Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

For many homeowners, there comes a time when you’ve organized every nook of the garage, basement, attic, and shed, and you still don’t have enough room for all your family’s stuff. If you can bring yourself to part with some of your belongings by donating to charity or having a garage sale, you’ll free up more space, but if you can’t stand the idea of parting with your treasures, it may be time to rent a self storage unit. Every city has public storage, and it’s not usually too hard to find a place. You can even rent “pods” now, where the company drops off a portable storage unit in your driveway and then you can fill it at your leisure. When you’re done, the company picks it up and stores the pod in their secure facility for you.

When you’re shopping for a storage unit, make sure to get price quotes from numerous places, as rates can vary quite a bit between zip codes, even when you’re working with the same company. I actually pay about $10 less a month because I was willing to store my belongings 10 minutes from home instead of 5. The other thing you need to decide is whether you need an indoor unit. Indoor storage is usually more secure than outdoor units (often just stored in a fenced yard in a garage-style unit secured by a padlock you’ll have to buy), and offers heating and air conditioning to keep the temperature uniform. That can be especially helpful if you’re worried about mold and mildew on items such as mattresses and clothing. Even though outdoor units are usually designed so water won’t drain into them, they can get a little dank when they’re exposed to the humidity of the out-of-doors.

If you want to check out your options online, the Moving.bz Self Storage Directory offers rate quotes by city, state, or zip code. You can also use their search to find other services related to self storage, such as moving, packing supplies, and real estate services.

Self Storage Directory – Moving.bz