If your home or office space is teeming with clutter, you can clean up and de-stress just by renting a storage unit. However, if you don’t organize the unit, you’ll be right back where you started. Use the tips to ensure your storage space is pleasant to visit and easy to use.

3 Tips for Organizing Your Storage Unit

1. Keep Box Sizes to 2

Once your boxes are neatly filled and sealed, you’ll need to stack them on top of one another, forming columns on top of a foundation of pallets. To create sturdy stacks, the boxes must be the same size. However, since it’s best to pack light items in bigger boxes and heavy items in smaller ones, you can use two different box sizes. If you don’t have enough small boxes to create full columns, you can put them on top of the larger boxes, or on shelves.

2. Make an Aisle

When filling your storage unit, it’s crucial to keep accessibility in mind. How will you move new items into the space in the future? And how will you retrieve items you might not have expected to use? To make things easier, leave an aisle between the stacks for someone to walk. While you might have to rearrange boxes to find what you need, the aisle will at least allow for legroom.

3. Place Essentials Up Front

On the other hand, there are some items that you know you’ll be coming back for in the near future. For example, if you’re packing your unit in late summer or fall, you can expect to return for coats and Christmas decorations in a few months. Keep these items at the very front of your storage unit, in the center. That way, you simply have to open the door and pick up the box you need when you return.

If you’re looking for a secure storage facility in Lexington, SC, head to EZ Storage. They have over 20 years of experience keeping their customer’s belongings safe and leaving homes and offices uncluttered. When you rent a unit, you’ll receive a free lock, and you’ll benefit from security cameras and an electronic security gate. They also offer some climate-controlled storage units. For more information on their rental options, call (803) 808-9328, or visit the website today.