Despite the economic impact of coronavirus, you may still find yourself among the many homeowners going through a home renovation. In fact, according to a recent Houzz survey, 52% of those in the middle of a renovation project continued, while 47% simply put it on hold. That’s right, only 1% of people renovating their homes put a complete stop to it.
And whether you’re redoing your kitchen, bathroom, home office or everything, you can benefit from a self storage unit when renovating your home, and here’s how.
The benefit storage unit for home renovation
The biggest and most apparent benefit to self storage in home renovation is the safe and secure space it provides—emphasis on space. You’ll want to start by deciding which size storage unit you may need, and this can be done by looking at the room you’re redoing. For example, a small home office will likely only hold a desk, a small bookshelf, or other smaller furniture, which can all fit within a 5×10. Meanwhile, larger rooms such as a master bedroom, living room, den, or kitchen, a larger 10×10 or 10×20 would be better. Check out our helpful storage size guide if you need more assistance.
Beyond the space you’ll need, there are also key storage features to use to protect your belongings. Start with security, strong security features include electronic gate access, video surveillance, and onsite management to best protect your valuable belongings. And if you live in an area with extreme seasonal weather, find a unit with climate control. This feature maintains a constant temperature and humidity level to preserve weather-sensitive materials such as leather, wood, and electronics.
Lastly, and especially when storing the contents of larger rooms, consider using drive up access. This feature allows you to park your car, truck, or trailer directly up to the storage unit for easy drop off and pickup.
Tips for packing furniture
While you can checkout tips to store specific content, there are a few quick tips that apply somewhat universally that include:
– Deeply clean everything going into storage, which will include wiping down surfaces, vacuuming out crevices, and otherwise removing debris and contaminants as best as possible to avoid damages. For instance, any food crumbs in the cracks of a kitchen table could attract bugs or other pests.
– Some items will require a covering, but avoid heavy plastic sheets as many things will require air to breathe as well as avoid condensation from form.
– Inventory everything that is going into storage by either writing it down on your phone or a notepad.
– Now is also a good time to declutter your home by selling or discarding any items you do not need or want.
When it comes time to placing your belongings into storage, there are still things to consider and follow, such as never placing everything into a single large pile—especially if it goes up over your head—for both safety and convenience.
By lining the walls of your unit with your belongings, you can get quick access to anything you might need during your renovation. And by not placing anything above your head, you avoid any accidental bumps and scrapes or worse.
As the Houzz study shows, people are not slowing down even if they are staying home. And whether you’re renovating things now or have plans to do so in the future, a storage unit can be a great benefit to your projects any time.
