Storage units are incredibly convenient when it comes to protecting furniture while moving or decluttering your home. However, some items don’t belong in these spaces. The following guide will help you decide what to avoid keeping in storage.

What Should You Keep Out of Storage?

1. Fine Art

Paintings, sculptures, and other pieces of fine art are generally delicate and valuable, making them a challenge to store. It’s best to keep these items in an environment that is dry and temperate. That way, they won’t depreciate from damage to the paint or structure of the piece.

2. Perishables

Since perishable food items will eventually spoil, keep them out of your storage unit. Once they spoil, they’ll produce foul odors, cause mold buildups, and attract pests to the unit, potentially damaging your belongings. Canned goods, however, are safe to store. 

3. Hazardous Substances

Hazardous substances — such as corrosive chemicals, gasoline, acids, alcohol, paint thinners, cleaning products, and pesticides — should never be kept in storage units, since they present fire and explosion hazards. Their fumes can also be harmful, as they may be poisonous when inhaled.

4. Guns

Keep firearms, ammunition, and gunpowder out of your storage unit. It’s much safer to store these items in a gun safe where you can feel more confident they won’t accidentally fire or fall into the wrong hands. 

When you need a safe place to keep your furniture, extra clothing, decorations, and other less-used possessions, get in touch with All American Self Storage. They provide storage solutions with 24-hour surveillance monitoring to clients in and around the High Point, NC, area. Call (336) 434-1222 to ask about available storage unit sizes and reserve a space for your belongings. Visit them online to learn more about the corporate, senior citizen, and college student discounts they offer.