Monthly Archives: June 2011

5 Winter Car Storage Tips – Part 1

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It’s that time of year again. The winter is almost here and you don’t want to see your car sitting in your driveway as the heavy snow comes down. If you plan on getting storage for your car, make sure you follow these important tips. It is possible to do more damage if you don’t store your car properly, so here are a couple ways to prevent anything from happening to your car:

1) Give your car a good cleaning:
Anything that can attract unwanted visitors (i.e. bugs), should be cleaned up. Any old spills, scraps, food, should be removed. This may require a detail, but will be well worth it in the end. As it gets colder, bugs and animals are looking for something to eat, and somewhere to be warm. Cars can be a prime location. Any measures needed to prevent them from damaging your car should be considered.

2) Service your car:
It’s a good idea to have your car serviced before you put it into storage. Changing your oil, changing the anti-freeze, flushing the radiator, taking out the mats, and filling your gas tank are all very common and practiced tips for anyone looking to store their car for the winter.

Check back in a few days for the next three tips.

Amp Up Your Summer Storage Checklist

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When it comes to requiring storage for the summer, you have to think of what you will actually need to store. What will be used the least over the next couple of months? Taking into account that you already have a storage container filled with summer items, what will you want to take out of there that you expect to use often this summer?

Well A Space Place Storage has composed a checklist for you to try and help you figure out which items to switch out of and back into your storage unit.

Understand how your Self Storage billing Works!

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Long Island Self Storage billing

Not all Manhattan Self storage providers are created equal when it comes to rates and billing. Many Manhattan mini self storage providers offer various features and benefits than NYC Manhattan Self Storage locations.

One of the major aspects of NYC self storage is to look for the best facility that fits your needs. And one of those needs is to know how the facilities generates their billing.

We at  A Space Place Storage would like to share valuable information about self storage billings so you can  truly understand how you are paying and also how much you are paying.

Let say that you rent a unit in the  middle of the month, most Manhattan Mini  Unit Storage sites prorate your move in. This way you only pay  for the remaining days of the month. Many costumers like this since they are paying for the unit for the first half of the month. It does not really make sense to pay for the time that you are not storing. Prorating your move  also helps your wallet and end of months bills.

Many Manhattan Mini Residential self storage provider do their month billing on the 1st of every month, they actually will not typically prorate the move out. The prorating changes if you are only there for couple of days, then that could potentially be different.

There is they small change that  you will find a facility will prorate the move out and you only pay for the time that you are renting. In most cases the facility will ask that you pay for the rest of the month even if you are not there. Unlike A Space Place Storage, manhattan self storage that prorate at the end tend to be unfair.

Leases are typically month to month so you can leave at the end of your prorated time. Knowing how your billing works at your self storage facility is crucial.  Before you leave, the manager will make sure that you understand the billing cycle.

Moving – Why you will want to do this yourself

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Typically when someone is in the process of moving, whether it be downsizing, or moving in general; one of the major obstacles that they come up on, are: “Should we get a moving company or not?” If you let someone do it for you, you save yourself the headache that goes along with everything, like the packing, then you have to actually move everything into the truck, then back into wherever your moving, if its a storage unit, or somewhere else.

It’s a long drawn out process that is hard work, take my word for it if you have no experience. However, let me present to you a couple reasons why you will want to do this process yourself rather than pay a company or other people to do it.

  1. Money:
    Like most other things, because you are choosing to do this by yourself, you will save yourself all of the money you would have spent paying a company to do this process for you. If you find yourself in a bind for cash, most things are going to have to been done at the lowest cost possible, so this is your #1 reason.
  2. Convenience:
    If you move your things yourself, then you can do it whenever you see fit. Many times with a moving company they will only come out at certain times and this may leave you to be somewhat inconvenienced.
  3. Well Being:
    Another reason you may wish to move your things on your own is for a feeling of well being. Everyone has items that are near and dear to their hearts and if those items get damaged it can be devastating. When you move your things yourself, you can do it your way and then if something breaks, at least it is not someone else who’s to blame.
  4. Trust:
    You never know these days who you can and can’t trust. If you move yourself you know that you will not steal you own things, however, with a moving company you never know. Not that it will happen, but it could.

So these are just a couple of the good reasons to want to do this process by yourself. That’s why it’s always helpful when a company like A Space Place Storage is willing to provide you with a free moving truck when you decide to rent with them. Good luck and hope these tips helped you enough to make your decision.

New York City Storage

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As many of you renters know, there are literally dozens of storage facilities in Manhattan that have mini and regular sized storage units, servicing any areas of New York City like 28th street and 11th ave, 2nd ave, 29th street and 10th ave, 111th street and 1st ave, 61 street, and zip codes like 10029, 10026, 10027, 10030, 10037 and 10039. Being the most populated city in the US, Manhattan has a high demand for storage.

With living in the city, comes a smaller living space. Many people try to make the move to the city from larger houses in Long Island, or adjacent counties like West Chester. With a move like that, there tends to be many extra household items that you wont be able to fit into your new apartment. This is where the demand for in-city storage comes in.

With bigger cities such as Manhattan, also come larger corporations who will need storage for anything such as office supplies, to files and even office furniture. Many times there are renovations in office buildings, and what are they supposed to do, sell their equipment and buy it back when they are done with their renovation? No, they want temporary holding for their items that they will want back.

There are many locations of Manhattan that need various types of storage for various regions, and storage facilities, such as ourselves, try to assist as much as possible with offers like free truck rental, or 6 months free.

So call A Space Place Storage today and find out how we can assist you with your Manhattan storage needs.