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PREPARATION FOR PROTECTION OF RESIDENTIAL
STORAGE
MATTRESSES: PLACE MATTRESSES IN MATTRESS
BAGS AVAILABLE IN OFFICE, OR WRAP IN HEAVY PLASTIC.
BOOKS: DO NOT PACK TOO MANY BOOKS IN ONE
BOX. ALSO, PACK BOOKS FLAT. STANDING BOOKS ON END MAY
CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SPINES.
PHOTOGRAPHS: PLACE PHOTOS FLAT, BETWEEN
CARDBOARD OR IN BOOKS, TO AVOID CURLING IN TIME. WE DO
NOT RECOMMEND STORING IRREPLACEABLE PHOTOS IN YOUR
STORAGE SPACE.
FURNITURE: DISASSEMBLE AS MUCH FURNITURE
AS POSSIBLE. TABLES, LEGS ETC. WRAP DISASSEMBLED PIECES
WITH PADS. TAPE THE PIECES TOGETHER, IF POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL SAVE YOU SPACE AND HELP YOU TO PROTECT YOUR
FURNITURE.
ENGINES: IT'S THE LAW AND FOR YOUR OWN
PROTECTION TO DRAIN ALL OIL AND FUEL FROM ANY ENGINES
BEFORE THEY ARE PUT IN YOUR STORAGE SPACE.
PACKING YOUR SELF STORAGE SPACE FOR MAXIMUM
CONVENIENCE & USE OF SPACE
USE THE HEIGHT TO MAXIMIZE CUBIC FEET: STAND
LARGE PIECES OF FURNITURE ON END OR ON TOP OF EACH
OTHER. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HEIGHT. DO THIS ONLY IF
FURNITURE IS SAFE AND SECURE.
WEIGHT: STORE HEAVIER ITEMS ON THE BOTTOM
AND LIGHT ITEMS ON THE TOP. LABEL YOUR BOXES ON THREE
SIDES. THIS WAY THEY CAN BE READ WITHOUT HAVING TO MOVE
THEM WHICH IS MORE CONVENIENT.
VENTILATION: FOR GOOD VENTILATION, ALWAYS
LEAVE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF AIR SPACE BETWEEN THE WALLS
AND YOUR BELONGINGS.
PACKING YOUR SPACE FOR SECURITY OR CONTENTS
INSURANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE, HOWEVER BREAK-INS
OR THEFT RARELY OCCUR.
USE YOUR OWN LOCK OR PURCHASE ONE IN THE OFFICE. MAKE NO
DUPLICATES EXCEPT FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE.
STORE SMALL EXPENSIVE ITEMS (STEREO, TV'S ETC.) IN THE
BACK OF THE STORAGE SPACE IN CODED BOXES PUT PIECES OF
LARGE FURNITURE AND OTHER BOXES IN FRONT OF THEM.
WRAP GLASS AND OTHER BREAKABLE ITEMS IN BUBBLE WRAP,
AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE. STORE BREAKABLES WITH LINENS
FOR EXTRA PROTECTION.
TO MINIMIZE DUST DAMAGE, WRAP ELECTRONICS AND FURNITURE
IN LINENS OR CLEAN PAPER (TAPE IS AVAILABLE IN THE
OFFICE).
LIST ALL GOODS STORED, INCLUDING BRAND NAMES, PRODUCT
FEATURES AND SERIAL NUMBERS. KEEP THE LIST IN A SAFE
PLACE AWAY FROM YOUR STORAGE SPACE, AT YOUR HOME OF
BUSINESS.
TO PROVE OWNERSHIP, KEEP PROOF OF PURCHASE
DOCUMENTATION, LIKE RECEIPTS. MAKE A PHOTO OR VIDEOTAPE
RECORD OF YOUR STORED GOODS. KEEP THIS MATERIAL IN A
SAFE PLACE AWAY FROM YOUR STORAGE SPACE.
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