Keeping things in the boxes: advantages and disadvantages

Residents of modern cities are often faced with the fact that their house does not have enough space for storing all the property they have acquired. If the cabinets are already stuffed to the eyeballs, and there is not a single centimeter of free space left on the balcony and in the garage, it's time to consider the option of storing things in the boxes.

Thanks to an affordable and already quite common service, you can temporarily get rid of all the necessary trash that clutters the apartment. Of course, in this case there are also complexities and risks, but, as practice shows, there are many more advantages in the practical approach than minuses.

The main advantages and disadvantages of storing things in the boxes

When thinking about purchasing a service, you should not rush to the solution. First, we need to compare all the positive and negative aspects of the direction, which for some becomes salvation, and for others it does not fit at all.

From the obvious advantages of this approach to the storage of things, the following points can be singled out:

1. Today storage boxes are ubiquitous, if you want, you can find a suitable warehouse near the house and use it practically as a storage room.
2. Profile companies offer premises of different sizes for any terms, which allows you to plan your costs and not overpay for an empty space. Good companies can always provide additional space if necessary.
3. In such warehouses, you can store almost anything - from personal belongings to industrial parts( provided that they do not need to create special conditions).
4. The cost of the service is relatively low and for long-term leases you can count on significant discounts.
5. In some cases, the landlord assumes responsibility for the security of the premises, especially advanced organizations can even offer insurance.
6. Each box is accompanied by only one set of keys, so you can count on the fact that no one except the temporary owner of the room will not enter it.
7. Most landlords offer an additional service that allows you to transport things from home to a storage place. In some cases, it is not even paid.
8. The client has 24-hour access to the leased premises.

Despite such an abundance of advantages, storage boxes may not be suitable for the following reasons:

1. This option is not suitable for expensive items and products that need special temperature conditions, specific conditions. Most often, these structures are located directly on the street or in spacious hangars, they do not provide heating, and in some cases, electricity.
2. Insurance of things and security are additional options that will require separate costs.otherwise the landlord is not responsible for the safety of the property of customers.
3. In such boxes, anything can be stored, so no one knows what is in the next compartment. And in some cases, the neighborhood may adversely affect the quality of things( they will absorb an unpleasant smell, poisonous vapors will ignite).

Tip: If you resort to the use of boxes, it is better to immediately turn to a serious and proven organization, which provides for the reduction of risks in all disputable points. It is better to avoid private entrepreneurs acting through the chain of landlords.

Moments that need to be considered when choosing a good warehouse, important practical moments

To avoid worrying about the safety of your things, do not check them with tiring regularity and do not understand later in court with the landlord, it is recommended to initially take into account the following points:

• Fixed payment. We must immediately decide on the lease term and make sure that the contract is a fixed amount for the period of using the services and there are no subpoints for the planned or possible indexation of prices. Neglect of such a rule may lead to the seizure of property by the lessor before payment of the amount claimed by him.
• Document validation. It is recommended to make sure that the property belongs to the landlord. The options in which secondary leases are used are best avoided, this is fraught with problems and even double payment. Scammers come across in every sphere, and in this sphere even more often than in others. Some businessmen take off the warehouse, pay it for a couple of months in advance, and the boxes are rented for a longer period. After that, this organization quietly closes and a few months later it is necessary to pay the real lessor.
• Possibility of changing the lock. Most often this can be agreed. If there is a possibility, then it is better to use this option, because, in spite of the fact that there is only one key from the box in words, in practice everything can turn out differently.

• Free access. Another important factor that will save you a lot of trouble. It is better to know in advance whether there are periods when access to the boxes is closed for technical or organizational reasons, otherwise at the right time you can simply not get to your things. List of basic and additional services. All the moments should be spelled out in the contract, oral agreements do not work when it comes to controversial situations. If some services are provided free of charge, this must be documented, otherwise there is a risk that you will have to pay an impressive bill before you leave.
• Storage conditions. The presence of the elevator, fire alarm, hood, security system, video surveillance - those moments that increase the cost of storage, but guarantee increased safety of things.

If you decide in advance with your requirements for boxing and assess the risks, you can count on creating the ideal conditions for storing your property. In this case there are no trifles, sometimes they become the starting point for making a decision.