How to live through a house renovation

If you are about to embark on renovating your home, then you know it comes with mixed emotions. There is the excitement of picking out tiles, cupboard styles, colour and many more exciting components to renovating a home like where to place the furniture in the new space.   One question everyone asks themselves is do we live through the renovation? If the answer is yes then comes the reality of living through the renovation whether it be big or small.

Mobistorage –  the self storage solution perfect for home renovations

Mobistorage can assist you if you do choose to live through the home renovation.  Many people choose to continue to live in the house to save on costs and have more money for the renovation itself. What do you do with your belongings if you do plan on living through it? A storage unit or mobile container is one of a few great ways to free up work space in the rooms that will be renovated, this also provides you with somewhere that is safe and secure for your furniture and belongings.

Be organized and save your sanity

It’s a good idea go through each of the rooms and do an inventory of what might need to be stored away and what essentials you need to stay during the renovation. This way you will have a better idea of what space you require to store your belongings. Writing the inventory is also a great way to organize your boxes or storage crates too. You can document what’s in the box and then give it a location on where it needs to go back to and a number also in case you need to access the items while in storage.

Here are some different storage options once you have boxed everything up and ready to store are:

• Use another room in the house – This could be a very cost-effective solution if you have the space. Remembering that if you plan to live in the house while renovating it can potentially reduce this option. You ideally want a room that won’t be used or be one that will be getting renovated. Also consider the temperature of that room could it get any damp in it. Will it be used at all by any of the contractors or to store any materials in.

• Storing at a friends or families house – This could be another cost effective option if there is space. Some things you would need to consider with this option although a cheaper option would be transporting the furniture and boxes to and from the location, make sure the area is water tight and reasonably dust free. Taking out insurance of your valuables in the unlikely event they get damaged or stolen.

• Onsite self-storage units – This is a great option and we at mobistorage can assist you with this. The container is delivered to your address and then you fill it with your storage items and it can either stay onsite with you or we can pick it up and securely store it for you and we then deliver it to you when you’re ready. This keeps your belongings safe and we have different sized storage containers to suit your needs.

• Traditional self storage at a facility – A self storage unit at a storage facility is another option. This is a safe and secure place to also store your  possessions. Storage unit’s general have different sized options for you to choose from. You will need to organize a truck or trailer to get your possessions to the self storage unit.

Mobistorage – we have different size options for self storage 

Or you can contact us at mobistorage and we can take all the hassle out of hiring a truck or trailer to transport your possessions. At mobistorage we offer 3 different sized mobile units for your needs.

• Small (17m³) – 2.4m(W) x 3.0m(L) x 2.3m(H)
• Medium (27.2m³) – 2.4m(W) x 4.9m(L) x 2.3m(H)
• Large (32.7m³) – 2.4m(W) x 5.9m(L) x 2.3m(H)

These are delivered to your front door for you to pack and you have choice to leave it onsite or we can store it for you and deliver it back once you are ready.

The most important element to any of the above options is planning and being as organised as possible this really elevates the stress of any renovation whether it be big or small.

If you are looking for the best storage solution in Perth, then Mobistorage is your answer. If you would like more information about mobistorage storage units call us on 1300 914 706  for special rates and availability today or if you would like to request a quote, simply send us your details via our online booking form.