Wednesday, November 30, 2011

SIZE DOES MATTER!!!!



Trying to determine the size of a storage unit is not always about what you are storing but also about the flexibility of the space that’s needed.  One of the questions I always ask people to think about is, do you need to move around in your unit? Or do you only want to rent enough space to cram everything in?  If you are going interstate or overseas then obviously it’s not important to have room to move but if you are in between houses, need to declutter for sale or simply storing because you need more space, then you may want access to your papers, Christmas tree etc.
Having a plan before you move into storage can also be very useful on the day to help keep your stress levels down and to maximize the size of the space you are renting, think of it like a game of  tetris (showing my age now) where you start at the back wall and slowly build up (most units are between 2-3 metres high) moving towards the front of the unit to make the most of the space and again if there are things that you know you will need access to over the time that you are storing, you may want to put those things right at the very front of your unit.