Storage Tips

Learn Useful Storage Tips

1. Plan your storage space
2. Donate all items you don't need to a local charity
3. Contact your insurance agent about insurance extensions on stored goods
4. Inventory your stored items and keep list safely at home or in a safety deposit box
5. Place items you need regularly towards the front
6. Allow for walking space throughout your unit
7. Use pallets (or the like) to keep goods from direct contact with concrete floor (all concrete floors can become cool and damp)
8. Cover all items with plastic or other material to protect from dust or moisture
9. Use same sized boxes for easy stacking
10. Place heavy items in sturdy boxes
11. List the contents of each box on all four sides
12. Stack lighter boxes on top of heavier boxes
13. Fragile items (dishware, curios, mirrors, pictures, etc.) should be wrapped in packing paper, glass crates, or towels, marked 'FRAGILE,' and placed on top of heavier more stable boxes or stacked on end
14. Store the most valuable items towards the rear of the unit
15. Use Caution: It is Unlawful and unwise to store hazardous, toxic, explosive, corrosive, or combustible materials such as gasoline, solvents, paints, etc.
16. Utilize furniture drawers as storage space for fragile and small items (refer to suggestion #13)
17. Store miscellaneous garden tools in empty trash cans
18. Save space by removing removable legs from tables and chairs
19. Save floor space by storing sofas and loveseats on end (refer to suggestion #6)
20. Prop all mattresses straight on end with support to insure preservation of shape
21. Keep a broom handy to reduce dust build up
22. Sweep out unit, remove all items, and return keys to insure deposit refund
23. Call us if you have any additional questions or concerns