Self Storage vs Moving Straight In: A Quick Guide
Not every move goes straight from one front door to another. Chain breaks, gaps between tenancies, renovations, and downsizing all create situations where your belongings need somewhere to go before your new home is ready for them.
When You Might Need Storage
- A gap between completing on a sale and completing on a purchase
- Downsizing to a smaller property and needing time to decide what to keep
- Renovating a new property before moving your furniture in
- Decluttering before putting your current home on the market
What to Store vs What to Let Go
A storage gap is also a natural opportunity to be honest about what you actually want in your next home. Seasonal items and genuinely sentimental pieces are usually worth storing; furniture you've been meaning to replace anyway often isn't. Sorting this before your items go into storage saves you paying to store — and later move again — things you were never going to unpack.
Choosing the Right Unit Size
As a rough guide: a small unit (around 25 sq ft) suits a few boxes and small furniture, a medium unit (around 50 sq ft) typically covers the contents of a one-bedroom flat, and a large unit (around 100 sq ft) is usually enough for a three-bedroom house. If you're unsure, it's worth discussing your specific inventory rather than guessing — it's a common (and costly) mistake to book a unit that's too small.
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