subject: How to Decide Which Size Self Storage Unit is Best [print this page] How to Decide Which Size Self Storage Unit is Best
The first thing you need to do is figure out exactly how much stuff you plan on storing in your unit. Ideally you could have all of your stuff in one room. Then you could just measure the square footage of the room and decide from there how large the storage unit needs to be in relation to that room. To give you an idea of the correlation between storage unit size and the (approximate) relation to various rooms in a house, here is a description:
A 5' x 5' unit is the size of a hall closet or half bathroom
A 5' x 10' unit is the size of a walk-in closet
A 10' x 10' unit is the size of an average size bedroom
A 10' x 15' unit is the size of a large bedroom
A 10' x 20' unit is the size of a small one car garage
A 10' x 25' unit is the size of a large one car garage
A 10' x 30' unit is the size of a two car garage
But all your stuff is rarely in one room. If that is not feasible, then I would suggest a self storage unit calculator. If you visit this site you will be able to easily enter in exactly what you plan on storing in your storage unit and it will calculate which size would be the best fit for you. For example, if you have two dressers, two beds, one lamp, one computer, four chairs, one table, one microwave, and one fridge, you can enter all that in and it will say that you should rent a 5' x 10' storage unit.
If you want an approximate explanation of what types of things can fit in each different sized unit, go here. This will give you a good idea of what your unit can hold.
Good luck in your search for the right size unit and if you have questions please comment!
