Self Storage

Self storage provides the modern solution to everyone’s need for additional space, whether it’s a household trying to de-clutter or a business looking to hold stock. It works by people hiring a certain size of room, measured in square feet and referred to as a ‘unit’, from a self storage firm and then using it for (more or less) whatever purpose they want to. They are most commonly used to hold a tenant’s surplus possessions, although much more creative ones have also been found, including as artist’s studios, games rooms and even a gym for teaching martial arts.

The cost of renting a unit varies, both in terms of where it is found (major cities are dearest; rural backwaters less so) and also by whether it is inside a modern, purpose built warehouse development, or simply a shipping container kept outdoors. To count as self storage, the customer must have access to their unit on an ad hoc basis at least during normal business hours, and possibly beyond these as well; storage companies that say an appointment is needed for access is not offering the same thing.

Self storage finder site helps direct people to their nearest self storage facility with its finder feature, as well as providing a wealth of information explaining how to use storage, FAQs, information videos and blogs about self storage.