Quick Storage Unit Tips

Safety Pen Self Storage wants you to have a great self-storage experience. Here are some great tips on how to handle every step of the storage process. We are happy to help with you with all your storage needs.

Storage Tips

  2. Make an aisleway to help you easily access items that are located in the back of your storage unit.
  3. Cover up. Protect your furniture, including mattresses and box springs, with covers designed for the item. We sell a variety of plastic covering materials onsite.
  4. Think vertical. Make best use of your storage area by stacking to the ceiling, working from heaviest items on the bottom to lightest items on top.
  5. Optimize your space. Break down any furniture that has removable legs, leaves or other parts. Stack chairs seat-to-seat with towels or blankets between them.
  6. Multi-task. Use your refrigerator or other appliances to store things like linens – even books or CDs. Wedge the door of any appliances open so air can circulate inside them.
  8. Tool up. Shovels, hoes, rakes and hoses can be stored together in empty trash cans. Stack extra cans inside one another.
  9. Be prepared. Keep an extra emergency preparedness kit in your storage unit. If your home is inaccessible, you’ll have a second supply resource.

Packing Tips

  1. Be prepared. Gather all the materials and supplies you need before you start: boxes, tape, packing materials, markers, furniture covers and so on. Remember, Armour Self Storage sells everything you need.
  2. Label, label, label. Mark every box with its contents, and keep a written inventory as you pack.
  8. Hang it up. Use a wardrobe box to hang clothing, draperies and other fabrics that need to breathe and be kept crease-free.