Most water inside a storage container didn't leak in — it was carried in and condensed. Here's how to place, load and manage a container so it stays dry through a Southern California winter.
Before you put a household into a portable storage container, spend five minutes checking the roof, the door seals, the floor and the lockbox. Here's exactly what to look at and what a problem looks like.
Use a proper mattress bag, not plastic sheeting, and store it flat rather than on its side. Here's how to wrap a mattress so it comes out of storage the same shape it went in.
A realistic two-weekend plan to empty a Southern California garage before guests arrive: sort into four piles, handle the hazardous shelf, and park the keep pile somewhere other than the garage.
Pack a garage in four zones instead of one giant pile: keep-out tools, seasonal bins, heavy shelf items, and awkward gear. Here's the order that keeps you from unpacking the container twice.
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