Climate Controlled Storage Keeps Your Things Safe When Colorado Weather Gets Wild
Every spring, somebody in Littleton opens a storage unit and gets a surprise. Their wood furniture split, or the totes cracked under each other and spilled on the floor. Colorado can go from 70 degrees and sunny to snow in a few hours, and an outdoor unit feels every swing. That is why a lot of people prefer climate controlled storage. Climate controlled storage regulates the temperature and humidity of your storage unit, so your belongings stay safe. We offer both moving and storage in Littleton, so we can pack up your things, bring it to our climate controlled warehouse, and store them until you’re ready to have them back.
Why Littleton Weather Is Hard on Stored Things
We live more than a mile above sea level. The sun is strong. Summer afternoons get hot. Winter nights get very cold. In spring, hail and wet snow can show up fast. Then the air turns dry again.
Those swings hurt stored things in different ways:
- Heat can bend wood and melt glue.
- Cold can crack plastic and hurt electronics.
- Dry air can split wood and dry out leather.
- Damp air can bring mold and musty smells.
Your home in Ken Caryl, Columbine, or Highlands Ranch has heat and air conditioning. A garage or a basic storage unit does not. That is where good things get hurt.
Climate Controlled Storage
What Climate Controlled Storage Means
Climate controlled storage is a storage unit inside a building that is heated and cooled. The temperature stays in a steady, mild range all year. It also helps keep the air from getting too damp or too dry. The climate stays much more stable.
Climate Controlled Storage vs. a Basic Unit
A basic unit works fine for tires, tools, and lawn gear. Those things can take a hot day, or freezing nights. Furniture, Documents, and electronics cannot. Climate controlled storage tends to cost a little more, however is much better at preventing water damage, or damage from dry air.
What Belongs in a Climate Controlled Unit
If you would be sad to lose it, it belongs in climate controlled storage. Here are the things we see most:
- Wood furniture and family antiques
- Pianos, guitars, and violins
- TVs, computers, and other electronics
- Photos, art, and old family papers
- Records, books, and files
- Leather couches, mattresses, and clothes
- Business records and important documents
Signs Your Things Are Not Safe in a Garage or Basic Unit
If you do store anything in a garage or outdoor storage unit, here is what you can look for so that you can spot damage before it happens:
- A musty smell in boxes or clothes
- Sticky drawers or doors that will not close properly
- Cracks or bubbles in a wood finish
- White or black spots on fabric or paper
- Rust on metal pieces
If you see these, move your things to a dryer place immediately. Let boxes air out before you close them up again. And keep anything that can absorb and hold water, or collect condensation, somewhere else.
How Climate Controlled Storage Works With Us
We keep it simple. Here is how most moves go:
- You tell us what you have and how long you need storage.
- We help you set a pickup day.
- Our crew packs, wraps, and loads your things onto our truck.
- We move everything to a vault in our climate controlled warehouse.
- Your things are kept in a consistent climate until you call us.
- When you’re ready, give us a call and we will bring it all back.
You don’t have to find a truck, helpers, and a storage unit on your own. Our moving and storage service makes it one easy call.
Storage Tips for Every Littleton Season
Summer
Summer heat is the biggest risk for candles, records, photos, canned food and wood. Do not leave them in a hot garage or a basic unit. Move them into climate controlled storage before it gets too hot.
Fall
Fall is a good time to pack away summer gear and pull out holiday boxes. Clean and dry everything first. Wet things grow mold, even in a nice unit.
Winter
Cold nights can crack plastic and stress electronics and batteries. And with how dry winters get in Colorado, it can even warp and crack wood furnature.
Spring
Spring showers and wet snow can increase humidity, when the temperature warms up, and cause condensation on some items once the night cools off.
How to Pack for Climate Controlled Storage
Good packing helps your things last. Here is what works best:
- Clean and dry everything before you pack it.
- Use sturdy boxes and do not overfill them.
- Wrap wood furniture in cotton sheets or moving pads.
- Set boxes on pallets or shelves, not right on the floor.
- Leave a small walkway so you can reach get to something specific.
- Label every box with the room and what is inside.
How Much Space Will You Need?
Think in rooms. A one bedroom apartment needs less space than a four bedroom house. If you need to access some things while they are in storage, load those onto the truck first, so they go into the storage unit last, and you can get to them easily.
If you are not sure, tell us what you plan to store. We will help you pick a size. You do not want to pay for space you will not use. You also do not want a unit so full that you cannot get to your things or end up paying for 2 units.
Climate Controlled Storage Questions From Littleton Neighbors
Do I really need climate controlled storage in Colorado?
If you are storing wood, electronics, papers, or things you love, yes. Colorado swings from hot to cold, and the air is dry. Anything you are storing can benefit from climate controlled storage, but a basic unit can work for anything that isn’t sensative. The longer your things stay in storage, the more climate control matters.
How long can I keep my things in storage?
As long as you need. Some people store for a month while a home sale closes. Others store for a few years or more.
Can you move my things and store them?
Yes. Our moving service picks up your things, drives them to our climate controlled warehouse, and we bring them back when you are ready. You make one call.
What should I keep out of storage?
Do not store food, live plants, and pets. Also anything that can burn or leak, like gas, paint, and propane. If you are not sure about an item, ask us first.