How Much Storage Space Do You Need To Put Your House In Storage?

With a bit of planning and thought, you can ensure you get the right sized unit. You don’t want too small and then have to upgrade and re-budget. Nor do you want to get a unit that’s too big and pay more for storage units in Auckland than you have to.

1.     Decide What You Actually Need To Store

Stop and take inventory. Do you really need to put everything into storage? Some things take up loads of room, but are cheap enough to replace later on, especially if your current furniture is of poor quality or leftover from your student days. This depends on how long things will be in storage and if the investment into storing them is worth it.

Go through everything and decide if it’s worth keeping. Go room by room and make a list of everything big that you’ll put into storage and take measurements to calculate a m³ for each item. Also make some educated guesstimates about your possessions and how many boxes that you’ll need to store. It’s easy to underestimate this, so count an extra couple of boxes.

2. Estimate Your Size Requirements

Many facilities have standard storage unit size. This makes it easy to figure out what size you require. For instance, if you’re looking for storage units in Auckland, NZ, https://www.safestorecontainers.co.nz/ lists their sizes in terms of cubic and metre storage as well as roughly the size of the house contents it will fit.

• Small: 2.4m long x 1.5m wide x 2.4m high, 8.5m³, will fit a small one-two bedroom home
• Medium: 3m long x 2.4m wide x 2.4m high 17m³, will fit a one-two bedroom home
• Large: 6m long x 2.4m wide x 2.4m high 33m³, will fit a three to four bedroom home
• Extra large: 9m long x 2.4m wide x 2.4m high 50m³, will fit a large home and a vehicle

Take your list, roughly add up the m³ rate and you can figure out which minimum sized unit you’ll need. Also take this time to think about how you’re going to stack it; jammed full so you have to unpack everything to get the one box you want at the back, or more like a garage, with walkways so you can access everything easily?

There are varying prices for storage units in Auckland, cost varies from location and provider.

3. Do You Have Any Special Needs?

Are you parking a vehicle in there, so you’ll need a ground floor unit? Do you have antiques or something that requires climate-controlled storage or internal storage? Most places do allow you to drive in and directly unload into the unit, although some may be upstairs, making it more challenging to store some items in them.

4. If You’re Unsure, Call The Experts

If you are looking for storage units, Auckland is a competitive place. Give your intended provider a call and ask them; they will be happy to provide information and help you figure out how much space you need.

What size storage do I need for a 2 bedroom house?

You’ll need anything between a 10m³ and 20m³ sized container. It depends on how many possessions you have and how you want to stack them.

How much storage do I need for a 3 bedroom house?

In general, a 33m³ container will fit an average sized three bedroom home. This may or may not fit a single car also, depending on the layout and contents.

How space do I need to store a 4 bedroom house?

A large home requires about 50m³ of space to fit all possessions and a vehicle as well.