Storage tips
Every one of the team wants you to have an amazing sell-storage experience, be it your first time, or you’re a seasoned storer. We’ve compiled a list of tips for making every step of the storage process a breeze!
We’re all expertly trained storage professionals and we’re here to help with all your storage needs!
Consider your placement
A good practise of self-storage (for regular visitors) is to always store the most frequently needed/used items at the front of your unit for easy locating and access. You could either make a fun treasure map of your unit, clearly marking what is where, or you could make a list of notes! A crudely drawn floor plan will work just as well - ask the office for some tape or blue-tack so you can stick it to the wall of your unit!
Stacking & Positioning
On the ground floor, our units are 3m/10ft tall, which means you have more than enough height to play with! Be sure to stack all the way up to the ceiling (if you can) to make the most of the space - We have step ladders available, just ask one of the team. You’ll need to place the heaviest boxes at the bottom and stack lighter and lighter as you go up.
If you can, be certain to leave an aisle or space to manoeuvre inside the unit.At least 1 inch of space should be between each stack of boxes for air circulation. If you’ve marked the boxes, you should face these towards the aisle or open space for easy reading and access to your items!
Tools to hand
When moving into storage, we like to advise bringing or keeping to hand, a basic set of tools like screwdrivers, alan keys, utility knife, pliers, etc. so that you can easily dismantled furniture to fit in the available space. Although you can bring your own, we do have step ladders available in the office/reception, for use by customers (this will help save a little bit more space in your storage as well).
Store smarter, not harder!
One of the best ways to save on space, is to utilise the that of your items! You can put books/DVD/games inside non-dismantled furniture, all those shoes that you can bear to part with can go in the fridge (leave the door open a fraction for added circulation), and you can put larger items underneath sofas of tables!
The possibilities are endless if you look hard enough..!