Storage Tips for North Vancouver BC

So you need storage in North Vancouver and you are about to move your things into your storage room, remember when you put your possessions into storage, one day they will need to come out

Storage Tips North Vancouver

It makes sense to organize your storage carefully, so if you need something which is in storage, you know where it is. Also, you want to make sure your possessions are stored safely to avoid breakages and injury when you remove them.

The other benefit of organizing your storage carefully is that you may need less space and save some money!

It is sensible to use boxes or other containers, pack them carefully and marking them clearly. This list below is designed to help you ensure your possessions are safe and secure.

Always use good quality storage boxes.
Fill boxes to capacity – do not overfill. Overfilled boxes may tip over or collapse.
Heavy items should be packed into small boxes so they are easy to lift and boxes don’t collapse.
Label or number boxes for easy reference.
Make a list of your stored items and keep it in a safe place.
Protect your fragile goods in bubble wrap or packing paper.
Dishes and glassware should be wrapped in tissue paper or bubble wrap
Clean your garden equipment before you store it.
Wrap table legs with bubble wrap to protect them.
Use wardrobe boxes to store your clothes on hangers and they will keep their shape.
Place heavy or bulky items in the unit first and stack other items on top.
Plan your storage space. Put those items that you need to get to most often near the front, close to the door.
To maximize space, stack similar sized boxes together.
Do not place heavy items on sofas or mattresses.
Always place a protective cover over your soft furnishings.
Stack chairs seat to seat with cloth or paper to separate them.
Leave refrigerator doors open for ventilation.
Pictures and mirrors should be wrapped in mirror boxes, marked “fragile”, and stacked on end.
To aid ventilation, avoid stacking or leaning furniture against outside walls.
Cover your goods with sheets to protect from dust.

North Shore Mini Storage offers a range of air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned storage rooms to cater for all requirements. Why not call us and ask us about our storage rooms and range of moving supplies. Or come down and view some storage units. You will find our address and map on our Contact Us page.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.