Preparing Your Possessions for Long-Term Storage

By Terry Moving and Storage

Storage facilities offer an excellent way to maintain your belongings during transitional periods. To ensure that possessions do not suffer damage or decay during their storage, be sure to prepare them properly. Here are

some tips:

- Clean all clothes and linens. Clothing, curtains, blankets, and sheets always should

be stored clean.

- Choose the right container. Books require different boxes than fabrics, and glassware

demands padding in addition to the right box. Furniture also requires special care; at Terry

Moving and Storage, each piece is pad-wrapped and shrink-wrapped for optimal

protection.

- Stack properly. Stored items generally should not be kept directly on concrete floors, and fragile items should be placed on top of

piles.

- Position fragile items properly. Records, books, mirrors, and other items that might

break or distort can be preserved with proper positioning.

- Prevent rust. Clean metal items such as tools or bikes before storing them to prevent

corrosion.

About the Author

Terry Moving and Storage offers clean, secure, climate-controlled storage facilities in Orange County, California.

The facility is also checked monthly by a pest control company to keep unwanted guests out of customers'

belongings.

Since the company's storage units are mobile, customers of Terry Moving and Storage enjoy the

convenience of having the units delivered to their door so that they can pack and unpack efficiently. This

means that belongings are only loaded and unloaded once, which reduces the cost of the company's services

and the risk of damage to precious possessions. In addition, an inventory is created to record each box and

piece of furniture placed in the unit, ensuring that nothing gets lost.