Home renovations create chaos. There is dust, noise and mud tracking everywhere throughout the home as your contractors work tirelessly to complete your home renovation. The biggest challenge of all, is figuring out what to do with all of all your home items while the renovation work is taking place throughout the home.
The decluttering advantage
Home renovations are a messy business. Dust, contractors walking through the house with mud on their boots and general chaos in the living space can all be exhausting to deal with. But perhaps the greatest challenge that families face in the home during renovation is what to do with all of the belongings in the house. Self Storage can be used as a short term solution during a home renovation but it can also be used as a way to sort through the many items that families have accumulated in their homes over time. In many cases, families find that having all of the belongings removed from the space where the renovation is taking place allows them to declutter and sort through their many items to better appreciate what they have.
Self storage facilities for home renovations are ideal for families that have more items than they need to take to their newly completed home. Families can sort through their accumulated possessions at their own pace and in the comfort of their own time. Many families find that the process of deciding what to keep and what to get rid of is very liberating; however, it can be hard for some people to face the fact of how much stuff they have actually accumulated over the years.
Sort your packing into two piles of things you know you will keep and things you are not quite so sure about. Use the time span of the renovation as a sorting period for sorting and if you do not miss something after six months, chances are you don’t need it.
Protecting valuables and fragile items
Construction sites and precious belongings don’t mix well.
Many personal or precious items are sensitive and could be damaged by dust and other substances that could penetrate deep into small cracks and crevices of storage spaces. In addition to this risk of damage, the heavy movement of objects and constant vibrations of machinery could also cause fragile or sensitive objects to suffer damage. Also, the risk of accidents occurring in a construction site where many objects are stacked and left in a space is a very real one. This is why it is so important to make sure that any delicate or fragile personal or precious items are stored in a safe and secure manner, and the best way to do this is to store them in climate-controlled storage facilities. These facilities maintain constant temperatures and humidity levels at all times, which will help to protect items such as electronics, artwork, photographs, antiques, musical instruments, furniture and more from suffering from damage such as warping or cracking. Although the cost to store these items in a climate-controlled storage facility will be more than to store similar items in an external self storage unit, the cost to repair or even replace similar damaged items will be far greater.
Furniture also must be protected from the renovation dust. The renovation dust penetrates deep into the fibers of upholstered furniture as well as into the grain of wood furniture. In addition, when furniture is moved from room to room on a renovation site, it can be damaged by the constant moving of heavy objects as well as be subjected to the vibrations from the various pieces of machinery that are used on the site. All of these problems can be avoided by storing your furniture in a climate controlled storage unit.
Creating functional living space during renovations
The biggest storage challenge is actually halfway through the renovation when all of the items from the renovated section have been removed and taken to storage and your family is trying to live in the smallest section of the home. The items stored in the storage will then be returned to the recently completed area of the home and your family can move back to living as normal whilst the remaining renovations are completed.
Storage throughout the home can be utilized to create temporary living spaces while the renovation is underway. These spaces could be used for temporary storage of items such as: Seasonal decorations; Books; Home decor items; Rarely used appliances for the kitchen and/or bathrooms. For example, a family room or extra bedroom for children could be set up for the family to utilize while the majority of the home is under renovation. Using storage for items that are not typically used in daily life can help families to continue to function as normally as possible while home renovations are taking place. Kitchen renovations are a good example of this as most families underestimate the amount of space that their kitchen items take up. By moving the small appliances, excess dishes, and bulk food items to storage, a family can set up a temporary kitchen in a different part of the home and continue to function as normal until the renovation is complete. A large portion of Bunbury storage facilities have families store everything from stand mixers to holiday serving dishes in storage while they undergo a major renovation of their kitchen.
Temporary storage can really help your kitchen renovation be a smooth and stress-free process. It is surprising how much space all the small items of your kitchen will take up when they have been removed from your kitchen cabinets. Even seemingly small items can grow in size when out of their normal home. This is why it is a great idea to clear all of your kitchen cabinets of all their contents and store them safely in self storage until your kitchen renovation is complete. In the meantime you will be able to set up a fully functional temporary kitchen in the remainder of your home using items such as your temporary kitchen countertops, your temporary kitchen sinks and your temporary kitchen taps. You can also store small appliances, extra dishes and cups for special occasions and dry and canned goods for your emergency rations. There are many Bunbury storage facilities that families use for this type of storage. They can help you to find the right size storage unit for you and your family, and they can even help you to move all of your items into storage. They can also help you to set up a temporary kitchen in the remainder of your home.
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Timing your storage strategy
Whether it is best to move all of your belongings to storage at the start of the renovation or to gradually add items to storage as the
Moving everything all at once will create a huge mess and bring great disruption to the family but will only take a short amount of time to move everything to storage. Storing items little by little will create more disruption at different times but in the long run will save so much more time. Many families find that they use a combination of both and start storing the more sensitive items first. The family then continue to store more items as the renovation goes through different stages. This allows them to determine how much space they need to store all of the items to declutter and organize their newly completed renovation.
When moving into a storage unit first start with packing the obvious items such as electronics, memorabilia, artwork, and all of your furniture etc. Next to packing your belongings for storage you also need to start planning how much space you will require to store your contents as the renovation work on your home progresses. Some of your contents will need to be stored for a short period of time and some for the entire duration of the renovation. While most people believe that their home renovation will only take a few months to complete the average home renovation actually takes years to complete.
Making storage work within your budget
The cost of storing against the potential cost of replacing (or even cleaning) of sensitive items is an important consideration. Most things can be returned to be returned to use after having been in storage having been dusted.
Remember when comparing the prices of storage units to compare the price per square meter of the storage unit. You might find that by paying a little extra per month you can have a larger storage unit which will allow you to pack and store your belongings more efficiently. A small storage unit that is packed to the roof with items will only cause problems when you are retrieving items from the storage unit.
Self storage during home renovations is more than just somewhere to store your household contents whilst the builders complete the rebuild of your home. It is a tool that can help you to manage the management of your home renovations and protect your and your home’s most valuable assets.
