How to Move in with a Friend and Stay Friends

Moving in with someone, friend or not, is a tough ask. Sometimes we need our alone time, and sometimes we want to party. It’s tough to find a person that will be in the same mood as you all time, but the key is compromise. At North Shore Mini Storage we deal with people moving in together all the time. So here are some tips for making it work. COVID-19 has hit us all hard, and sometimes you have to bite the bullet and ask for help.

How to Move in with a Friend

Even if you don’t know the person, this advice still applies.

Make it Fun

It’s exciting, moving into a new place and turning it into a home. So you and your new roommate should make it as fun as you can. Take some time to turn your new home into YOUR home and decorate it anyway you want. A day trip to IKEA sounds like a pretty good way to spend the day, and the Mac&Cheese is to die for.

Schedule

Who takes out the garbage on Monday? It is a question you don’t want to be fighting over on Sunday night. Make a concrete schedule that you both agree to for general household duties. The more transparent things are the smoother it will be.

Budget

Money can be a huge source of frustration and fighting. Make sure that both of you are together for any big purchases for the house. Understand how much rent and utilities are before you move in and make an agreement to pay. We suggest food bills be kept separate, everyone eats different things.

Communicate

Communication is key in any relationship. If something bothers you, speak up and don’t let it come to boil. By speaking openly about things that annoying you, you are less likely to fight. Trust us, good communication is half the battle to a peaceful house.

We wish you well in your move. If you need some storage for some of your moving items, you know who to call.

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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.