Our top tips for safe efficient packing!

At Need A Space we like to believe that our storage facilities are the best quality and the cheapest you are going to find around Kent. We offer services to cover all elements of the self-storage cycle from Van Hire, maximum security, use of fork lift trucks, unloading bays and flexibility around the size of your storage units. But even we have to accept that if our customers do not pack their valuables well, accidents may happen.

Our success has been built on offering optimum customer care. That is why we want to make sure your self-storage experience is one that will give you peace of mind and one that you will wish to repeat in the future. With that in mind here are our top tips for safe packing in self-storage:

A box is more than just a box

Cardboard boxes have had a bit of a bad press, but as with everything, if you buy cheap expect to get what you pay for. Don’t forget the box not only needs to hold your valuables it needs to be able to withstand transit and other boxes or objects being placed upon it. Take a look at our online box supplies

Secure those flaps

Many boxes are designed to have interlocking flaps but this is not secure on its own and can make the box weak when moved from place to place. Always use strong quality tape to stick down open ends of the box (and the bottom)

Don’t have a smashing time!

 With breakables such as glass, porcelain and crockery it is a good idea to bed the bottom of the box first of all with scrunched up paper. Cover this layer with a layer of paper and start packing your heaviest items by wrapping them well in newspaper. Between each layer of articles place a layer of scrunched up paper. At the top should be your smaller lighter items.

Name that box!

Don’t forget you need to know where everything is for easy access at any time within your self-storage unit, so label each box. Try and ensure contents of each box have some relevance to each other for easy labelling.

Get the right filler

 You need filler within the boxes to prevent your valuables colliding with each other in transit and to prevent the box crushing easily. Use filler such as bubble wrap to take up that extra space. Remember only to use proper filler material as it could get into the workings of appliances.

Less is more

 It is better to have less in your box and use more boxes as you will need to be able to move the boxes around easily without strain.

Think digital safety

Protect monitors, screens, scanner glass and other fragile parts with cardboard or pieces of bubble wrap or foam and tape. Mark glass parts as fragile to avoid leaning heavy objects against them.

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