Tag Archives: self storage

Garage Storage Solutions

Posted 17 February 2013 | By | Categories: Self Storage Help | No Comments

Garages can become a notorious source of clutter, especially if one doesn’t keep them organized. Many people use garages as both parking spaces and storage sheds, it’s easy to imagine that after some time it can become a mess of garden tools, holiday decorations, sports equipment, and miscellaneous furniture. Clearing up all this clutter isn’t [...]

Self Storage While Selling Your House

Posted 24 February 2012 | By | Categories: Real Estate, Self Storage Help | No Comments

Often times homeowners will move some of their belongings to a storage facility to make the house less cluttered for selling. Too much furniture or other belongings you have accumulated over the years can make it difficult to make the house presentable to prospective buyers and lessen the chance to receiving your asking price for [...]

Items Unacceptable in Self-Storage Facilities

Posted 20 January 2012 | By | Categories: Self Storage Help | No Comments

What you can store in a self-storage unit is largely determined by the facility management, but there are certain items that are prohibited in almost every facility. There will also be some items that are prohibited by law and nearly every facility bans illegal items from being stored in their units. Additionally if you are [...]

Creating a Self Storage Inventory Map

Posted 16 December 2011 | By | Categories: Saving Money, Self Storage Help | No Comments

If the time comes that you need to move some of your belongings to self-storage units it is advisable to create not only a list of the items you are storing, but also a map of where the items are stored within the units. This will save you a lot of time if you need [...]

Winter Storage Tips

Posted 28 November 2011 | By | Categories: Self Storage Help | No Comments

Whatever you are planning to store throughout the winter, there are a few things that you need to take into consideration. Apart from ensuring that your storage is water tight— from rain, snow and any possible flooding that might occur—you need to be guard against the low temperatures and the possibility of liquids freezing. Vehicles [...]

Ray Self Storage partners with U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program

Posted 18 November 2011 | By | Categories: Holidays, Our Community, Ray Happenings | No Comments

The Marine Toys for Tots foundation, a not-for-profit charity, has provided fundraising and support for the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program since 1991. Each year during the months of October, November and December they collect new, unwrapped toys to give as Christmas gifts to children in need across the United States. Ray [...]

Important Pointers for Winter Storage

Posted 30 October 2011 | By | Categories: Holidays, Self Storage Help, Travel & Vacations | No Comments

The winter season is a challenging period when it comes to storing household and personal items. You need to consider several factors to ensure that your items are not damaged during the winter season. Not only will you need to protect your items from getting wet, you will also need to protect them against the [...]

Preparing for the Big Move

Posted 18 October 2011 | By | Categories: Real Estate, Saving Money, Self Storage Help, Uncategorized | No Comments

After the excitement of hunting for a new home, get ready for another big task ahead – moving in. Before you pack up your bags and claim your newfound territory, there are a couple of things you need to take care of. There’ll be boxes to fill, and you’ll probably have to muster some will [...]

Five Things to Consider when Renting Storage

Posted 12 October 2011 | By | Categories: Real Estate, Saving Money, Self Storage Help | No Comments

Putting your belongings into storage isn’t very hard to do, but there are a few things to bear in mind if you want it to be worry-free. Answering these five questions in advance will make the whole process simple and straightforward:  1. How much storage space do you need? Storage facilities usually offer different sized [...]

Creative Solutions for Office Storage

Posted 28 September 2011 | By | Categories: Real Estate, Saving Money, Self Storage Help, Uncategorized | No Comments

Does the mere sight of your office make you feel suffocated, tired and uninspired? Do you often find yourself wasting precious time looking for office supplies and stationery? Does the thought of having to look up a document or folder from your office’s archived records give you nightmares? If you answered yes to any of [...]