3 Ways a Portable Storage Unit Is Helpful When You Move

Moving to a new home can be overwhelming when you've accumulated a lot of belongings and haven't kept up with decluttering. Sorting and packing for a move may seem like a formidable task, especially if you don't have much room to spare in your home. This can be especially challenging when you need to complete home improvement tasks like wall painting or carpet cleaning.

The solution could be a portable storage unit. Here are three reasons why a portable storage unit can help streamline the moving process.

1. You Can Move Rooms to the Container as You Clean

One way to use a portable storage unit is as a temporary holding place for furniture and belongings as clean and clear out one room at a time. If you need to paint and put new flooring in a bedroom, you can move the furniture and belongings to the storage container so they're out of the way. Then you can sort through the belongings while they are in the container before you return them to the room boxed up and ready for the moving truck.

You could also tackle spare bedrooms, attic, basement, and garage in this organized manner. As moving day gets closer, these areas of your home will be clean, renovated if necessary, and have all their belongings properly packed and ready to move.

2. You Can Declutter and Pack in Advance

It's stressful to wait until the last minute to pack everything. This increases the risk of damage to fragile items, and you'll probably end up packing unorganized boxes, which brings clutter to the new home that you'll have to deal with later. Instead, it's better to pack slowly and in advance so that you can facilitate a more organized packing system.

A portable storage unit is especially useful when you need to organize your move and declutter your home. For example, you can sort through cabinets in your kitchen to remove nonessentials. Then donate items you don't want, throw out things that are broken, carefully pack the rest, and then stack them in the portable storage unit.

This reduces the items in your kitchen to essentials so you can continue to cook, but with most things out of the way, you'll be able to paint and freshen the appearance of your kitchen as you get your home ready for the market.

You may also want to use a portable storage unit this way for rooms you need to live in while you're preparing to move, such as the bedrooms, the family room, the living room, the office, and the kitchen. By having a storage unit to hold boxes of sorted belongings, they will be out of your way and ready for the moving truck on moving day. Doing so will leave much less to worry about as moving week approaches.

3. You Can Use the Unit For Moving

Depending on where you're moving, you might be able to pack your portable storage unit yourself over the course of a few weeks and have it picked up and moved to your new home. This would give you plenty of time to unpack the unit at your new place so you can stay organized while you're unpacking.

If you have a tendency to let clutter pile up, or if you find staying organized a challenge, a portable storage unit could be helpful when you move to a new home so you can start out with an organized and tidy home rather than a home full of boxes scattered all around your house.

If you're planning to move soon, contact the experts at Christofferson Moving & Storage. We have a variety of portable storage units available for rent and we can help streamline your move so you can focus on settling into your new home.