, planer, jointer, clamp rack, drill press, etc., but then I started opening cabinets and drawers and…. wow. I need to do some more cleaning! I took photos of each wall because I have stuff on pegboard all over the place. Even if I don't have an item individually listed on a list of items, at least I have a photo to look at and go, "oh, look…I almost forgot about…."...whatever.
I live in a relatively low-crime village with great neighbors and we really do all watch out for each other, but these things can still happen. I'm not the doom and gloom kind of guy, but…. forewarned is forearmed I guess.
So my question is, "How many of you know what you have and can prove it?"
I've recently embarked on a photo inventory of my shop. I have receipts for the big stuff, but man…. there's so much SMALL stuff! Stuff I've had for years and there's no way I kept receipts for all of this. I figured since I've recently gained another 100 sq ft of shop space and therefore had to clean and rearrange stuff, now would be a good time to get started.
I took individual photos of the bigger stuff. Table saw, band saw, circular saw, planer, jointer, clamp rack, drill press, etc., but then I started opening cabinets and drawers and…. wow. I need to do some more cleaning! I took photos of each wall because I have stuff on pegboard all over the place. Even if I don't have an item individually listed on a list of items, at least I have a photo to look at and go, "oh, look…I almost forgot about…."...whatever.
I live in a relatively low-crime village with great neighbors and we really do all watch out for each other, but these things can still happen. I'm not the doom and gloom kind of guy, but…. forewarned is forearmed I guess.