Residential Storage
Extra boxes, furniture, seasonal decorations, and household equipment can quickly take over closets, garages, basements, and spare rooms. Residential storage gives you another place to keep belongings you still use or want to save without letting them crowd your living space. It can provide useful breathing room during a move, renovation, cleanout, or other period when your home feels especially full.
Apex Storage offers units in several sizes for household belongings, furniture, appliances, outdoor gear, and other personal items. You can store a few boxes from an apartment or the contents of multiple rooms while deciding what should return home later. Review the Apex Storage size guide to compare common unit dimensions before choosing your space.
Benefits of Residential Storage
Residential storage can help you stay organized when the space available at home no longer matches the amount you need to keep. Instead of stacking boxes in walkways or moving furniture between rooms, you can place less frequently used belongings in a separate unit. This keeps your home clutter free without requiring you to permanently get rid of things.
A storage unit can also provide flexibility when your living situation is changing. Common reasons to rent residential storage include:
- Moving Between Homes: Store furniture, boxes, and appliances when move-out and move-in dates do not line up or your new home is not ready.
- Downsizing: Keep belongings outside your smaller home while you decide what to sell, donate, pass along, or use later.
- Renovating or Remodeling: Clear furniture and household items from work areas so contractors have more room and your belongings stay away from dust and debris.
- Preparing a Home for Sale: Remove extra furniture, decorations, and personal items to create cleaner, more open rooms for listing photos and showings.
- Managing Seasonal Belongings: Store holiday decorations, camping equipment, patio furniture, sports gear, and other items that are only used during part of the year.
- Handling a Family Transition: Keep inherited belongings or the contents of a loved one’s home together while your family sorts through them at a comfortable pace.
- Taking a College Break: Store dorm furniture, small appliances, books, and boxes between leases, semesters, or summer housing arrangements.
- Organizing Business Items: Create more room at home by moving files, supplies, equipment, or excess inventory out of a garage or spare bedroom.
What Can I Store in a Residential Storage Unit?
Boxes and Household Overflow
Storage units can hold clothing, dishes, books, decorations, toys, small appliances, and boxes that no longer fit comfortably at home. Group similar belongings together and label each container so you can find what you need without opening every box.
Furniture and Appliances
Sofas, tables, chairs, dressers, mattresses, washers, dryers, and other large household items can be stored during a move or renovation. Clean and dry each piece first, protect corners and surfaces, and leave some room for air to move around tightly packed furniture.
Seasonal and Outdoor Equipment
Bicycles, skis, camping supplies, gardening tools, patio furniture, and holiday decorations often take up valuable garage space. Keeping these items in storage during the months they are not used can make room for vehicles, tools, and everyday household equipment.
Documents, Electronics, and Delicate Items
Photographs, books, electronics, wooden furniture, artwork, and important documents may be affected by Utah’s changing temperatures. Consider using climate-controlled storage for belongings that could warp, crack, fade, develop mildew, or lose condition after extended exposure to heat or cold.
Cars, Boats, and Recreational Vehicles
A household storage plan may also include an extra car, boat, trailer, or RV that no longer fits in the driveway or garage. Apex Storage offers boat and RV storage for larger vehicles at select locations. Confirm current dimensions and availability before bringing a vehicle to the property.
Items That Should Stay Out of Storage
Do not place food, plants, animals, hazardous chemicals, explosives, illegal materials, or leaking containers inside a storage unit. Review your rental agreement and ask the facility team about any item you are unsure about before moving it into storage.
Tips for Packing a Residential Storage Unit
- Choose the Right Unit Size: Make a list of the furniture, boxes, and equipment you plan to store before renting. Leave enough space to avoid forcing belongings into an overcrowded unit. Use our size guide to help!
- Use Sturdy, Consistent Boxes: Strong boxes are easier to stack and less likely to collapse under weight. Similar box sizes can also help you create neater, more stable rows.
- Pack Heavy Items in Small Boxes: Books, dishes, tools, and other dense belongings become difficult to lift when packed in oversized containers. Smaller boxes make these items easier to carry and less likely to break through the bottom.
- Label Every Side: Write the contents and destination room on more than one side of each box. Labels remain visible even after containers are stacked close together.
- Protect Furniture Surfaces: Use furniture covers, blankets, or breathable fabric to protect wood, upholstery, and finished surfaces. Avoid sealing furniture in plastic when trapped moisture could become a concern.
- Keep Hardware Together: Place screws, bolts, brackets, and assembly instructions in labeled bags. Attach each bag to the matching furniture piece or keep all hardware in one clearly marked container.
- Place Heavy Items on the Bottom: Build stacks with sturdy, heavier boxes at the base and lighter containers above them. Avoid stacking so high that boxes lean or become difficult to remove safely.
- Leave a Small Walkway: Create a narrow path from the entrance to the back of the unit if you expect to retrieve items during the rental. Place frequently needed boxes near the front instead of burying them behind furniture.
- Use Vertical Space Carefully: Shelving can help organize boxes and keep smaller belongings accessible. Make sure shelves and stacks are stable before adding more weight.
- Keep a Simple Inventory: Record what you stored and note where important items are located. A list on your phone can save time during future visits.
Find Residential Storage at Apex Storage
Apex Storage provides residential storage for moves, renovations, seasonal items, household overflow, and other changing space needs. Explore the Apex Storage locations to compare available units in Sandy and Santaquin, or contact the team for help choosing a size for your belongings.
