Storage: Whole House

Here are 7 great reasons why people choose to store with us.

1. Save - You pay only for the space you use - no extras!

We can store the entire contents of your home or just a few items. It’s often difficult to estimate exactly how much space you will need. If you do not use a professional removalist, then you may end up hiring a space that is either too large - hence you pay for space you don’t need, or too small - leaving you in a difficult situation on the day of your move - do you then take another smaller space or unload and restack everything into another larger unit?

With our storage, we estimate and only charge you for the space your goods take up - so there are no hidden surprises on moving day.

2. Save - You only pay for the time you are in - no ‘early exit fees’

At our storage facility, we charge you one month in advance for your storage. However, if for any reason, you need to move your goods before the month’s end, we refund the difference. You don’t pay for a single day more.

3. Security

Security is our priority.
We have interior and exterior infra-red sensors that detect any movement outside the premises as well as inside.We have smoke alarms which are linked to our security firm who notify us immediately of any concerns.

Our back to base alarms immediately send a signal to our security company which immediately notifies us and the police if necessary. Our operations manager lives within a 3 minute drive to our premises and is able to be on site quickly.

We also have restricted access to our storage – only our storeman and the men responsible for your removal are allowed into the storage area. If your goods are in our storage facility, and you need to access items - eg tax records, change of season clothes - our storeman can expertly unstow and then re-stow your goods so you can easily source what you need. There is a nominal fee for this.

4. Extra Protection

We have special double thickness furniture blankets to protect all your goods. We also cover all mattresses, dining chairs and lounges in special heavy-duty plastics designed specifically for storage. This eliminates dust, and other allergens so your furniture is clean when re-delivered.

Your furniture and other items are expertly packed away to minimize the space required and ensure the right articles are stacked at the base.

When people self-store in other facilities, they have to supply their own blankets and packing to protect their goods. The average household requires 30 to 40 thick furniture blankets to adequately protect the goods from being damaged. The savings made by using a professional to pack and stow your furniture is a good investment AND saves you time and worry.

5. Clean store – vermin free

We have a professional pest control company fumigate our storage facility every 3 months. We always receive a clean rating with no evidence of rodents, and other pests. To ensure this is maintained, we request no foodstuffs to be stored except tinned goods. A quick note about Ratsak – it actually attracts vermin. Please do not store Ratsak or any packaged foodstuffs in any of your boxes.

6. Lounges Looked After

Lounges need special care when being stored. Many people, when placing their own goods in store, stack other goods on top of their lounges to maximize space or put them on their sides. This causes unsightly pressure marks which often mar the appearance of the lounge.

We have a specific ‘lounge bay’ where all sofas, lounges and lounge chairs are stored on their feet, with nothing stacked on top of them or ‘butted’ up next to them. We also wrap each lounge and sofa in thick plastic specifically designed for this purpose. Not only are your lounges and sofas protected, they are also dust free and clean, when re-delivered.

Leather lounges are covered with special dust- free padded blankets. We do this rather than using plastic for
leather and suede as they may ‘sweat’ and deteriorate if covered in plastic.

7. Safe-Check Inventory.

If goods are going into storage, they are inventoried as they are loaded onto the truck. Each item is individually labelled and numbered with ‘easy remove’ stickers. You will receive a copy of the inventory to check and sign on uplift. Any marks or distinguishing features will be noted so you are aware of them before the goods are loaded.

When the goods are unloaded into store, they are again checked off the inventory by the storeman as they are being loaded into the storage bay. When it comes time to re-deliver, the inventory is again checked off as goods are re-loaded to ensure every item goes from the store to your new home.

You will also have your copy of the inventory when it comes time for re-delivery into your new home. This gives added assurance that everything is ‘as it was’ when picked up.

What we don’t store:

1. Flammables – not in the truck or the store please! No flammables or aerosols can be carried in the truck and especially not stored either in our bulk warehouse or in a container. Anything with the red “flammable” diamond on it cannot be carried in a removal van. This includes paints and aerosols. Please ensure these items are not packed in any cartons.
2. No perishables. No matter how well sealed you may think your food is, we would suggest you take all foodstuffs with you except those which are tinned. Tinned goods can be packed in ‘book cartons’ which can accommodate heavier items. Please do NOT store Ratsak - it actually attracts vermin.
3. We also suggest all irreplaceable items such as jewellery, coin collections etc are kept by you. Important documents such as wills, passports and other vital information should be photocopied and the originals also kept by you.