Helpful Storage Tips
| Partially full or bulging cartons may tip or collapse. | |
| This makes the box easier to lift and carry. | |
| Protect your fragile items with extra packing material and place these items near the top of your storage space. | |
| Take home a list of the labeled boxes for easy reference when you need to locate a specific item. | |
| To aid in ventilation, leave walking space around the perimeter of your storage unit. This also provides easy entrances and exits when looking for that "special item." | |
| Place frequently used items near the door. |
Specific Storage Tips
Appliances: A refrigerator or freezer should be thoroughly dry and its door slightly ajar. Some goods can be stored inside large appliances. Stack boxes on top of stoves, refrigerators, and freezers. Make sure cooking equipment is cleaned before being stored.
Furniture: Place a pallet, corrugated carboard mat, or plastic sheet on the floor. Stand sofas and mattresses on end. Disassemble beds and tables and wrap table legs in paper. Keep upholstery off the floor. Most lightweight chairs can be stacked "seat to seat" or placed upside down on tables. Finally - place a light cotton dust cover on your furniture.
Mirrors, windows & screens: These items should be stored on edge--not flat.
Prohibited Storage Goods ommon sense and state laws determine what may be stored. You alone control access to your storage space; therefore, never store live animals, perishables, liquids, explosives, flammable liquids and fuels, toxic materials, or other items of this nature. Remember to drain the fuel from gasoline engines before storing them.
Prohibited Storage Goods
Common sense and state laws determine what may be stored. You alone control access to your storage space; therefore, never store live animals, perishables, liquids, explosives, flammable liquids and fuels, toxic materials, or other items of this nature. Remember to drain the fuel from gasoline engines before storing them.
