Questions to Ask Your Storage Provider

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If you are thinking of putting your things into storage, you’ll want to make sure your belongings are safe. There are a few things you should ask your storage provider to make sure you are making the right choice. Read on to find out all our best tips before you commit.

What sizes do you offer?

Storage units aren’t one size fits all, and you won’t have the perfect amount to fill every storage unit. Vitally, you don’t want to be paying for more space than you are using, or ever intend to fill. Plus, you don’t want to be left holding a sofa and wondering how it will fit in the cramped unit, so the aim is to fill it like Goldilocks would: not too much, not too little, but just right.

Luckily, Safestore offers dozens of sizes of personal storage unit from 10 to 500 square feet, allowing you to store everything from student luggage to an entire house worth’s of furniture.

Questions to Ask Your Storage Provider

How far away will my belongings be?

Where your storage is will matter to you depending on what you are storing away. If you are keeping your furniture out of a major refurbishment or rebuilding your home, you’ll be more open to driving to get your stuff out, but you’ll want to pick somewhere close by if you are intending to come in and out for your bikes or seasonal clothes.

If you are close to a major UK city, you will be close to your belongings. A quick drive should take you to any one of the over 45 stores in London and there are 125 stores found nationwide. Visit the Safestore website to find your local storage options.

What’s the access like?

Again, depending on what you intend to keep in your storage, you’ll want to know how easy it is to get in and out of your storage unit.

Safestore offers everyone a key to their unit, so you can access whenever you need to within opening hours. You can access, but not empty, your unit after as much as few months or as little as a few minutes.

Your belongings are kept locked up, available only to those with the key. You will be asked to provide your own padlock to ensure that only you have access to your unit. 24-hour CCTV will monitor your unit, linking to a comprehensive alarm system that protects your belongings.

Do I need insurance?

Insurance is recommended anyway, but to store with Safestore it is required. Think about it, homeowners have insurance and renters can get insurance to protect their things, and that’s in your hands. Why would you hand over everything without insurance?

Safestore offers their own insurance policy that covers everything in your unit on a replacement as new basis. Customers can take out their own insurance policy, but it must cover everything on a replacement as new basis.

Who needs extra storage?

Everyone will need to use a storage unit at some point in their lives. Students that are staying in dorms will need to store their belongings during the summer, or while looking for a new place to rent.

If you are refurbishing or building your home, you will need the space to keep your belongings until the work is done. It is also a good option for people who live in a small space and need more room to breathe.

Travellers going on a long trip, either for business or backpacking or on a work holiday visa, can put away their things and have them waiting for them when they get back. It’s an invaluable commodity that can make a lot of lives easier.