What Size Storage Unit Should I Use? Moving From Los Angeles

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Los Angeles is known as the entertainment capital of the world. Businesses and entrepreneurs flock to this city to pursue their dreams and make a name for themselves. It is one of the most eccentric places in the country. Los Angeles is a place of contrasts and extremes. It is a city with every kind of plant, culture, and furniture imaginable, from tropical plants to palm trees to cacti, from statues to large baker’s racks to etageres. This is why it can be difficult to figure out exactly what size storage unit you will need when transporting your goods to a new location without a residence.

Figure out Exactly What’s Going into Storage

The first step in any assessment is to figure out exactly what you are dealing with. Eyeballing your storage situation is definitely not the way to go. It’s difficult to figure out how much space you will need without first getting everything in order on paper. There is an amazing solution if you are storing at a destination location, but that will be covered later in this article assuming you are going to make a local straight shot to a storage unit. If you are moving long distances, you can try these tips or keep reading for the easiest remedy to the problem. 

Make a list of all the furniture, boxes, and miscellaneous items that will go into the storage unit. Measure the length, width, and height of each item. You will want to start by recognizing your longest and tallest pieces. If your longest piece is less than 5 feet long and your tallest is less than 8 feet tall, then you may be able to fit everything into a 5 x 5. 5 x 5 storage units are 5 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 8 feet tall (on average). As long as you have items that will fit in the remaining space, which you can figure out as long as you measure each item, you’ll be set. If your longest piece is longer or wider than 5 feet but thinner or shorter than 10 feet, you will want to look into a 10 x 10. Be sure to factor in all of your goods and make sure to confirm with the storage unit you book that your unit is 10 feet tall, not 8 feet tall, especially if you have pieces taller than 8 feet. Use this same logistic method for your situation and that should put you in the right space. 

Hire a Long Distance Moving Company

There are many benefits to hiring a moving company. They do all of the work in terms of lugging the furniture and goods onto the truck, and they protect your goods well. The best perk of all, in the context of this article, is the understanding of how many actual cubic feet you are occupying. Movers are excellent at cubic foot measurements, and by the time the truck is loaded, you will have an exact number of cubic feet your goods occupy. Once you have this information, you simply reverse the math to get the size of the storage unit you’ll need. For example, if you take 1000 cubic feet and divide by 10, you get 100. Divide that by 10 and you get 10. This means a 10 x 10 would fit exactly. Keep in mind, if you’re that close, it’s better to err on the side of caution and go with the next size up, which would be a 10x15.