| Are you renovating your home and are anxious about | | | | deed. They might have stringent security but may not |
| the looming problem of storing your household goods? | | | | protect your goods against fire, floods and natural |
| Space for a growing family or time a new look may | | | | disasters. |
| lead you to go in for house renovation or remodeling. | | | | - Security in the storage facility and storage units |
| This requires shifting and packing up your house and | | | | If you want to store precious heirlooms and valuable |
| then the headache of storing it all safely. | | | | collections, its best to go with a ultra modern self |
| Self storage facilities are the answer to your problem | | | | storage facility with state of art security systems. But |
| as they provide you with a convenient storage facility | | | | if you only need to store house hold goods while |
| with a variety of storage units of different sizes. The | | | | renovations are underway, you can go for a less |
| advantage of these storage facilities is that you only | | | | expensive self storage unit offering normal security |
| pay for the time that you utilize its services. The easy | | | | options. |
| 24 hour access and round the clock security takes a | | | | - Moving facilities |
| weight off your shoulders when you are in the | | | | Before packing and stacking, it is better to check with |
| process of renovating your house. | | | | the self storage company about their moving facilities. |
| Organizing, packing and piling the boxes may make | | | | Most of the self storage companies provide for |
| room in the house but you need to protect your | | | | cartage and moving trucks, so you may even be able |
| furniture, appliances and valuable collections once the | | | | to negotiate a discount. |
| work gets going. Security and handling of house hold | | | | It is better to be prepared while packing and organizing |
| goods and furniture becomes a major issue of | | | | your belongings inside the self storage unit. |
| concern as your precious collections, valuable antique | | | | Handy tips for organizing your valuables and boxes in |
| furniture and household goods cannot be left at the | | | | a self storage facility: |
| mercy of renovators and construction workers. | | | | - Judge your storage requirement and discard your |
| With many different self storage facilities available in | | | | junk: |
| your area, you can check them out and pick the one | | | | You need to sort out the essential items that need |
| which suits your requirement for safe storage. | | | | storage and throw out the junk so that you rent the |
| How can you evaluate self storage facilities? | | | | space for storing what you really want to keep. You |
| Some points to consider when choosing a safe and | | | | will save money by renting out less space and then |
| secure storage unit to hold your household goods and | | | | time when you resettle the house. |
| treasures are: | | | | - Packing and storage inside the storage unit: |
| - Climate controlled storage units | | | | Put the heavy unbreakable items be on the floor and |
| This is essential to protect your furniture and valuable | | | | pile up the fragile items on the top. Disassemble and |
| collections from mildew and fungi, during the storage | | | | store large furniture and appliances to save on space. |
| period. So evaluate the ventilation and climate control | | | | It is better to store goods in completely covered |
| features. Will you have control over your storage | | | | locked boxes to keep them away from dust and |
| environment? | | | | mildew. |
| - Insurance | | | | As renovation might take some time, it is better to |
| Does the self storage facility provide you with | | | | have everything safe, stored and out of the way. |
| insurance or do you have to buy a separate insurance | | | | After the renovations are done, just arrange to get |
| cover? It is best to check before signing the lease | | | | back your boxes put your home back together again. |