Compare the different types of
storage being offered by various local companies.
Traditional Storage (this
is what we offer).
Traditional storage is one of the
oldest forms of storage and is still the most common type of
storage in use around Huddersfield. Your furniture is allocated an
independent space in our heated warehouse, it is stacked
professionally so as to avoid indentation marks, surface damage
etc but also in a way that allows your furniture to breathe and of
course take advantage of our heated atmosphere. Finally everything
is completely covered over with industrial dust sheets designed
just for traditional storage. There is absolutely no chance of
cross contamination occuring the way we allocate space.
One of the main advantages of
traditional storage is that we accept liability for any problems
throughout the whole removal in, storage and then removal out.
Because only we have had access to your furniture you are fully
protected as per our terms and conditions and we accept full
liability*.
Self Storage
Self storage is almost always
like traditional storage above, but it`s usually more expensive
and you will of course have members of the public walking within a
few centimeters of your padlocked storage room. Self storage is
usually offered in fixed sizes, often involving a long walk/carry
until you reach your unit. Self storage units usually have a mesh
roof which offers no protection from dust or even leaky roof's.
The most worrying disadvantage of self storage
is that once your furniture has been moved in and the unit locked
up, the removal company who just did the removal now has
NO RESPONSIBILITY for any damages at all, even if they've
just done the removal. Of course the same now applies to the
removal out, if something is damaged they cannot be held
responsible because you have had access to your furniture
throughout the storage duration and therefore anything could have
happened in that time.
Containerised Storage
This is usually the most
expensive option of all. A typical storage container is around
250cu/ft (around 7 cu/mtrs). Although this sounds a lot, when you work it out it`s
actually only 5ft wide x 5ft long x 10ft tall. As you can probably
imagine, you will need 5 or more containers for a typical 3
bedroom house. If a company is charging £10 plus VAT for each
container, then youre already at £50 per week plus VAT and then
you will need to pay extra for liability cover or insurance
depending on what the company offers.
Containerised storage is
usually not heated, theres little point in heating a storage
warehouse if all the furniture is storage in sealed wooden boxes
with no natural airflow.
* This assumed you have chosen to use our
liability cover, if you have chosen to insure your goods yourself
then we cannot accept liability.
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