12 Sep What You Need to Know About Storing Valuables in Your Storage Unit
Whether you’re storing valuables, family heirlooms, costly electronics, or musical instruments in your storage unit, choosing a reputable storage company, using good packing practices, and having storage unit insurance are vital to ensuring your belongings are safe.
Rent a Storage Unit from a Secure Kamloops Storage Facility
Not all Kamloops storage companies offer the same level of security. When choosing a storage company, ask the following questions:
- Are the storage facility and storage units monitored and alarmed?
- Does the facility have security cameras outside and inside the building?
- Can any member of the public access the building?
- Are storage units accessible from outside the building?
- Does the facility provide secure entry, such as FOB-key-only access?
- Are the building and lot well lit?
- Do storage staff follow safety and security protocols?
Choose a Climate-Controlled Storage Facility
Climate-controlled storage protects your belongings from heat, cold, and humidity. Without climate-control technology, extreme temperatures and moisture can cause damage to belongings in storage. In unconditioned environments, electronics and metal can corrode or rust, wood can warp, and textiles and paper can suffer mildew and mould damage.
Use Packing Methods & Materials that Keep Items Safe
While building security and climate control are important, your own packing practices also affect the safety of items in your storage unit. The following are some quick tips for packing items safely.
- Don’t pack too many items in a box. Things are more liable to break when packed tightly and heavy boxes are more easily dropped
- Use quality moving and packing supplies such as sturdy boxes, packing tape, packing paper and bubble wrap
- Always clean and dry items placed in storage (e.g. clothing, sporting goods, camping gear)
- Use moving blankets or other padding to protect furniture in storage
For more tips, read “How to Pack Your Storage Unit Efficiently and Safely”.
Get Added Protection with Storage Unit Insurance
Many people incorrectly assume that because a storage facility is insured, so are their belongings. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. A storage company’s insurance only covers losses to the company’s property and assets and not a storage renter’s belongings. This is standard throughout the storage industry.
While Valleyview Mini Storage is secure and our staff do their utmost to ensure the security and safety of tenant’s belongings in storage, storage unit insurance provides additional peace of mind and protection. Insurance is particularly important if you’re storing valuables. Our staff always recommend that tenants purchase insurance or find out whether their existing homeowner or tenant insurance covers belongings they move into their storage unit. View Kamloops insurance companies on Google Maps.
Rent a Secure Storage Unit at Valleyview Mini Storage
Rent a secure storage unit in Kamloops at Valleyview Mini Storage. Our climate-controlled facility offers the following security features:
- All facility entry points are monitored using storage security software
- Each storage unit is alarmed and motion detectors safeguard all areas of the facility
- After hours, a security company patrols our building
- Security cameras record activity and video can be cross referenced with each tenant’s access 24 hours per day
- Storage units can only be accessed from inside our building with the FOB key provided to you when you lease storage
- Staff follow vigorous security procedures. Even our trolleys must be checked out and checked in.
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