Sunday, July 22, 2012

Some Reasons You May Want to Consider a Self Storage Locker


Selecting a storage locker really depends on what your needs are.  You will need to consider how much space you need, what you are storing and what is in your budget. Finding out what you need can be as simple as asking yourself some questions.

There are many different sizes of storage lockers available to rent


You may wonder why you would ever need to rent a self storage locker. I find people surprised that I rent out a storage locker for my business. It gives me a place to store extra materials for my classes that doesn't clutter up any of my rooms. For me it helps separate my business life from the rest of my life which has always posed a challenge for me. Here are some other reasons people opt to rent a self storage locker:

1) While people move they frequently rent storage space to keep the household items they don't need right away in a storage facility. This way they can organize all the basics to their house first then they can worry about other items when they have time.

2) Individuals store items they only use in certain seasons. Bicycles, lawn powers, pool accessories, grills are all items stored during winter. During summer people store their Christmas decorations, skis, snow blowers and other stuff they won't need until it gets chilly again.

3) Storing your stuff while trying to sell the house is a great way to make it more accessible to potential buyers. People have an easier time visualizing themselves in a new house if it isn't filled with someone else's stuff.

4) During repairs, remodeling or painting self storage lockers can save you a lot of time by getting your stuff completely out of the way. Instead of shifting your valuables from room to room, just move everything non-essential to self storage while the work is done to your home. This way you'll spend less time rearranging and moving furniture and more time on the actually improvements.

5) Collectors and hobbyists frequently find themselves running out of space in their home. One of my friend's who restores pinball machines wife just had a baby. During her nesting period she insisted she moved the unused arcades out of the house or sell them! While you may not have such an urgent demands as a pregnant woman, the extra storage space can be a nice way to store items you do not need around necessarily.

1 comment:

Global Self Storage said...

Great post! We are a Self Storage in Sydney and these are the common reasons why people rent self storage from us too.