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Preparing Your Unit For a Storm

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:32:00 GMT

Natural disasters happen and we can only do so much to control the damage. However, we can do our best to protect our belongings before the storm starts. Below are 4 tips on preparing your storage unit before a storm.

While these suggestions may not fully protect your items from a natural disaster they will certainly help. It’s always better “to be safe than sorry”!

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Categorizing Your Storage

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 14:57:00 GMT

Self-Storage is a great solution for those who are running out of home-space to store all of their belongings. Truthfully, all of us have things that we cannot part with but we don’t have space for. If you can find a storage facility that is the right price, within close proximity, and where you know your items will be stored safely, it will be the solution to keeping & accessing your items whenever you need them.

However, once you have begun renting a unit there are some tricks in the way you organize that will help keep things you need most accessible. When most people move their stuff into a unit they begin stacking it from back-to-front until it is full. Taking a little time to organize will save you a lot of time in the future when you need to find something.

Here are some things to consider when moving into a unit:

If you mark what type of items or specify the room contents on the outside of the box it will save you from digging through all your boxes when you need to find something. For example, simply marking “kitchenware” or “photography equipment” on the outside of your boxes will help you know directly where to go when you need to find a specific item.

Take a moment to assess which things you use most and will potentially need to access in the near future. Keep those items at the front by the door and you won’t have to crawl over all your stuff to find the things you need.

Of all the suggestions, this one is probably the most ingenious. As you fill your unit, draw a sketch of where boxes and items are stored to reference when you need them in the future.

Using shelves in Storage is a great way to maximize the efficiency of the space you have while keeping your stuff organized and easy to access. Make sure you determine what size of unit you will need by using a “storage size estimator” and then fully utilize the space you have by neatly stacking it with shelf-units.

Being organized is one of the most efficient ways to save time and energy, but also to avoid the headaches that come with using self-storage. If you have any questions about what type of storage you might need, call or email us by clicking on the link! (CONTACT US) .

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Finding & Renting a Storage Unit

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 14:59:00 GMT

Finding a storage facility to rent from can be a pain! There are a lot of factors that go into finding the storage facility that’s right for you. Most people might think that the only factor would be the cost. This article will explain other factors that are just as important as the cost when searching for the correct self storage facility.

Forget about the old days of using the phonebook to call a bunch of different storage facilities with half of them answering their phones, and half of those people having what you have available to rent, and then half of those not being able to meet you at the facility to let you in until it’s on their time frame. Today we have the greatest resources ever, the Internet. You can quickly search on the internet to find a website for the storage facility and see everything they offer, what units are available, you can rent and pay online, and move in the same day. When it comes to finding, The Internet is the source to go to! Now that you’ve found a bunch of different storage facilities it’s time to ask yourself some questions about the storage facilities that you’ve found.

What Needs To Be Climate Controlled?

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:20:00 GMT

Let’s face it, when it comes to moving each one of us find ourselves being surprised of how much stuff we have accumulated. And what is even more surprising is how much of that stuff holds sentimental or monetary value. Some of your items may be one of a kind, valuable, or environmentally sensitive. Those type of possessions are more than just “ordinary” and oftentimes require more than “ordinary” storage for safekeeping. That is where the blessings of living in a day with climate controlled storage comes in.

Some of the benefits include:

What types of items might require climate controlled storage?

To determine what type of storage you’ll need, take into consideration the items you will be storing and the collective value of those things to you, how long you will be storing them, if your items are temperature sensitive, and perhaps how often you will need to visit the storage facility. Also keep in mind, the cost of properly storing something valuable may be far less than the cost to replace it!