How to Organize Your Storage Unit Like a Pro

Published: March 01, 2022

Portable storage containers are a wonderful method to storing your belongings, but if you don’t organize them properly, they can become out of control. After all, if you fill your storage container with too many family memories or holiday decorations, it can quickly become a mess! While it may be difficult to keep things in order, follow these tips and tricks from UNITS Moving and Portable Storage of Houston Gulf Coast to make organizing a storage container easy!

Purchase supplies and create a list

To begin, get all of your necessary supplies, such as totes, boxes, tape, tags, and markers to assist you manage your storage container. A dolly might also make moving a lot easier. To keep track of everything that will be kept inside the container, categorize it and make a list of everything that will go in there.

Store large, heavy items towards the back of the unit

Fill the rear of your unit with big pieces and boxes. If at all possible, break down your furniture and reassemble it on its sides to make more room. Check for adequate vertical storage space before loading heavier items on top of your stack of boxes.

Place items that you use more frequently in the front of the unit

Keep the items you’ll need right away in front of the storage container, even if you’re only storing things for a short time. Labels on boxes are also a good idea. Clear storage containers, rather than cardboard boxes, are yet another smart concept since they allow you to see what’s inside without having to remove the lid!

We hope these tips will help you pack your UNITS container as efficiently as possible! To get a free quote on your UNITS container, call UNITS Moving and Portable Storage of Houston Gulf Coast today!