Self storage help

[Nappy thrower]

Has anyone used one of these compaines like Big Yellow self storage?

Are they expensive if you want to store away items for quite a while?

I'm looking at a few personal items so can these companies be trusted with valueable goods?

Any recommendations please

Ta

 

[Nottseagull]

I'm looking at a few personal items so can these companies be trusted with valueable goods?
Ta

Even up here we heard about a certain deposit which actually started decomposing over the weeks it was in storage.....

 

[desprateseagull]

maybe cheaper to rent a lockup garage?

 

[sully]

I used a self storage place on Ditchling Common a few years ago when I was living in a flat (actually several flats in the course of a year or two, but that's another story!).

It was good being able to access my things whenever I wanted, but it did work out quite expensive.

If you don't need access to your things while they're in storage, there are several companies that will do storage much cheaper than Big Yellow and the like.

 

[scooter1]

I've used Big Box Storage up in Bevendean and they're ok. They charge you for everything if your not fully prepared.
Take a lock, there's are very expensive!
I think I paid about £50 a month for one of their smaller lock ups and it was fine. I'd much rather do this over a lock up garage which may suffer from damp

 

[Lord Bracknell]

maybe cheaper to rent a lockup garage?

When we needed to more or less empty the house to have some major building works done, we looked at the likely costs (and inconvenience) of using Big Yellow for long-term storage. We ended up buying a shipping container.

It's still in situ, incidentally. But, when the time comes, it can easily be sold on.

 

[Nottseagull]

I know it costs about £4000 to send one to NZ, but how much is a second hand shipping container?

 

[Colossal Squid]

There's a place on the Hyde business park in Bevendean that offers 20ft and 40ft containers for storage which is cheaper than Big Yellow and they have the advantage of being able to drive a car or van right up to the containers for ease of loading/unloading

Harman Plant Hire Ltd

Also one of the guys who runs it used to play for Albion back in the day, although sadly I've forgotten his name, and there are several nostalgic team photos up in the office

 

[Nappy thrower]

There's a place on the Hyde business park in Bevendean that offers 20ft and 40ft containers for storage which is cheaper than Big Yellow and they have the advantage of being able to drive a car or van right up to the containers for ease of loading/unloading

Harman Plant Hire Ltd

Also one of the guys who runs it used to play for Albion back in the day, although sadly I've forgotten his name, and there are several nostalgic team photos up in the office

Sounds interesting.

Thanks everyone.