subject: Self Storage - A Home Away From Home During Renovations [print this page] If youre having renovations carried out, either at home or the office, youll be thinking about where to put all the furniture that will be out of use. You couldstack it up in a spare room, or try and cram it in a store cupboard. The problem is though, that furniture is bulky by nature, so the chances of you havingenough space spare somewhere else are pretty thin.
Failing knowing someone who has a big garage or warehouse business, what do you do? The most obvious route is Removals Warehousing or deepstorage. As well as big lorries, removals companies have warehouses and theyll rent out storage space to their customers.
The drawback with that is that you normally have to use their removals services, the warehouse might be some considerable distance away and accessinganything once it is there is likely to attract a fee. Thats fine if you dont need any flexibility in when and how you store your furniture, but many people do.
Step in self storage. Its the convenient way to keep furniture safe. Its usually lower cost, closer to home and much more flexible.
Self storage is a self-contained room, that you can access as frequently as you like (some even have 24hr access). Its like an extra store cupboard - just offof your premises. That convenience can come in very handy. If you are carrying out a refurbishment in stages, and need to perhaps put desks or furniture backas you go along, you can get to them. And when the time comes to move everything out, you wont be beholden to the timetable of the removals company.
As well as the convenience, the great thing about self storage is the cost. Generally it is cheaper than deep storage, firstly because you dont have to pay a feeto access your things. Secondly, most storage companies charge by the week, and the best ones by the day, so you wont pay for more storage than youneed to.
Getting Your Stuff Into Storage
Of course, the one drawback over removals services is that it is down to you to get your stuff into your storage unit. So you either need to rope in a coupleof mates and hire a van (some storage companies offer free van hire when you rent a unit) or employ a Man in a van type service to do it for you. Many ofthese types of business use storage themselves, and all decent storage companies should be able to recommend someone.
If you do Move it yourself - youll find that the self storage company will have protective packaging - such as dust sheets and bubble wrap. Theyll also haveall sorts of trolleys and handling gear - which will help make the moving around much less back breaking. Some will even help with advice on how best toprotect your things whilst they are in store.
