I believe that Space Station has the best informed and most knowledgeable staff, they are simply superb
More and more people are looking to self storage rather than upsizing their home because mortgages are so hard to find.
In recent years, the flow of home loans from banks and building societies allowed many families to move house or add space.
Those funds have dried up with the recession stopping first time buyers moving up from rented homes and homeowners moving to new properties.
Most people aren’t lucky enough to have a $1 million mint condition of a Batman or Superman – but lots of Space Station Self Storage customers have boxes of books, papers and comics in their storage rooms that are just as valuable to them and need looking after.
The latest original Marvel superhero comics have just gone to auction in New York – with Action Comics #1, the first Superman issue selling for $1 million. Days later Detective Comics #27 in which Batman made his crime-fighting debut sold for $1.0755 million.
These days it’s difficult to get a cat in a flat with you, let alone swing it when you have moved in some furniture and a few must-have possessions, but some enterprising people have found a novel way to create some room to breathe with self storage space.
For less than the cost of a night down the pub, some people fed up with no room at home are renting extra space at their local self storage centres.
Two Slough Space Station staff earned feathers in their caps for harmlessly catching a bird of prey stuck in the storage centre rafters.
Dave Smedley, area manager, and Ken Nichols, of the maintenance crew, spent four hours patiently tracking the lost kestrel in the self storage facility’s roof space before finally catching the beautiful bird with two fishing nets and returning it to the wild. Read the rest of this entry »
If you have a problem finding extra self storage, moving to a larger home or business premises is costly.
Storage centres like Space Station are the ideal solution because they provide the space you need in easy-to-rent modules from mini lockers to huge containers.
Rental costs are matched to the storage space rented and the time you want it, so are a lot more reasonable than moving to a larger house or premises and involve a lot less hassle.
A quick guide to Space Station self storage based on the most frequent questions our home and business customers ask:-
What is self storage?
Space Station self storage is cheap and secure space for anyone that needs more room at home or for a business.
This Space Station Self Storage guide is part of a room-by-room guide aiming to help people moving home or using self storage find out how to pack and move their belongings safely.
Bedding
Bedding, like sheets, quilts and pillows can be folded and wrapped tightly and stuffed in boxes. Don’t forget to slip in some fragile items that will have protection inside the bedding.
This Space Station Self Storage guide is part of a room-by-room guide aiming to help people moving home or using self storage find out how to pack and move their belongings safely.
Knives
If you keep them in a knife-block, wrap them in the block. Any sharp knives, scissors or other kitchen tools must have good protection like bubble wrap around the blades.
Most people have a room in their home that is stacked up with ‘just in case we need it’ stuff that they can’t bear to throw away.
That wasted space is costing you money because if the room was cleared out and let to a lodger, you could earn up to £4,250 a year rent and pay no tax.
Just think what you could do with an extra £80 a week if you are having a tough time making ends meet in the recession. Read the rest of this entry »
If your garage looks like the local rubbish tip because it’s stuffed full of bikes, garden furniture and other things you think you might need at some time, then now’s the time to think about self storage.
While autumn is with us, the first frost has yet to strike and if you don’t want to spend another winter morning shivering in the dark and freezing cold defrosting your car, start sorting your garage now so you have room to actually park your car inside. Read the rest of this entry »