Service
Storage across Surrey
Wrapped, inventoried and racked indoors — collected as part of the move. In a county of long chains it is needed more often than anywhere else we work.
More Surrey moves need storage than anywhere else we work, and the reason is structural rather than accidental: this is a county of long chains. A great many moves here depend on two or three other completions, so the gap between going out and going in is measured in days rather than hours.
How it works
The crew that packs the house loads the containers. Everything is wrapped as if for transit, listed on an inventory you keep a copy of, and sealed in. Containers are racked indoors rather than left in a yard. When you are ready, the same inventory comes back out and is delivered room by room.
- One handling at each end rather than a shuffle between units
- A written inventory, with valuable pieces listed individually
- Furniture wrapped before it goes in, not after it has been scuffed
- Collection and redelivery quoted as part of the move
When people use it
Between completions
The commonest reason by a distance. Goods go straight from the load onto the racking without a second lift, which is the part that keeps the cost sensible.
During building work
A great deal of the county's housing is old enough that buying it means work. Putting two or three rooms into store while a floor comes up is cheaper than repairing what the dust would have done.
Downsizing
Moving from a family house into something smaller rarely works in one step. Storing what you have not decided about buys time without filling the new hallway.
Before a move abroad
A European move almost never lines up with a sale — see European removals. The same inventory later becomes the customs packing list.
What we need to know
Roughly what is going in, whether you will need access, and when you expect to want it back — even a vague answer helps. It is quoted alongside the move rather than after it.
Worth knowing
Storage questions
What is containerised storage?
Your goods are wrapped as if for transit, listed on an inventory, and sealed into timber containers that are racked indoors. Nothing is tipped into a communal space, and it is handled once at each end rather than repeatedly.
Why is it so common in Surrey?
Long chains. The county has a lot of onward purchases and a lot of moves that depend on two or three other completions, so the gap between going out and going in is more often days than hours.
Can I get at things while they are stored?
With notice, yes — a container is brought down and opened during working hours. It is not a self-storage unit you walk into whenever you like, which is the trade for it being handled, inventoried and wrapped.
How long can things stay?
From a few days between exchange and completion up to a renovation that has overrun. There is no fixed limit; the arrangement is confirmed in writing.
Is stored property covered?
Yes, with the usual conditions around owner-packed cartons and items of unusual value. Declare anything genuinely valuable before it goes in and we will confirm what applies.
Next step
Need somewhere for it to go?
Tell us roughly what needs storing and when you might want it back. Collection and redelivery are quoted as part of the move.