A Moving Service and Storage Facilities

When relocating long distance, it may not always be possible to occupy your new residence immediately. This will require that your furniture and other belongings be stored while you wait for the day on which you can move in. The best way to do this is to find out if your moving service can offer you storage space in the interim. This will eliminate the cost of travelling backwards and forwards to an external storage premises by the removal team and save you money in the long run. There are however certain terms and conditions that you must be aware of while your furniture is in storage under the control of any facility offering this service.

First find out if your household insurance will cover your furniture for fire, theft or any other damage while it is in storage. An insurance company will require that the facility is under 24 hour surveillance and that alarm systems and other protective measures are in place. Make sure that the storage facility has all your personal details in case of emergency so that you can be contacted immediately. Storing your goods for an indeterminate period of time will require you to give the storage company and moving service notice of when the storage period will be terminated and the goods transported to their final destination.

Depending on the amount of time the furniture and other items will need to spend in storage, it is important to take some precautionary measures. Protect items that can perish or be attacked by a variety of pests by covering them in plastic and securing them with packing tape. Make sure that all boxes are sealed in order to ensure that they are water tight and damp proof to protect items packed inside.

To find out more about the storage facilities available form your moving service company, please contact us and we will give you all the terms and conditions related to storage.