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Storage Tips

Tips on putting your household items into temporary moving storage and long term storage.

Schofield Removals has facilities for short term through to long term storage in a clean, dry, depot with fully security system. The advice below is applicable to any type of storage.

Stacking & Packing Your Boxes

  • Use boxes and not bags for easy stacking
  • Stack the heaviest boxes at the bottom
  • Don’t overfill boxes [15kg max]
  • Fill any left over space in a box with paper or cloth to ensure boxes don’t get squashed and to protect your possessions

Think Ahead

  • List and label boxes on all sides so that objects can be easily found if need be while in storage.
  • Place most used items at the top of packing boxes and at the front of the storage area for ease of access.
  • In self storage store most valuable items at the rear of your unit.

Save Space

  • Where possible, take apart your furniture like tables and beds. Ensure that all their fixings are bagged and labeled for easy reassembly.
  • Similarly label cords/power supplies so that you can correctly match them up with of all your electronic equipment, like computer equipment and audio systems.
  • With delicate items it is a good idea to use their original packing. Refrigerators and deep freezers need to be defrosted and dried out, doors left slight open to prevent mold.

Breakable Items

  • Breakable items should be individually wrapped and placed into well padded boxes.
  • More detailed advice can be found on the packing tips page.
  • Small, lighter items can stored in drawers.
  • Protect your larger items with light blankets or sheets. Pictures and mirrors should be stored on end, never flat.
  • Use paper pads to protect furniture being stacked.

Clothing

  • Loose clothing and bedding can go into bin liners.
  • We recommend the use of our general cartons for folded jumpers/trousers and wardrobe cartons to hang your garments and keep them clean and crumple free.

Banned from removal & storage

  • All foods
  • Anything flammable, combustible or caustic.
  • No petrol, oil, cleaning fluids, paint thinners and portable gas tanks.
  • If in doubt ask us or the management of your self storage unit.
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