Long Term Storage in Littleton, CO
A few months back, a customer in columbine reached out to us after his job sent him overseas on a two year contract. He didn’t want to sell his house, and he didn’t want to sell his furniture either. He just needed somewhere safe to put everything so he could rent his house out for a few years. That’s the kind of call we get more than people expect, and it’s exactly what long term storage is for.
Long term storage is for anyone who needs more than a few weeks or months. Military deployments, overseas job assignments, a parent moving into assisted living, an inherited house full of furniture, or just not having room in your current house for things you’re not ready to part with.
Our movers can handle the packing, wrapping, and loading, so your things are protected for the months or years they’ll spend in storage, not just the ride over. Furniture gets padded and wrapped, boxes get labeled, and fragile items get packed the way they should be.
A lot of our Littleton customers decide during their move that they want to add on long term storage. Maybe you’re moving into a smaller apartment near Downtown Littleton and don’t have room for a second bedroom set. Maybe you’re relocating for work and your new house is half the size of your current one. Our crew picks everything up, moves what’s going with you, and stores the rest, all in one visit instead of two separate moves.
Secure Storage For The Long Haul
Long term storage is the right fit once you’re storing something past a few months or a year. Here’s who tends to store things long term most often in Littleton, but we can store things long term for anyone:
- Military families dealing with a deployment or a long term reassignment
- People moving overseas or across the country for a job
- Families moving a parent into assisted living and not ready to sell everything
- Anyone who inherited a house full of furniture and needs time to sort through it
- Homeowners doing a slow, phased renovation that stretches past a few months
- Landlords storing furniture between tenants or during a property sale
How It Works
Long term storage is billed month to month, same as short term, so there’s no pressure to guess your timeline down to the day. If your two year assignment turns into three, you’re not stuck renegotiating a contract. If you’re back in six months instead of two years, just give us a call and we can deliver everything on your schedual. Units are secure and monitored the entire time your things are with us, whether that’s three months or three years.
Our warehouse is climate controlled to protect your items from climate fluctuations. Storing something for a few weeks is different from storing it for a few years. Wood furniture, electronics, photographs, and important documents don’t hold up well to Colorado’s swings between dry summer heat and cold winter air if they’re sitting in an uncontrolled space. Our climate controlled warehouse protects anything sensitive to temperature or humidity.
What You Can Store
Furniture, appliances, sports equipment, boxes of household goods, and business documents can all go into long term storage. If you’re not sure whether something can be stored, tell us what you’re storing and we’ll help you decide the best action to take.
Planning Ahead and What It Costs
Pricing for long term storage comes down to one thing, how many storage vaults do you need? A one bedroom apartment’s worth of belongings costs less to store than a full house. If you’re not sure how long your situation will last, whether that’s a deployment with an unclear end date or a house sale that keeps getting delayed, that’s fine. All of our billing is month to month so you’re never stuck paying for a commitment you didn’t need.
Before your things go into storage, it helps to walk through your home or your moving list with us so we can prepare the correct number of storage vaults. We handle long term storage for families and businesses all over Littleton, from the neighborhoods near Ken Caryl and Columbine to Governor’s Ranch, South Suburban, and all the way south to Roxborough Park and Sterling Ranch near Chatfield Reservoir. We also cover Bear Creek, the streets near Santa Fe Drive and Bowles Avenue, and the rest of the Southern Denver Metro
Questions Littleton Families Often Ask
- What’s the difference between short term and long term storage?
Short term is usually a few weeks to a couple of months, often tied to a move or a renovation. Long term is anything beyond that, months or years, and it usually means thinking more carefully about climate control and how your items are packed for a much longer period of time.
- Is there a minimum or maximum amount of time I can store my things?
No minimum, no maximum. Some customers store for six months, others for three years. Billing is month to month, so the is no set timeline.
- Do I need climate controlled storage?
Not always, but for anything wood, electronic, or paper that’s going to sit for a year or more, we recommend it. Tell us what you’re storing and we’ll give you an honest answer either way. Our warehouse is climate controlled so everything we store, is always protected.
- Can I add or remove items while my things are in storage?
Yes. If you need to pull something out of your vault or add a few more boxes down the line, just give us a call and we’ll schedule access.
- What happens when I’m ready to move my things out?
Give us a call, and we’ll schedule delivery to wherever you need it, whether that’s back to a home in Littleton or somewhere new entirely.