Whatever the reason you need to make space, do your homework before you move your stuff.

If you find yourself in a situation when you feel the need to find a suitable option to put away some of your things, you need to go through your options accordingly. Storage facilities can vary from their size, their set-up, the way you can access them and their price.

Usually, people opt for cheap storage units if they’re not pretentious or need little space for things to store which are not necessarily very important. But, from time to time, storage units play a temporary role, like when you need to renovate your home, to move out or to try to sell your house, case in which it might need to look clear and spacious. That’s when you don’t need to be very pretentious. But when you need more space and you decide to store furniture, clothes, personal objects or vehicles, RVs or boats, things get a bit more complicated. Let us take a look at a few of your options together.

Self storage boxes, one of your options.

How to Pick Up Your Information

Perhaps you didn’t know, but you can find a bargain or a fast offer if you search for storage auctions. There are plenty of offers, just make sure you choose “storage units near me” when you browse, so that the results will then show what’s available in your proximity.

Public Storage locations, of which there are more of 2200 nationwide, offer storing solutions for your moving and storage needs.

EzStorage offers a visibly different self-storage facility. Their site recommends them as extremely clean to the extent of “spotless”. You also benefit from the advice of trained storage professionals, who can explain everything you need to know about your home storage options and show you around.

If you don’t want to pack your stuff, move them to a facility and store them over there, you have a different way around storing with Storage Pods. They deliver an empty container to your convenience, which you fill up in your time at your own pace and simply call them when you’re ready. They pick it up, move it wherever you want (to a storage location near you or another place where you might be moving) and store it. PODS is the leader in terms of portable storage units, according to their website. The advantage with this kind of storage unit is that you can keep it at home too, if you have the proper space.

Packing for self-storage.

U-Haul Storage is also a good option, they provide moving supplies and services, storing, containers and virtually everything you might need, even packing, unpacking, loading and unloading. U-Haul locations are almost everywhere, but user reviews indicate that U-Haul rates are a bit higher than the average. That’s probably correlated to a more premium service level.

Choosing the Appropriate Unit Type

If you already know what you need to store, then it’s a piece of cake. If you only have an overall idea, then you need to consider various aspects. What’s the shape of the objects you’re putting away? How can they be stacked? What kind of protection do you need? How do you guard them safely? Did you read any information about insurance and the contract you need to sign with the company? Don’t forget that most objects are safest to keep in a climate controlled storage. Storing a vehicle, a RV or a boat also requires a specific preparation that you need to inform yourself of. Also, there are some things that you cannot store in any unit nationwide, like flammable substances, drugs or stolen objects. It’s pretty intuitive that it might not be a good idea to store important personal objects – like photographs, dear memories, or generally irreplaceable stuff.