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17 Mar 2022

Tricks and Tips To Arrange Items For Easy Access In Storage Unit


People decide to store the household items in a storage unit when they are travelling, shifting to a new house or renovating their homes. But, if the storage unit is kept messy and unorganized, you will not find the items in place when you need them. It is bound to create chaos.   

Can you imagine what confusion and irritation a messy storage unit can create when you can't find a particular item? Every item jumbled upon each other. In this heaps of mess, you don't even remember in which box you have kept what. Then you will have to unpack everything to locate a particular item. What a waste of time and energy it would be! 

To avoid this circus, you should store the items in a well-planned systematic manner. The tricks and tips below will surely assist you in the process of organizing your storage unit.  

1. Select Best Storage Unit 

The first step is to search for a storage unit company that will present its client with maximum benefits at reasonable costs. The facilities provided by them must be excellent and safe to use. Compare the different storage companies on the basis of price, quality service, security, insurance and professional team. Accordingly, select the best one. 

 2. Make A List Of Items For storage 

List the items you want to keep for storage. Bifurcate the items that you will need on a regular basis and the ones you will hardly use. Frequently used items can be clothes, electronics appliances and important documents. Check and recheck the items to make sure you do not miss out on any stuff. 

3. Choose The Right Size Box  

Buy boxes of different sizes to carry various household items. They must be sturdy and of good quality to hold all kinds of stuff. The weak ones will not be able to bear the weight of the objects.   

4. Label The Boxes 

Labelling the box is the most vital step. Without the labels, you will not be able to know which box has what contents. Boxes must be marked as FRAGILE if it has crockery items, electronic items and other equipment. Writing the information about the contents inside the box can make the search of the continents easy.  

5. Plan The Layout 

Chalk down a layout for systematically organizing your storage unit. Arrange the boxes in such a manner that access to each box becomes easy. A comfortable space must be present between the boxes and not they should not be carelessly thrown at one another. Cover the unit floor with a plastic sheet to avoid direct contact of the boxes with the floor.  

6. Systematic Placing of Boxes 

Boxes must be kept in an organized manner. Make sure frequently used items are placed in the front while the rarely used ones are kept behind. If stacked on one another, keep the regularly used ones on the top while the seldomly used ones at the bottom. Shelves can be helpful and save space. 

The BOX 

Beirut, Lebanon based storage company, The Box, has excellent storage units equipped with sophisticated features and also sells good quality packing materials.  

For more information, call us at tel:+961 71281168/+961 71175252



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