Follow These Fall Storage Tips to Keep Your Summer Gear Safe

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Follow These Fall Storage Tips to Keep Your Summer Gear Safe

Whether you live in BC or Alberta, these fall storage tips will help. Protect your open-air property from the rougher seasons. West of the Rocky Mountains stays damp for months. East of the Rockies can get savagely cold.Homeowners in both provinces have yard equipment and other outdoor things better kept indoors during the more wintery times. Backyard furniture is perfect for the summer, but autumn not so much. You’ll get much less use from it with the weather becoming less predictable. Winter will damage if not destroy furnishings left outside.These items will take up too much space in your garage. Covering them with a tarp and leaving them on your deck won’t keep the rain or frost out. Plus, they’ll get in your way.Renting a storage unit eliminates all this hassle. Here are some tips: What To Put in Storage Outdoor furniture Summer sports equipment Lawn mowers and whipper-snippers Outdoor tools Camping equipment Gardening gear Bicycles Some BC residents will cycle year-round on the coast, but generally bikes are better off stored from November until April. Summer shoes too. Plants are not permitted in storage units. Nor are toxic fluids, explosives, or anything stored under compression. Declutter Your Garage It’s important to free up space in your garage during the cooler months because you’ll be wearing more layers. Families are more bound to their vehicles when it’s cold. That means more traffic between your car door and your home’s entrance to the garage. The claustrophobic feeling that comes with having to bob and weave around your belongings during this little trip can be eliminated by renting a storage unit. Clean Everything Before Putting It in Storage Be sure to clean the blades of your lawn mower, camping gear, and any outdoor tools or toys that may have residual dirt or plant life on them. All equipment should be cleaned of any organic material as well before it goes into a storage unit, lockers. The bacteria on items can spread, causing mould. Pack Smart Items in containers should be of the same type. Label every box clearly. Get ...


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October 1st, 2024

How Do I Calculate The Best Self Storage Unit Size?

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How Do I Calculate The Best Self Storage Unit Size?

Getting your stuff into a reasonably compact self storage area begins with evaluating your estate. If you take stock of all the items you possess, you’ll notice that probably not all of them are necessary. We often keep old possessions that have already been replaced or hang onto things we intend to discard.Renting a storage unit often indicates a sudden or important life transition. That being the case, while taking stock of your worldly goods, make sure the things you’re putting into storage are ones you actually want or need.At Maple Leaf Self Storage, we have many resources to help you plan your move and determine your storage space need. What Do I Do After I’ve Chosen What Things To Keep? After deciding what to keep, divide your property into categories. This means figuring out how much furniture you have, appliances, clothing, kitchenware, and any other kind of property you wish to preserve. This will help you visualize how items will be arranged in your unit. That allows you to begin formulating the space size you require. For example, if your longest possession is a couch that is over eight feet long, then you know one of your storage space dimensions must be longer than that.Use a measuring tape, unless you have a great eye and instinctive spatial awareness. Decide which larger things can be stored sideways or disassembled to reduce space. A mattress, for example, takes up much less room when turned on its side, up against a wall. After Measuring The Biggest Things, What Next? If you’re reluctant to save space by storing a chesterfield on its end, facing up, then remember you can let it sit normally and put boxes on it. Store everything including appliances and kitchenware in clean cardboard boxes. Clothes should go in plastic containers.Separate lighter from heavier boxes, and ones with fragile contents. What Do I Do with My Packed Property? Now count the boxes and containers, see how much you have. Measure them. Decide what can be stored ...


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August 6th, 2024