If you’ve got wood furniture and family heirlooms to store, the best way to avoid damage is to choose a climate-controlled storage unit. However, sometimes climate-controlled units aren’t available. When that happens, you need to take matters into your own hands and do the best you can to protect your property. The first thing you should do is ask your storage facility to let you know when a climate-controlled unit comes available. Read More»
A dry and sunny day is the perfect time to move items around, especially when you are putting them into storage. In most situations, you may be moving things from the basement to a closet or the garage to a bedroom, which means you should not have to worry about the weather outside. But, going to a storage unit means you will be exposing the boxes, furniture, and possessions to the weather conditions. Read More»
Among the many questions you’ll face when choosing storage units is what size to get. There may be a huge size discrepancy between the storage unit that would fit all of your belongings and the one you actually need. The following info will help you go through the process of decision making regarding what to keep in storage units and what to give away.
Sizes of Storage Units
The smallest storage unit you’ll find in most facilities is a storage locker; not all facilities will have these. Read More»
It seems that there is never enough space in the home for all items, and so it is necessary to find somewhere to put everything, which is why many people decide to store their belongings at a friend’s or family member’s house. While this may be a short term solution, there are many reasons that storing items in a storage unit is a much better choice.Here are a few of the services that a storage facility provides that help keep your belongings safe. Read More»
If you’re like most people, you probably use your garage for extra storage. While your garage is great for storing things like tools, holiday decorations, and various other miscellaneous items, there are some things that should never be stored there, especially if you don’t want them to be destroyed. Unless your garage is climate-controlled, which most aren’t, the extreme fluctuations between hot and cold – not to mention the humidity – can spell disaster for many of the items you’re storing in there. Read More»
