| Before warehousing your possessions for storing you | | | | you wish to store in their facility. Once the cost |
| need to visit the warehouse facility. Inspecting the | | | | issues are sorted out, their professionals will move in |
| premises is important as you need to be comfortable | | | | to pack and prepare your items to be transported |
| with the environment where your possessions are | | | | for storage. |
| going to be stored. You need to ensure that the | | | | Documentation |
| warehouse is clean and that they have adequate | | | | After they have packed all your items and are ready |
| security arrangements. | | | | to move, the staff of the warehouse will arrange to |
| You also need to check how your possessions will be | | | | complete all the paperwork involved for moving; |
| stored. How are they going to be stored on pallets? | | | | unless, of course, you are moving your possessions |
| How are they going to be stored on shelves? Are | | | | on your own into the warehouse. In that case the |
| there vaults (secure wooden containers) for your | | | | inventory will be taken at the warehouse. |
| items of furniture? Check the items already stored in | | | | At the time of pickup, the representative of the |
| the warehouse. Watch the warehouse operators | | | | warehouse facility will make a detailed inventory of |
| handle possessions during warehousing. This will | | | | the items packed for storage. The inventory includes |
| reflect how your possessions will be handled and | | | | the condition of your items at that particular time. |
| stored. | | | | The facility is responsible for your belongings while |
| Moving And Transporting | | | | they are under their possession. The contract |
| You have the option of both moving and transporting | | | | specifies where your belongings will be stored. |
| all your possessions to the warehouse on your own | | | | Warehouse facilities have retrieval schedules and you |
| or hire a moving service to do it for you. Many | | | | need to be aware of these. As your items will be |
| warehousing facilities also provide moving and | | | | handled by the operators for retrieval they will |
| transporting services. It may be advisable to use | | | | charge appropriate fees for the same. You need to |
| professionals to help you. | | | | be aware of the charges involved. |
| They may also be able to provide packing services. | | | | Many warehouse facilities offer a free insurance |
| This too is desirable because packing heavy items of | | | | coverage. On your introductory visit you need to |
| possessions will not be easy for you. In addition, they | | | | learn about the coverage, the monthly rentals, and |
| have the appropriate packing materials to do an | | | | the retrieval fees as well as other charges, if any. |
| efficient job. You can use the packing, moving, and | | | | Though the rentals are charged monthly, after the |
| transporting services provided by the storing facility | | | | first month you will probably be charged on a |
| or contact an outside service to help you. | | | | pro-rata basis if you retrieve your possessions in |
| Find out what it will cost you to use these extra | | | | between the month. Get all the information from the |
| services. The warehousing facility will send people to | | | | warehousing facilities before you decide on one |
| estimate the size of the unit on the basis of what | | | | facility. |