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Convenient, affordable self-storage solutions keep life organized at home, work, and school. It’s the perfect way to open up space unless you use your unit incorrectly. How do you maximize the room in your unit? How do you make everything fit? It can be difficult to know.
Safeguard Self Storage is here to help. Try these packing tips for your Lombard, IL, storage unit from our storage pros.
10 Tips to Pack Like a Pro
Plan Ahead Online
Safeguard offers an online space estimator tool that lets you size up different storage units before you move in. These handy digital tools make it easier to figure out exactly what you need.
Declutter Your Clutter
Be honest about what you really want to keep in storage. Don’t just move clutter from your home base into your unit. Save that storage space for the important stuff!
Take Things Apart
If you can disassemble something, it will probably fit better in your storage unit. From bed frames to bikes, this is one of our best packing tips for large and bulky items.
Invest in New Boxes
You won’t find mold or bugs in new storage boxes. Fresh containers are strong enough to hold heavy loads and stack safely. Safeguard’s self-storage facilities sell a variety of sturdy boxes and moving supplies on-site.
Fill Them Up
Maximize space in your storage unit by filling up boxes, sealing them with heavy tape, and labeling the contents. Tightly packing boxes gives them extra stacking strength.
Securely Store Clothes
Having a climate controlled storage unit offers extra protection for clothing from mildew and bugs. You can also add another layer of safety while saving space by using vacuum bags to compact clothing.
Stack Like a Pro
Take advantage of vertical space by building stacks of same-sized containers. Remember to stack the heaviest boxes at the bottom, though, to avoid the risk of unit avalanches.
Bring in Shelving
Keep thinking vertically while you keep fragile things safe. Bring in wheeled shelving units or old bookshelves to extend secure floor-to-ceiling storage options.
Use Hidden Spaces
Some of the smartest packing tips are hiding in plain sight: your unit’s empty space. Store extra belongings in dresser drawers, under small tables, and inside ovens and refrigerators.
Resist Plastic Bags
Plastic bags don’t compact very well. They tear too easily and they trap moisture. They don’t stack either, so keep them off your list of packing strategies.
Let Safeguard Help
Safeguard’s experts know all about maximizing storage unit square footage. We’re always happy to share ideas that help you make the most of your space. When you want a little help from self-storage pros, you can depend on us here at Safeguard. Rent a unit today at our Lombard, IL, storage facility or one of our other facilities!
