What Not to Store

When planning what to store in your unit, whether for business or personal purposes, consider that all storage facilities have restrictions on what they will allow you to store on their premises. This is for the protection of not just you and your belongings, but the facility staff and other customers and their goods. You will be required to sign a lease indicating that you understand and agree to adhere to the rules and restrictions for what items are allowable. As a general rule, any item or material that is considered “inherently dangerous” will not be allowed.  

In preparation for renting a storage unit, make out a preliminary inventory of the items you wish to store. Bring this with you to review with the storage facility manager to make sure you’ll be in full compliance with the list of allowable items. Full disclosure of what you will be storing is required. Or, if you’re not sure if an item is allowed, call the self-storage facility ahead of time to find out. This will prevent any related inconvenience upon arriving at the storage site.

Photographs will suffer temperature damage if not stored in a climate controlled unit.  For your personal protection and security, we recommend that the following not be stored.  Self storage can provide solutions for a number of unique situations and items. However, self storage is not appropriate for everything, and some items can pose safety concerns to the facility and tenants.

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While many materials are inherently dangerous to keep in a storage unit, others, even some everyday items, can be unsafe. Before you start filling and organizing your unit, complete an audit of your items to determine what can be stored onsite, and what should be stored elsewhere to help keep you and other tenants safe.

Self Storage Auctions

By law, when a storage facility customer stops paying for a unit, the facility must auction the contents of the unit to pay (or help pay) for the amount owed. By requiring an auction, these state laws help ensure that a fair price is retrieved for the contents. If the amount paid at auction is higher than the amount the tenant owes, the storage facility must write a check to the tenant for the difference.

Facilities are only entitled to the amount that the past-due tenant owes. Storage auction buyers attend auctions to bid on the units and attempt to win the contents. The majority of bidders at an auction intend on profiting from the resale of a unit’s contents, although some may simply be collectors or interested consumers. It is definitely to your advantage to be able to see inside all the units before the auction starts so you can decide which units you want to bid on, and how much you might be willing to pay for them. Ask the facility owner/manager which method they use, and be sure to arrive extra early if all the units are opened before the auction starts.

When you win a self-storage unit auction, you are buying the entire contents of the unit. You must pay for any units you have won immediately after the auction is over, before you are allowed to clean out the contents. The self-storage facility will expect you to remove everything contained in the unit, haul away the trash (not to the facility's dumpster-you have to find somewhere else to take it), and sweep the floor clean when you are done.

You may be required to pay a refundable "cleaning deposit" in addition to your winning bid to assure the facility that you keep your part of the bargain. Your deposit will be returned to you when the facility is satisfied that you have cleaned out the unit. Some may not reimburse you immediately, but may send the refund as a check in the mail.

Avoiding Self Storage Problems

You may decide to place certain things in a storage facility, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you are casting these items away. People use storage for different reasons – it may serve as a temporary hold while you transition to a new place to live, or you may have inherited some furniture and goods from a relative and you need time to sort through everything. However you end up renting a storage unit, you want to be certain to avoid issues that make your experience unnerving.

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Avoid headaches in dealing with a storage facility by doing your research ahead of time. If you know you plan to rent space in the near future, talk to people who have rented units and ask for their opinions.

 

If possible, ask to accompany a friend when they visit their unit so you can get a good lay of the land. This way, you can view the surroundings without feeling compelled to sit through a sales pitch. Later on, if you’re impressed, you can go back and consult with the manager.

A seasonal beach renter put all of his stuff into storage for the winter months. However, he forgot to insure it. The storage facility wasn’t well-ventilated and before long, black mold destroyed his possessions, which included antique furniture and unique works of art. Eventually, the renter had to pay specialists to haul his possessions away and couldn’t even get his stuff restored.

Finding Self Storage

With extra stuff comes extra clutter. Overstuffed bookshelves. Bureau drawers bursting with clothes. Cupboards chaotic with spice jars.

It’s no wonder that some of the best storage is the kind you don’t see. There are all sorts of inventive ways to declutter using hidden compartments and drawers.

While storing your expensive articles at a storage facility, it is very important that the facility is secured and offers services to protect stored items. Most of the customers don’t ask the important questions about security and insurance before choosing a self storage facility. All of the Secure Self Storage facilities in USA and Canada are tightly secured with the 24 hour surveillance cameras and computerized gate access.

 

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Several facilities that showcase great looking pictures online are often not very clean and could mislead you. If a storage facility is only at a short drive from your place, make a trip to it to have a walk-through of the facility. That will help you understand how secure, accessible, and clean that facility is. At Secure Self Storage, we keep our storage facilities clean and well-maintained. Call your local Secure Self Storage operator to schedule a visit to our facility and select a storage unit that may be right fit for your storage needs.