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Benefits of 24 hour Self Storage Part 2

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Long Island Gated 24 Hour Self Storage

24 Hours Long Island Self Storage

Not only are regular storage unit a must have with 24 hours self storage. There are also people who reserve drive up unit and 24 hour availability is a must.

Renting drive-up storage allows you to pull your car right up to your unit.

This types of 24 hours storage units makes it easier for anyone to  carry your belongings across.  Both our 24 hour long island self storage locations have Video surveillance.

If you’re renting a storage unit, finding one you can access 24 hours a day will provide some relief from the busy and hectic life we new york are exposed everyday.

Many people  have working hours during week days. However, there is the other side of the coin where people work from  rising to the setting of the sun.

To accommodate that set of worked, A Space Place Storage if one of the few Long Island Storage Locations that allows customers to access their storage units 24 hours a day.

 

Long Island Moms need Residential Storage Too!

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Mom Needs Residential Self Storage Too

Noreen Smith, a Long Island Mom who is a  Secret Shop Specialist who relates the need for residential self storage to moms.

Welcome to A Space Place Self Storage blog, we are Long island top storage tips, and advisory.
New York Moms are on the move, from taking kids to soccer practice to cleaning the house, Long Island mom’s are one of the selective group that believe it or  not could use self storage units.

Many families live in small house, or apartments  in order to save money. However, when downsizing, mothers tend to want to keep everything due to the relationship they have with a special item. The solutions is either, throwing it away, selling it, or storing it.

In the last 5 months, A Space Place Storage conducted  a survey of our tenants who are moms, and asked them the real reason why they chose a self storage units. 20 % of the mother confessed that their husband do  not let them keep things in the house. Therefore, renting a small 5×5 storage unit is plenty enough room for the smaller things in life. 40 % of the mother questioned said that they are storing their oldest kids stuff. This mean college students who are off to college or have moved out out of their parents house, therefore, mother do not want to throw away their oldest child books, trophies and other memorable things.

The remaining 40 perfect were hardworking moms who have their own business. This tend to be either Avon Subscribers, or door to door seller of cosmetics, and electronics.

Long Island Mothers are the hiding storage groups that starting to become a trend. We asked the mother that storage at our Commercial Self Storage Office, that if it was not for self storage, would have they thrown away the stuff?  More than half the mother said that they would have either find a place where to store, perhaps a small section of their home. The other half, explain that they would have sadly thrown away the stuff or either give it to some else. There was however a small percentage that said they would have done a garage sale to get rid of the things.

Residential Mini Self Storage Units are perfect for Moms who have a lot of memories or keepsakes in boxes. Think of storage as storing things to  make more room for boxes of memories!

4 Tips For Effective Long Island Self Storage Unit Usage Part 2

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3. Dishes, Glassware, Mirrors, Paintings, Etc
Storing fragile items can be stressful and in many cases expensive if not storage in the proper manner. When your packing: Glass items or other fragile items , A Space Place Storage advices you to take additional care when packing them for a self storage unit.

Purchase additional packing material such as:

  • bubble wrap
  • Tape
  • Boxes
  • News Paper

Making the extra purchase can end up saving you more money by protecting your glass or sensitive items.  Also, we must stress the  importance to fill in any gaps or spaces within the boxes to help prevent them from shifting.

One important tip that we give, is to stack fragile items on top of more stable items. Unfortunately , people often forget to do this , and end up damaging their items.  Stacking  your fragile items on top of harder and more stable boxes give a  higher chance that the boxes could stumble over as time passes.
4. Electronics Long Island Self Storage
Heat, Humidity, and dryness can damage your Electronics if not storage the proper way. All electronics when stored,  need to be given additional care.  One easy trick is to wrap yo electronics in bubble wrap and store them in a correctly proportioned box. Also, if you have expensive electronics, you may want to storage them in a climate controlled room.

Air conditioned rooms preserve electronics better than non climate storage units.

Additionally, if any of the electronics have batteries in them, make sure that they are removed before storing them. Otherwise the batteries can leak acid and destroy all surrounding electronics and other items.

A Space Place Storage hope that you try to  follow these simple tips. If done so ,  your self storage unit will  protect your items more  effectively. Do no  overlook the importance of protecting your items when going to storage. The main part of having a good storage unit is to pack correctly when moving items into a self storage unit. Your  items in storage units could end up in storage unit anywhere from days, months, to years.

4 Tips For Effective Long Island Self Storage Unit Usage

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On your moving day to your self storage unit, it doesn’t have to be more different than when you are actually moving.  A Space Place Storage encourages everyone to packaged all of your furniture and items correctly and arranged in a way that ensures all of the contents are completely safe.
From mini storage to climate controlled self storage unit, avoid packing your belongings incorrectly to avoid damaged over time. A Space Place Storage have added  tips to make the usage of your self storage unit more effective and safe. 

1. General  Long Island Mini Storage Packing Tips

We can not stress how  important is to  use the correct packing accessories to safely store your stuff  for a  long period of time.

This may include:
  1. Cartons
  2. Boxes
  3. Bubble wrap
  4. Plastic covers

Make sure that when packing cartons or boxes, you pad the box if there is any items that can break.

If boxes are not completely filled and pad,  your boxes runs the risks of bend, tip, or collapse which can damage whatever is in them. Additionally, labeling the boxes and cartons can save you time when you need to search for a few particular items.

 

2. Furniture Household Self Storage:

When moving and storing furniture, make sure to completely empty of all of their contents. Otherwise,  there is a greater chance that they may become warped because of the additional weight. One good idea is to remove pieces, such as the legs of table, it can help to save space.

Finally, always try to keep your furniture clean. Since your moving it, clean the back or parts that you do no see. Its a good way to keep the unseen parts clean and like new. This will further prevent the chance of mold, bacteria, or attracting vermin.

The Latest In Long Island Self Storage Stores

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Long Island has many different self storage services that continues to grow and do not be surprise to see the changes it will make in the economy. Perhaps before, you were only able to store a few home or office items at your garage or back yard. However, the list of things that you need to in secure storage continue to grow. Many long island storage provider saw this trend, and began to expand their services and offers. Perhaps , you had two storage unit in two different storage location. The reason being is that one storage location perhaps did not offer climate storage or file storage. Today however,  you will not have to make a lot of stops around town if you are going to need a few different services all at once and at one location.
Do not be fooled that there are long island storage location that have not caught up with the trend, and still offer limited services but offer services that they do not support. Keep in mind that not all locations will offer everything that there is to offer. Do not be discourage and continue to  search for  a self storage store in your area. A Space Place Storage, a local climate and 24 hour self storage provider advices you  to call around before you stop by so that you know what the offer.

The most common things that people put in long island mini storage  units are things like:

  1. furniture from their home
  2. Beds
  3. Gym Stuff
  4. Sport Equipment
  5. Cars

The big trend of people who look for self storage are the ones that are in between homes and are looking for a place to put their things. Others are senior who  may have recently downsized and are found  they no longer need a big space home to keep some of their belongings. Also, the change in seasons trigger people to clean their home or make addition to their homes, thus needing space to place their stuff while the remodeling takes place.

A Space Place Storage Of Long Island personally have seen people from the New York City area that are looking for drive up self storage. They need garage space to keep their cars or business cars for the winter or if they are out of the state for business. A Space Place Commercial Storage is one of the leading self storage provider that keeping provide affordable self storage with secure and safe environment.

Many long island drive up storage properties will allow tenants to park vehicles on the premises. This brings in  money for the property that decide to do this. The reason is  because it is  hard to find parking in certain areas and certain facilities.  Self Storage are careful to no  storage stolen, or  abandoned vehicles . At  A Space Place Storage,  tenants are  able to park any car or truck. You could choose from an outside or an inside parking space.

Must Have Amenities When Renting a Public Warehousing Storage Unit Part 1

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If you are planning to rent a long island residential self storage unit for your home goods,  then be aware of a few things. Leaving your most important belongings under the surveillance of a household storage provider is not easy. Therefore,  checking safety and security has to be part of your checklist. If you storage your car or motorcycle, make sure that  it remains in a running condition. That is why you must consider these following factors before selecting the warehouse.

1. Find out a good location to rent public warehousing self storage space. Try to look for a residential storage that is  near your neighborhood which makes it easier to access the unit at your convenient time.  If you find a place that is far form home, try to find a storage provider your  commute path. This will cut down additional transportation cost for visiting the unit.

2. Security; we really stress this. Various Long Island Public Storage location like : A Space Place Storage, offers  good, reliable, safe local warehousing self storage who can  guarantee the protection of your belongings.

3. Arrangements of the storing place: Ask and see the  environment where you are storing your stuff to avoid damage to your items. Each unit and the one where you will be storing must be clean, dust free and humid free. The construction of the units should have  steel structures, to give your stuff  protection. A steel unit prohibits dust and humidity much better than a wooden or vinyl unit.

4. Check out the security arrangement:  Safety and Security, is one of the  most important aspects to consider. The storing unit must provide you with basic security amenities

  • burglar alarm
  • Good Light
  • Gate Code Access

Also, check that the units are pretty much secured against fire, especially, if the units are made of wood or vinyl.

5.  If you are  satisfied with the safety and price aspects of the residential storage provider, then you next step is to move in.  Compare the offered rate with the other locally available companies. Sometimes, these companies offer various types of deals and discounts.

New York Businesses Needs Self Storage For Rent

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Is your office looking for more room space and and you are not in the position to rent or buy more. Start to consider Self Storage Business  services.  Storage all important files and record for future reference.

When To Look For Commercial  Storeroom Services

The fallowing are situations where business  should start to look for commercial warehouses or storing services:

  • Need of increased space due to expansion
  • Extra staff
  • Need to install new equipment
  • Seasonal fluctuations wherein the business might have to stock more than usual

 

How Does Home Business Self Storage Service Work?

Warehouse business storage provides a range of warehouse solutions for all sizes of businesses. Self Storage is a simple solutions designed to help a business extend their office space in the most cost effective manner. When storing, old files that are not daily used must go onto storage, only leaving the important files at the current location. Besides providing office extra space, check for a  storehouse solution that provides 24/7 hour access to your unit increase of an emergency.

If you company is renting for along period of times, do no be afraid to ask for special discounts and flexible rental periods with the storing business.

 

Advantages Of Storing Spaces

Other than providing Commercial Business extra space, the service also helps

  • Save  money if want to use another storage unit.
  • Provide special discounts if the services are utilized for extended periods.
  • De-clutters the entire existing office space.

 

New York Types Of Storing Solutions Available

Long Island and New York have two affordable options of storing options available for businesses. Our Storage Long Island and New York  storage container storing offers the cargo space. All of our Store rooms business offers a large variety of lockers. These lockers can be individual units or multiple units customized according to the company requirements.



51) Your Check List Before You Rent a Storage Unit:

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If you plan on renting a storage unit, a close examination inside self storage is perhaps the best way into making the best decision. Take a tour of the facility to see the security and how the facility is managed/maintained. A Space Place Storage have compile a few tips that you should check before you renting a self storage unit in New York and Long Island.

1. Check How Well The Facility Is Maintained:

The best way to see what your getting for your money is to take a tour of the storage facility. Call the storage location where you want to store and ask them for a tour. Walk around the entire facility to have an idea of how the business is maintained. Of course you want to see your desired storage unit clean and accessible; however, also focus on the cleanliness of the reception area, parking area, hallways, and the area around the storehouse have been kept. Also ask of any record of floods and pests.

2. What Are The Types of Storage Services Available

Perhaps your searching for : Climate storage, mini storage, drive up storage, or just ourside parking. Well, one of the best ways to do this with our leaving your home is to check the website. You do not want to make the trip, and find out what your looking for is not offered. Once you know they have your type of storage visit the location and check the construction material of the store unit. Not just if its nice in the outside, but focus on its dimensions, cleanliness, ventilation, and location, and also discover whether it is weatherproof or not. Depending of the type of storage will depend the price you will have to pay; just keep that in mind. If you have a big truck moving in your stuff, check what arrangements are available inside self storage for you to make lifting and moving of objects easy. Units In the second floor, check for an elevator.

If you are storing a car or boat, ask whether the company offer car washing, car or boat servicing, staff for cleaning and oiling the parts of the car or boat before storing, and so forth.

3. Check the Security Aspect of the Storage Location

To protect you and your stuff, make sure that they have a security systems installed inside the self storage building. Many storage location offer survaillance cameras, but most do not have them and can cause a problem if stuff are stolen from your unit.

Check if you were asked for ID or some sort of security check as you enter the property. If nobody questioned or stopped you while entering the self storage location that means the security is bad, and you should not storage in such place. One major thing to keep in mind is the amount of light in the storage facility. Look for sturdy and high fence walls. Fire fighting equipment should be present at several locations.

4. Check Customer Service

Always look for the kind of storage customer service that greets you when you entered the self storage property. Make sure that the manger or who ever is at the front desk is friendly and nice.

Once you are satisfied with the storage location, you should go ahead and check the rentals of the units, the price of the different services, and the terms and conditions of leasing the unit. Ask for payment methods to avoid late fees. Ask for coupons and discount. Mentioning how long you staying can help reduce your rent.

 

47) Tribeca New York City Climate Self Storage

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A Space Place Storage would like to provide valuable information to the residents of Tribeca New York city about our Climate controlled storage services.

Aspace Place Climate self storage is designed to prevent mold, mildew and moisture problems. As of January 2011, Aspace Place Storage had 120 tenants from the Area of Tribeca NYC that either store in a Heated controlled storage or air conditioned storage unit.  These types of units are great for antiques storage, electronics storage, furniture storage, wood storage, craft storage, cosmetics storage, musical instrument storage, storing paintings, candle storage and for storing other temperature sensitive items. Residents of Tribeca when it comes to comparing  traditional storage units versus climate controlled storage units, you would end up paying about 300-400$ in the area of Tribeca. However, if you store the same unit from A Space Place Storage, you will pay half the price! You must be careful when renting a Climate Storage Unit around the Tribeca area, because prices will change.

More important than the exact temperature of a climate controlled storage space is the level of humidity in the storage unit. Self storage facilities not far from Tribeca should keep the humidity around 50 percent to protect the items within the storage unit from hot temperatures and humidity .

Self storage businesses around the Tribeca area typically control the temperature and humidity level the climate controlled storage units. Many other near Tribeca allow tenants to control the temperature and humidity of each individual self storage unit.  Stay green and control the units of the heat at a responsible level.

Because storage businesses control sections of climate controlled units, the access to individual climate controlled spaces is usually through a hallway, which cuts down on the amount of dust that may otherwise enter from direct access to the outdoors.

46) Price for Indoor Self Storage Convenience

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Searching for a storage unit is more than just prices and size. You will have to consider whether you want to get indoor self storage or if you will want to get a space that is on the outside of the building. Example of an outside storage unit a drive up unit. Such units are very easily to access by car and very easy to unload and load stuff.

In the other hand, a inside unit is with in the door and hallways of the storage property. Some indoor storage units include: climate controlled, locker storage unit, mini storage units, and personal storage units.

Must be inform you that there are  pros and cons to each situation that we have come up to make your decision the best.

There are a few things that you will want to consider when you are looking into getting an indoor rental. A space on the inside of the storage building is less convenient to access than a unit that is on the outside. The reasons are that depending on the building, the hallways may not be too wide or provide you with cart and other equipment to move your stuff. Also, if the storage location is big, depending on how much you pay will be where your unit is located. If you pay a range of 99-120$, you may end up very deep inside the building and my take you 3 reach your unit. You may see that as little, but image to move several objects back and forth.

Usually, the units that are on the outside of the building are drive up access units. This mean that you are able to drive right up to the space to load or unload. You must thing is the best option compares to all of the spaces to access. If you think so, this comes with a price because typically prices are higher for this types of units. However, our self storage provider located in New York, Long Island has one of the lowest drive up storage unit in the area.

Aspace Place Storage advices you to decide how important it is for you to be able to easily access your unit. Ask yourself this question: Am I going to access the space on a regular basis?

A) It is worth the paying extra if your going to access the unit in regular basis.

B) If not so often that you are going to put your things in a space and leave them there for a long time, we suggest rent an inside space since it will save you money