Traditional storage units are used for household goods, a place to store furniture during the in-between time of selling one house and moving into another, right? That’s what people associate traditional self storage with, correct?
Times are a ’Changin’, and the storage places now offer quite a few innovative and creative uses for storage spaces, uses we will share in this article by Mouser Self Storage, serving South Fort Worth, Alvarado, and Johnson County. Call us at 682-800-3949 for more information.
Traditional reasons why people rent storage units.
The top reasons why people have used, are using, and will use storage units are:
- Renovating Your Existing Home and need a place to store furniture during the renovation.
- Moving to a New Home in a few days, after you have moved out of the previous home.
- Changes in Relationship Status; divorce, separated, death to a spouse, all necessitate a change in lifestyle.
- A Safe Place for Equipment or Vehicles, probably the most secure self storage option available.
- You’re Often in Transit: business executives and military personnel will understand this one.
- Storing Business Inventory or Archives; operating a business means documents, it means excess goods in need of storage.
- Simply Running Out of Space. The garage full of stuff? Would you like to free it up for your car? Rent a storage unit.
Those are the top seven, but the fact of the matter is this: practically anything which needs a temporary storage area can be kept at a self-storage facility, with the only restrictions being the ones listed below.
There are very few restrictions.
Illegal items cannot be kept in self-storage. Perishable foods are a no-no, as are explosives or weapons. Those are the legal restrictions, but we should probably add that you cannot operate a business inside a storage facility (storing business inventory is fine), and you may not live in a storage unit, even though some have tried and, truthfully, some have been successful in the past.
Innovative uses in a changing world.
We already mentioned car storage. Why pay exorbitant fees at car storage facilities when self-storage is just as secure? The same can be said about RV self-storage. Most places have units tall enough and long enough to handle a Class A motorhome, so why not free up your driveway and safely store your motorhome in a storage company? Boat storage units? Of course, and much more secure than traditional marina storage. And, with 24/7 access, your boat will be ready to pull out of the unit and go fishing at any hour of the day.
Another use which as recently been added is the small shop space and small hobby shop. As long as you are not entertaining customers and taking money, you can most definitely use a storage unit for a shop.
What type of hobby are you into? Are you fond of the arts? Do you need room to pursue your passion for painting or sculpture? Do you like to make cards, or are you into calligraphy? Perhaps crocheting is your passion, or sewing or quilting? Maybe you have an arts and crafts Etsy business which has outgrown your home.
Maybe you like to restore cars or travel trailers or small boats? Maybe you like to build small boats for a small business?
Are you a writer, a blogger, or a vlogger, desperate for a private space where you can create?
Photography? Tie-dying? Making collages? Perhaps you love to play video games, but your partner is demanding equal time with the television? Stamp collecting, book collecting, coin collecting?
Have we forgotten anything? If you have an idea but don’t know if it is allowed, ask your local mini storage company. You just might be surprised by what you are allowed to do.
A final word about Mouser Self Storage.
Mouser Self Storage and our sister company, Blue Mound 287 Self Storage, are locally owned and operated. Call us today and ask about our move in specials.