21 Jan 2025
How to Prepare Items For Long-Term Storage
Storing your belongings long-term, whether in a self-storage unit, loft, or cellar, requires more than just throwing everything into boxes. Proper preparation is key to ensuring your items remain in good condition and are ready for use when you need them again. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential steps for preparing your items for long-term storage, offering actionable tips and advice to make the process smooth and successful.
17 Jan 2025
Storing A Couch: Sofa Self-Storage Scenarios
A comfortable couch is often the heart of a home, a place to relax and unwind. But what happens when you need to store your beloved sofa? Whether you’re moving, renovating, downsizing, or simply need more space for a short while, finding a safe storage solution is essential. This guide walks you through everything you need to know about keeping a couch in self-storage, ensuring it remains in great condition.
13 Jan 2025
Winter Preparation: How Self-Storage Can Help
Winter seems to come around quicker every year! While the cosy nights in and festive cheer are something to look forward to, the colder months also bring the need for extra preparation. From protecting your garden furniture from the elements to making space for winter gear, getting your home ready for winter can often feel overwhelming. But what if there was a simple solution to declutter and protect your belongings, making your winter preparations smoother and more efficient? That's where self-storage comes in.
09 Jan 2023
How Do I Estimate The Amount Of Space I Need?
How much storage space do you need? As a rough guide, a 10ft container holds the contents of a one or two-bedroom flat, which is about one Luton van load. A 20ft container holds a two to four-bedroom house, or roughly two van loads. For a closer figure, list what you're storing room by room and run it through the Go2Storage self storage calculator.
According to the annual report published by the Self Storage Association United Kingdom (SSA UK) in 2021, the total of self storage space available in the UK is 50 million square feet, of which, at the time of the report, 42.15 million square feet were occupied, which is 82.3% of that available space. This is the highest level of occupancy since 2004, which is representative of the fact that awareness of self storage as an option during a range of life events is higher than it’s ever been.
05 Jan 2023
How To Use Self Storage To Create More Space In Your Home
For a long time, self storage units have been associated with major life events such as a death in the family, divorce, ending a relationship and losing a job. So far, so cheery. According to the last annual report published by the Self Storage Association UK (SSA UK) these figures still hold sway in practical terms, with 30% of domestic users of storage units giving a death in the family as a reason, 12% ending a relationship and 9% changing employment.
22 Dec 2022
What Should Not Be Stored In A Self Storage Unit
Here at Go2Storage we spend a lot of our time pointing out just how versatile self storage can be, from a small unit used to put your winter wardrobe in a safe place all the way up to a business using larger units to store stock that would otherwise necessitate building an extended warehouse space. No matter how effective self storage undoubtedly is, there are some things that you simply shouldn’t put into a self storage unit.
21 Dec 2022
What Do People Store In Self Storage Units?
What do people keep in self-storage units? Mostly furniture and household contents during a house move. After that come out-of-season clothes, sports kit, Christmas decorations, garden furniture and collections that have outgrown the spare room. Businesses use units too, mainly for stock, tools and equipment, and archive paperwork. What you can't store is food, plants, animals, anything flammable, and firearms or explosives.
In other blog posts we’ve highlighted just how popular self storage has become in the UK, with occupancy rates hitting an all-time high of 83.3% during 2021 according to the industry-wide annual report published in 2022 by the Self Storage Association (SSA). The drivers behind this rise in popularity include trends which emerged during the pandemic, such as working from home and therefore needing extra ‘office’ space.
13 Dec 2022
10 Reasons Self Storage Can Help When Moving House
Is self-storage worth it when you're moving house? It earns its keep in a few situations. You want to declutter before viewings. There's a gap between leaving your old home and getting the keys to the new one. Or you'd rather unpack one room at a time instead of living in a maze of boxes. Units are rented month to month, so you only pay for as long as the move actually takes.
We’ve all heard, time and time again, the cliché that moving house is the most stressful thing that can happen to a person apart from the death of a loved one and a divorce. It’s a cliché for the reason that lots of things become clichés – because it contains a large kernel of truth.
12 Dec 2022
Useful Tips For Choosing A Self Storage Facility
So you want to use a self storage facility but you’re not sure which one? The bad news is it could be quite a tricky decision, but the good news is you’ve come to the right place to find the answer.