Moving and Storage
Moving and Storage companies can provide you with a storage solution to meet your
individual needs. For a few days or a few years, we can customize a program that
will be the most efficient and cost effective for you.
Moving and Storage companies offer safe,
secure, containerized vaults that will fully protect your most cherished
possessions. These vaults can be brought directly to your home where your items
will be inventoried, wrapped, and loaded right at you door.
For
overnight storage moving and storage companies can load the moving van at your home and lock the truck at
our warehouse for the overnight stay. With availability,some companies can store shipments
on the trailer for up to two weeks greatly cutting down on your storage and
handling cost.
General Self Storage Tips
Most storage facilities strive to make your storage experience a pleseant one. However a few
cautionary words and some helpful hints on what can and can’t go into
storage.
What can’t I store?
Common sense and the law determine what you can and cannot store. However,
under your self storage agreement, you cannot store flammable, dangerous,
explosive, illegal, environmentally harmful or perishable goods. Mowers and
other diesel or gas powered engines must have the fuel removed before being
stored.
Moving Boxes
Remote controls, bed legs, nuts and bolts, screws for dressing tables or
mirrors, appliance and electronic equipment leads, and other last minute bit and
pieces. Number each carton and make a list briefly describing the contents of
each carton next to the number. Televisions, video & music equipment should
be wrapped in bubble plastic and packed into cartons with plenty of crunched up
paper on the bottom, top and sides. Remember, donÂ?t make cartons too heavy.
Cartons should be packed to the top with no space at the top or the carton may
crush. Fill any space at the top with crunched up paper and press the lid down
firmly. Cartons should be strong enough to be used as a base to stack furniture
on.
Plan before you store
To help you maximize your storage space, place your cartons (professional
packing cartons) in the unit to about waist height as a base. Stand mattresses
and solid larger square furniture on the cartons, and then stack smaller lighter
items over the top. Work your way forward and upwards. Use protective blankets,
sheets etc, to protect surfaces. Store fridges and freezers with doors slightly
ajar. Store items you will require access to at the front of the unit. Cover
mattresses, fabric lounges and chairs in plastic covers.
Insurance
The goods you have stored in a self-storage space are yours and remain your
responsibility. You should always have them covered by insurance. Check with
your insurance provider to see if your contents policy has provision to cover
your goods in a self-storage facility. If not your self storage consultant
should be able to assist you in gaining insurance cover.
Furniture
- Mattresses, fabric lounges and chairs should be placed in plastic covers.
- Disassemble beds, tables and prefab furniture where possible.
- Store tables upside down on padding as high up as you can reach.
- Do not pack pressure packs, oils, paints, flammables, chemicals. Wherever
possible everything that will fit into a carton should be packed into a carton.
- Line the bottom of each carton with about 100mm of crunched up paper and
press down firmly for padding.
- Wrap all items individually.Large heavy items should be packed on the bottom
and lighter things on the top.
- Dinner plates should be packed on their edge at the bottom of the carton.
Place more crunched up paper between layers of packed items. Continue with bread
plates saucers and other smaller items Place more crunched up paper around the
sides of the carton. Stemmed glasses should be packed upside down.
- Paintings should be packed into picture/ mirror cartons if they cannot fit
into a standard carton.
- Fine delicate crystal and hand blown glass - use tissue or shredded paper
which is available from our office.
- Small items should be wrapped individually and then bundled together to make
a bigger bundle to prevent loss.
- Paperback books can be packed into bundles of six to eight and packed into
specific book cartons which are designed in size to restrict the weight.
Before Moving & Storage
- Clean and drain fuel/oil from mower, edger etc.
- Disconnect and drain washing machine, secure motor and barrel for travel if
required (front loaders especially) refer manufacturers handbook.
- Disconnect and prepare stereo, CD player, compact disk etc.
- Disconnect and drain water from fridge freezer the day before removal and
make sure they are thoroughly clean and dry to prevent mould.
- Clean BBQ
- Gas bottle to be emptied, burn through BBQ dont empty into atmosphere.
Beware of gas heater pilot lights.
- Dismantle and bundle swings, slippery dips, portable pools, trampolines,
hammocks and garden sheds.
- Drain and dismantle your waterbed the day before uplift. A suitable
conditioner should be added to the bladder before storing.
- Arrange disconnection of services like electricity, gas, phone.
- Cancel deliveries like paper, milk, and organise redirection of mail.
- Notify the following authorities of your change of address:
- Electoral office, vehicle registration, banks, taxation office, insurers,
education institutions, social security, medicare, clubs and subscriptions.
Appliances
Fridges and freezers and all other white goods should be clean and dry before
being stored. Avoid placing other items inside white goods. Stack only light
things on top of fridges, freezers, washing machines. Tools, BBQ’S, equipment
etc, should be cleaned before storing.
