When you are looking for Toronto commercial storage facilities to store your office supplies, raw materials, customer orders, goods, equipment / machinery and other commercial items, it’s important to do some research and planning. Here are some tips for ensuring that your commercial items will remain in good condition for however long you need to keep them in Toronto storage.

1. Choose The Right Storage Unit Size For Your Commercial Items

Determining the right Toronto storage space needed to store your commercial items might be difficult. If you don’t know how much storage space you need and you you don’t want to overspend, Office Movers Toronto can help you determine the exact storage space you need for your commercial items without any hassle.

2. Protect Your Items from Weather Conditions

There are some commercial items that must be stored in certain conditions. For example, a commercial storage unit in Toronto that has heated storage is preferred if you will be storing electronics. Cool temperatures can cause the batteries in the units to die, and cause ink and other fluids to freeze and expand and cause damage to your electronics.

And if your Toronto storage unit isn’t kept cool or at room temperature in the summer you might get issues with condensation and moisture damage or the rusting of your commercial items.

3. Packing Tips For Storing Commercial Items

Proper packing not only helps protect your commercial items while being stored, but also helps to prolong their life. Following packing tips can help improve your storage experience:

• Prepare some packing materials in advance for all your heavy machinery and fragile commercial items such as glass and electronic equipment
• Use the right packing material for each type of your commercial items. For example, bubble-wrap delicate items like electronics and glass items
• Label your boxes with the type of commercial item stored in each box
• Colour-code the contents to differentiate between the items stored
• Add warning labels on the packaging. For example, “Fragile”, “Heavy”, “Handle with Care” etc.

4. Some Items Shouldn’t Be Stored In Storage Units

Most Toronto storage companies allow you to store most of your commercial items like glass, machinery, etc. However, there are few items that attract pests, are combustible and flammable and are not permitted in Toronto storage facilities.

5. Insure Your Commercial Items

Some Toronto storage facilities are equipped with strong security systems, but there are certain factors that can’t be accounted for. Things like fires, floods, or other extreme conditions could damage your commercial items. For these rare instances,  you should consider Toronto storage insurance. Since commercial items can be expensive, it’s important that you add Toronto storage insurance so you get reimbursed if there is any damage. You can purchase storage insurance from your Toronto storage company.

6. Hire Professional Toronto Office Moving Company For Moving Your Commercial Items

With the average high prices for commercial items transfer, many current scams, items damages and losses etc., you should do some research for choosing and hiring a professional reliable Toronto office moving and storage company to transfer your items to and from Toronto storage units. Always read customer reviews online and get several price quotes from Toronto office moving companies well in advance before you make your decision. This will give you enough time to select the best option and save you money.

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