Storage starts with a collection from your address, loaded in the same way as a removal, and ends with delivery to the address you give when the contents are needed. What it involves depends on how much there is and how long it stays.
The length is often tied to something outside your control, such as a completion date or a builder's finish date. Give your best estimate and the event it depends on, so the dates can be revisited once that is settled.
What the work covers
Ask about storage when you leave one home before the next is ready, and give both completion dates.
Ask about storage when rooms need clearing for a renovation, and give the builder's expected finish date.
Ask about storage for furniture, equipment and boxed files, and say whether any records hold personal data.
Ask about storage for furniture kept while an estate is settled, and say who can authorise collection.
Questions people ask
What does the cost of storage depend on?
How much is stored, how long it stays, and the collection and delivery at each end. A list or photos of the items and the expected dates are the starting point for a quote.
What if my end date changes?
Give the new date as soon as it is known, along with the delivery address if that has changed too.
Do I need a full inventory for a quote?
A list or photos of the main items is enough for a quote.
Can storage be added to a house move?
Ask when you send the move details, and give both completion dates so the collection and delivery can be planned around them.