Domestic & commercial storage in Shrewsbury
Hints & tips for storing your belongings
- Make sure to open your unit regularly to check your items and help ventilation.
- Use sheets of cardboard or plastic on the floor or over soft furnishings.
- It is better to store large items with small gaps between each other to help ensure adequate air circulation.
- Keep refrigerators, freezers and washing machines dry before storing.
- Thoroughly dry refrigerators, freezers and washing machines before storing.
- Clean ovens and cooking utensils to prevent rust.
- Ensure liquids are stored in sealed containers to reduce the likelihood of condensation.
- If storing garden and garage tools clean them thoroughly and wipe them with an oiled rag.
- Keep perishable items on pallets or runners to ensure they avoid contact with spillages.
Make the most of your space
- Disassemble beds and wardrobes to save space. Chairs can be stowed seat to seat or upside down on other items.
- Store large items such as mattresses and settees on end or vertically.
- Use plastic see-through boxes for storing small items - it makes it easy to see what is inside without opening them!
- Fit racks to organise and store materials and tools.
- Use ceiling hooks to hang frames, netting or support lines, crisscrossing the unit.
When storing vehicles:
- If vehicles are regularly moved, cut timber wedges to bridge the step at the entrance.
- Make sure to check the width of your vehicle.
- Use ramps to get your vehicle over the small ridge at the entrance.
- Drain all fuel or flammable liquids.