Top 5 Reasons for Using Self Storage Units

Top 5 Reasons for Using Self Storage Units

Why do our customers use self storage units? Actually there are many reasons but these are some of the most common scenarios.

1. Moving Home

One of the top reasons people use self storage and probably the most commonly known about is a house move. Many people like to box and safely store their precious items in preparation for moving home. There’s so much to do in the run up to a home move and working around rooms full of boxes is very difficult.

It also helps to sell your home if you have a clear out and create lots of clean and light space ready for putting your home on the market. It can help potential buyers picture themselves living there.

2. Decluttering

Working from home or hybrid home/office working has remained following relaxation of Covid rules. As people get used to more flexible working many of our customers don’t want to carry on squeezing their working space into a cramped corner of a spare room. In fact it’s given many people the ideal opportunity to box and safely store less frequently used items and create more space in the home.

3. Business Stock

Many of our customers have started a business from home that has overtaken their available space. We have lots of businesses that use a self storage unit as a extremely cost effective stock room. It’s easy to scale up to a bigger unit as your business grows and simple to keep a track of the stock you have.

4. Hobbies

If you have hobbies that require lots of equipment you might find it tricky to find the space in your home or garage. And keeping expensive kit in a car or van isn’t very safe or sensible. We have lots of customers that store golf, fishing, wind-surfing as well as team sports kit.

5. Seasonal Items

Gone are the years where people decorated their homes just at Christmas. Now we see people decorate throughout the year – Christmas, Halloween, Easter and all these decorations take up a lot of space. Our storage units in Manchester and Stockport are used by many customers to keep large, heavy and bulky decorations, it’s much easier than fighting to get the Christmas tree out of the loft every December!

Our smallest unit is 25sqft (5ftx5ft), the size of a small garden shed. These units are incredibly cost effective and give you lots of potential and additional space. In addition we take security incredibly seriously so you can be sure that your belongings are safe and secure. Contact our friendly team today for more information and we’ll let you know how a self storage unit can benefit you.