Tips For Home Renovation Storage
Are you planning on renovating your home? Home renovations can be an exciting time, but can often come with many challenges. One of the biggest challenges that come with renovating your home is figuring out where to store your belongings during the renovation process. We at XYZ Storage understand the challenges of renovating your home and want to help with your home renovation storage. In this article, we’ll explore the best storage options available as well as tips on how to store your belongings during this process.
Why is Home Renovation Storage Important?
If you’re planning to undergo a home renovation, storage is one of the most important aspects of the process to consider. The reason storage is such an important aspect of the home renovation process is that you’ll need space to work while renovating without the clutter of furniture, appliances, and belongings. By providing temporary storage to your belongings you’ll prevent damage to them and can help create a more efficient renovation process.
4 Home Renovation Storage Tips
While you may be eager to jump right into renovating your home right away it’s important to take a step back and have a game plan before diving right in. To help you get started before you start the home renovation process, here are our top tips to guide you through home renovation storage.
`1. Choosing the Right Storage Option
When it comes to home renovation storage, the first question that comes to mind is how to choose the right storage option. Depending on your home renovation plans and how much you plan on storing you might require renting a self-storage unit at a facility or a portable storage container on site, which in this case will be your home.
Storage Units
Renting a self-storage unit at a self-storage facility (off-site) can be the ideal solution for storing your belongings. When you choose to rent a storage unit at a storage facility you can choose from a variety of different sizes. For instance, at XYZ Storage you can choose from an array of sizes from our smallest compact units (4’ x 3’ x4’) to our largest units (10’ x 30’). The biggest advantage of renting a storage unit is keeping your items away from your house during the renovation process and using temporary storage off-site to prevent accidental damage.
Portable Storage Containers
On the other hand, if you prefer to have your belongings close by, on-site storage can be the better solution for home renovation storage. Portable storage containers can be delivered to your home to be placed on your driveway. This allows you to load and unload items as needed without having to travel to an off-site location. However, it is important to keep in mind that portable storage containers can provide less storage space compared to storage units.
Ultimately, it depends on your storage needs and how much storage space you require to store your belongings during the renovation process.
2. Decluttering Process
Once you figure out if a storage unit or portable storage container works best for your home renovation storage needs, take the time to declutter your belongings. Going through the decluttering process can serve as the perfect opportunity to sort through your belongings and organize them into four piles: keep, donate, throw away, or store away. This can help make the storage process much more efficient, especially if you have fewer stored belongings. Not only will you have less to put away in storage, but it’ll also cost you less as well. Decluttering is also a good process to go through every so often, so your living space is not cluttered.
3. Clean Your Appliances and Furniture
Now that you have a better idea of what you plan on storing, take the time to clean any of your belongings you plan on storing that need to be cleaned. This mainly goes for kitchen appliances and furniture. You can even choose to have protective covers and ensure all furniture is stored in an upright position to avoid any damage to them in the long run.
4. Packing Your Belongings
When it comes to finally packing your items for temporary storage during the home renovation process the key is to use sturdy boxes and bubble wrap to protect your belongings from damage, which is especially crucial for fragile items. And if you have smaller items you need to pack or store away during the renovation process, use divided storage boxes to keep small items, like screws and nails organized.
To prevent moisture and pests during storage, keep your belongings in a sealed storage container and take advantage of climate-controlled storage units if that’s an option available to you. You also want to keep your belongings elevated from the ground using pallets or shelves to prevent pests from getting into your belongings.
Don’t forget to label all of your storage containers so you don’t end up wasting time searching for your belongings during or post the renovation process.
5. Maximize Storage Space
Regardless if you’re planning on renting a storage unit at a self-storage facility or a portable storage container, it’s important to maximize your space. This will ultimately help you save space and money, especially since the renovation process can already be a costly one. Maximizing your space can prevent another costly expense on top of the cost of likely expensive home renovations.
So how can you maximize your storage space? Stack boxes strategically, use shelving units or racks to organize your items and choose which type of storage containers you want to use wisely. If you follow these steps, you can create an organized self-storage space that will help you maximize storage space while protecting your belongings without overspending on home renovation storage.
How XYZ Storage Can Help
At XYZ Storage, we offer a range of storage units to meet your home renovation storage needs. With five locations across Toronto and the GTA, we offer accessible, convenient, and flexible self-storage options for individuals and businesses across the city. All of our storage facilities are equipped with top-notch security so you feel confident in storing your belongings with us while you undergo renovations at home.
Drop by one of our self-storage facilities: Toronto Downtown, Toronto Midtown, Toronto West, Scarborough, and Etobicoke, and our storage experts will be happy to assist you in finding the perfect storage solution to keep your stored belongings safe.
From all of us at XYZ Storage, we wish you the best with your renovation and look forward to helping you keep your belongings safe and secure!
