Avoiding Storage Issues

Renting a self-storage unit provides a great way to eliminate clutter in your home, but without proper planning, your storage space can also become cluttered. Here are a few strategies you can use to keep your space neat and clutter-free.

Choose A Larger Unit

While your self-storage facility may be able to recommend a space based on how much you need to store, you may find that you need more room. Estimates for space sometimes assume that items will be stacked and stuffed into the unit. This provides little room for moving items around or adding new ones to the space. Instead, opt for a size or two larger than what you need. With the extra room, you can create aisles and truly organized the space.

Choose Uniform Storage Containers

The boxes you currently use to store personal items may come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Stacking these boxes neatly in your storage unit can be a challenge. Instead, consider transferring all of your items into uniformly sized containers. This can help make stacking easier, and it can give the space a more organized look. If you are storing both small and large boxes of personal items, choose two container sizes to meet these needs. You can store smaller boxes together in one section of the unit and larger ones in a separate area.

Define Your Space

Defining your space ahead of time gives you a way to plan where everything will go before you start unloading boxes and furniture into the storage space. Use painter's tape on the floor to outline where items will go, and then unload boxes and furniture according to those outlines. If possible, load your moving truck according to the outlines, with items that need to go into the back of the unit loaded into the truck last. By doing this, you'll be able to unload everything in order of where items need to go inside the unit.

Leave Some Free Space

Of course, you may find that you have more clutter to get rid of over the months and years after you rent your storage unit. When you define your space, leave some empty

areas on shelves or the storage unit floor that can be used to store items in the future.By following these tips, you can help ensure that your storage unit remains neat and free from clutter, which will make finding items when you need them much more easily. For more information, contact a company like All American Mini Storage.