Welcome to Curbsite Self Storage

We bring a clean secure storage container to your front door. You can take your time and load it yourself or have one of our swift gentle crews do the heavy lifting for you.

Keep this container on your property for as long as you’d like, or have us place it in our clean, spacious, secure, local facility.

 

Helpful Hints

• Empty drawers of breakables, change, jewelry, etc. However, blankets, sweaters, towels, and clothing should or could be left in drawers.
• Keep all parts and pieces of things together. For example, mirror or headboard bolts and small hardware in a plastic bag and taped to the article which they belong.
• Wind all electrical cords and fasten so they do not dangle.
• Wrap items individually in clean paper; paper towels or facial tissue for fine china, crystal and delicate items. Use a double layer of newspaper for a good outer wrapping.
• Place a two- or three-inch layer of crushed paper in the bottom of a carton for cushioning
• Build up in layers, with heaviest things on bottom, medium weight next and lightest on top.
• Cushion well with crushed paper; towels and lightweight blankets also may be used for padding and cushioning. The more fragile the item, the more cushioning needed. Be sure no sharp points, edges or rims and left uncovered.
• Pack small, fragile, individually wrapped items separately or a few together in small boxes, cushioning with crushed or shredded paper.
• Place small boxes in a single large box, fillings spaces in with crushed paper.
• Seal cartons tightly with tape, top and bottom.
• As you finish with each carton, list the contents and/or room location on the side of the carton
  (for easy viewing while cartons are stacked)

How to Pack:

China, Glassware & Silverware

• Professional packers use a dish pack for China, Glassware and other fragile items.

We’d be happy to provide these for you. Call us for great prices.

• Wrap all pieces of china and glassware individually in clean pieces of paper. A double layer of newspaper serves well as an outer wrapping. A generous amount of paper padding is required for all of this. Label cartons FRAGILE.

Flat China & Glassware

• Larger china and glass plates, platters and other flat pieces are excellent as the lowest layer in a dish pack.
• Place cushioning material in the bottom of a carton. Wrap each piece individually then wrap up to three in a bundle with a double layer of newspaper. Place these bundled items in the carton in a row on edge.
• Surround each bundle with crushed paper, being careful to leave no unfilled spaces. Add two or three inches of crushed paper on top of the bundle to protect rims and make a level base for the next tier. Horizontal cardboard dividers can be helpful in keeping layers level.
• Smaller plates, saucers and shallow bowls can make up a second layer. Wrap and pack in the same way as larger items.

Cups

• Even when using a dish pack and mini-cells for china, wrap cups individually, protecting handles with an extra layer of paper. Then pack cups upside down.
• If not using a dish pack or cells, wrap cups as previously described in a double layer of paper and place them upside down on rims in a row on an upper layer with all the handles facing the same direction.

Figurines and Other Delicate Items

• Wrap first in tissue paper, paper towels, or facial tissue. Then, wrap carefully in newsprint that has been crushed and flattened out. Be sure the items are well-secured with plenty of cushioning.
•  Small mirrors, plaques and pictures should be wrapped individually in tissue paper. A bath towel or small blanket makes an excellent outer wrapping and padding for glass. Place items on edge in a carton.

Artificial Flowers

• An arrangement of artificial flowers should be packed in its own carton. Wrap carefully in plastic wrap, tissue paper or paper towels. If possible, fasten the base of the floral piece to the bottom of the carton.

Lamp Bases

• After removing the light bulb and lamp harp, wrap the bases, harp the bulb separately in newsprint. (Use the paper pads for larger lamps.) Place them together in a carton, filling spaces with crushed newspaper. More than one well-packed lamp may be packed on a carton.

Lamp Shades

• Never wrap lamp shades in newspaper carefully wrap each shade in three or four sheets of tissue paper, a pillow case, or a large light weight towel.

Glass Table Tops, Marble Slabs, Large Mirrors, Paintings, Statues, & Large Vases

• All are very easily damaged. Glass might shatter, and marble slabs can crack at veins. Paper never should be permitted to touch the surface of an oil painting.
• Custom-made cartons and crates are recommended. Call us for pricing. You can blanket wrap the item first, then shrink wrap.

Books

• Because books are heavy, be sure to use small cartons.

Photographs

• If you are moving and it’s possible, carry all irreplaceable items with you.

Compact Discs, Tapes & Records

• Remove these from the stereo or storage cabinets. Keep in mind, records are heave and should be packed in small cartons.
• Stand compact discs and records on edge, never flat, on a layer of crushed paper. Support at both ends with a large, hardcover book or several pieces of cardboard cut to fit. Top with another layer of crushed paper. Identify contents on outside of the box and mark FRAGILE.

Clothing

• Clothing left on hangers and placed in wardrobe cartons will generally remain wrinkle-free. One carton will hold about two feet of compressed clothing.
• If wardrobe cartons are not used, each garment should be removed from its hanger, folded and placed in a suitcase or a carton lined with clean paper. Come lightweight clothing – such as lingerie and sweaters- may be left in bureau drawers.
• Foot wear may be left in shoeboxes and placed in a large carton. Don’t pack heavy items on top of shoes.

Linens & Bedding

• Blankets, sheets, tablecloths, towels, pillowcases and other linens may be protected by a large plastic bag and/or packed in a carton.

Small Appliances

• Items such as clocks, as small radios, and other small appliances should be wrapped individually and packed in a carton, cushioned with crushed paper.
• Small clocks, transistor radios, and similar items can be packed in the same carton with linens or as extra items with lamp bases. Make sure cords are wrapped so as not to scratch or damage items.

Tools

• Long-handled garden tools, as well as brooms and mops, should be bundled together securely. Attachments should be removed from power tools and packed separately.

Outdoor Equipment

• Dismantle children’s swing sets, TV antennas and garden sheds.
  Gather pieces and bundle together with nylon cord. Place small hardware in a cloth bag and securely attach to corresponding equipment.
• Prepare lawn mower by draining gasoline prior to the day of loading.

Food

• Do not pack anything perishable.
• Open boxes of dried or powdered food such as rice, macaroni and cereals should be sealed with tape. Small containers of herbs and spices, condiments, bouillon cubes, gelatin, flavorings, etc. should be placed together in a small box before packing into a large carton. Cover holes of shaker-type containers and seal with tape.
• Since canned goods are heavy, use only small cartons.

A Word about Special Household Items

The popularity of home electronics items has added a new dimension for the do-it-yourself packer. Home computers, microwave ovens and stereo systems require special care to ensure they remain in good condition. Remove weights and pendulum from grandfather clocks.

If you save the original cartons and packing materials in which these items arrived, it is best to repack using those materials. Should you not have these materials, you might want to contact a store selling your particular item and ask if discarded materials are available.

How to load your Curbside Storage Container.

• Blanket wrap everything, using your old sleeping bags, quilts, blankets and towels. You may also rent professional moving blankets from us and / or buy paper blankets. Call us for pricing.
• Create a tier by loading items from floor to ceiling
  as tightly as possible with heavy items such as dressers, chests, appliances, heavy and solid book cartons or dishpacks. These heavy items act as a “base” for lighter items such as medium and large cartons, large plastic toys, and end tables. Load sofas on ends and not on their feet with their feet against the wall of the container. Fill all openings (i.e. between the arms of sofas, entertaining centers, shelving centers, etc.) with light items such as cartons containing lamp shades or linens, or other items like large plastic children’s toys. Keep your most fragile items towards the top of each tier. The first tier should be built in the very front (nose) of the container. When building a tier, completely fill any/all possible voids with smaller items. Constructing your load in this fashion with give you the best opportunity for success and utilize the least amount of space possible. A “tight” load construction minimizes shifting.
  Keep clothing in dresser drawers to save on space.
• Tie off tie off or secure your shipment with straps using the rings provided inside the container. Items on wheels, such as large toolboxes, must also be secures separately to keep from rolling during transit. Items on wheels should not be loaded in the last tier, but instead, somewhere in the middle of the load.
• Your load is best secured when the last tier of your load is completed from floor to ceiling. When the last tier of your load does not go from floor to ceiling, it leaves opportunity for tiers behind to move forward, and the potential for damage increases. To minimize the chances of this occurring, we suggest that the load be finished with items such as your mattress. In essence, when your last tier is completed from the floor to the ceiling, it allows for a smooth transition when the agent secures your shipment for transit.
• Keep items from shifting is critical, so door will not jam from inside.

Unloading

• Prepare your home for unloading, just as you did prior to loading.
• Use the exterior door(s) of your home that best accommodates the furniture you are moving in. often times, the front door is the easiest way to maneuver.
• Map out where you plan to place furniture in its final position and keep from stacking cartons in those areas that you’ve designated. Although you may decide on a different position later, this will keep you from having to unnecessarily move items more than once. Communicate and map out these areas with those who are assisting you with unloading.
• Unload items into the residence, keeping in mind where you plan to put each item in their respective room.