3 Common Storage Facility Problems to Avoid

When it comes to selecting a storage facility to store your items, it’s important to find a convenient, well priced and safe facility. However, these are not the only things you should look for when choosing a facility. Make sure you visit a location before you commit to renting a storage unit because problems can creep up on you faster than you can move your items out. Here are 3 maintenance issues you should never ignore when selecting a facility.

Avoid These Potential Self Storage Facility Problems

1. Roofing

If you can see the top of the facility’s roof or even the ceiling of the unit you are looking at, make sure it is free of leaks and damp spots that can turn into major flooding in your unit. If somehow a leak does spring and ruins your items, you may not be able to recover anything and insurance might not cover the loss, leaving you in the dark with money and priceless items gone.

2. Malfunctioning Doors

You want easy access to your items when you visit your unit. Doors that get jammed or stuck when rolling up are easy to tell that the facility is not cared for. If the company doesn’t take care of its doors you can be sure there are larger problems at hand.

3. Parking Lot/Crumbling Asphalt

When pulling into the facility you are looking at, make sure to have a look at the ground. Issues such as cracking and potholes mean the company doesn’t keep up appearances and can lead to issues with your unit or even your car.

A good idea when looking at potential storage facilities is to have a look at a few and narrow it down to a few. Once you have selected these you should bring a friend along for a fresh set of eyes. They may see something you overlooked and can help in the final decision. At North Shore Mini Storage we take pride in our location and make sure everything is in tiptop shape.

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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.