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Does your house need more storage space? Would you hire storage space?

Melwood Cabanas and Garden Rooms

7 years ago

I have met a lot of people who tell me they hire storage spaces because their current house/property doesnt have the space they require.

Often the space they are hiring for storage is only the size of a small to medium room... and these regular (weekly/monthly) payments can add up very quickly!

Would you hire storage space? What do you recommend as alternatives?

Comments (5)

bigreader
7 years ago
Declutter. Declutter. Declutter.
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jmm1837
7 years ago
I hired a storage space (c 2,5 cubic m) when we were putting our house on the market. I needed to make the house look better, and I also needed to start the packing process.

Because it was 20 km away, I thought long and hard about everything that went into that space, as compared to what I could donate, sell or trash. Amazing how much stuff is around, but not important at all.

Let's just say that I got rid of more than I stored. And since we moved into our new house, I've eliminated another few car boot loads.

My motto: if it isn't important enough to be in your house, in use or on display, it sure isn't important enough to spend money storing it.
Melwood Cabanas and Garden Rooms thanked jmm1837
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anewhouse.com.au
7 years ago
I have occasionally hired storage space for a couple of weeks when we have had visitors from overseas.

When we downsized from 4 bedrooms to 2 we did look at long term storage. . . We decided it was cheaper to sell furniture on Gumtree and buy again if we needed it in the future rather than store for a couple of years.

Another way of looking at it is the price per sq m to rent unheated storage is almost the same as the price per sq m for rent on our heated and carpeted apartment.
Vy
7 years ago
we hired storage when we were selling the house..we had to as we house all our paperwork from the business at home..now we've got a 1.2m by about 2/3 length of our apartment as storage..so pretty good rest goes down to the beach house..I'm decluttering at the moment..
harryinahurry
7 years ago
Our soon to be former house is gorgeous but no shed, only a small carport. Hired storage space has been a godsend and cheaper than building a shed on the sloping block. New house has big shed ;)

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