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Warehouse storage is a perfectly viable option if you have large
furniture, lawn chairs, boxes of out-of-season clothing or other bulky
items that you seldom use but are not ready to give away.
Contact an independent storage facility or a moving company that has
a state-of-the-art facility of its own. An inspector will come to
your home for a free estimate to determine the size and cost of your
storage need.
Before your items are transported to the facility, a warehouse crew
will arrive to wrap and prepare all items that will be placed into
storage. Your items are individually wrapped in protective moving
pads or shrink-wrapped in plastic, in the cases of couches and rugs,
and stored and sealed within large wooden containers known as "vaults"
or "pallets."
Many will provide free pickup if you agree to keep your items in storage
for a certain length of time. You also have the option of delivering
your items to the facility yourself and arrange for a container and
inventory list to be prepared for your arrival.
Paperwork
At the time of pickup, the crew foreman will create a detailed inventory
of the items and their condition at the time of pickup. The warehouse
operators accept the responsibility for your items under a contract.
In addition to the inventory, you are given a written contract that
states where your items will be stored, the monthly rate for each
vault that your items occupy, and the schedule and charges for services
such as the retrieval of your items. You are also provided, free of
charge, with a minimum valuation. The amount depends on each individual
company. Ask about replacement coverage for your items.
All paperwork is completed and signed on-site, at your home. You never
have to pay another visit to the storage facility, other than the
inspection.
Each vault holds a similar capacity as a small room.
Once they are sealed, they will never be opened
without your consent. A truck transports the vaults
and once they arrive at the facility, they are placed
on warehouse racks for future identification and
efficient retrieval.
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