Tidying Up Your New Home After Moving in

When you first move into your new home, you want to take the opportunity to set the stage for how tidy and organised it will be in the future. Being organized means you can be a lot more productive in life and have more time for doing the things that you enjoy.

Before you move make sure to purchase some storage boxes, ideally with separate compartments, to put all of your electronics and loose odds and ends in. Plastic storage boxes are stackable and inexpensive, so you can always buy more as you need them, and they come in all shapes and sizes and can be used to store all kinds of things. The best way to organize efficiently is to have a place for everything, this way you never have a growing pile of items that you will ‘sort out later’ but never do.

Keep instruction manuals and warranties stored away with your other paperwork, in a filing cabinet or even in a magazine box. The kitchen is always a good place to keep guarantees, etc. as many of them will be for the electrical appliances you use here, so keep them together in a particular drawer or box on a high shelf where they can easily be found when need be.

Ensure kitchen and laundry storage solutions are functional and easily accessible. Get someone in to fix shelving on the walls and hang hooks under them or on the backs of the doors so things can be hung up and stored out of the way but are still in your vision.

Hooks are great little inventions as they can be placed anywhere and everywhere, including the pantry. Organise the pantry according to different types of foods and keep unused cutlery, plates and other dishware stored away from your everyday use items.

Once you’ve moved in, regular spring cleans can help to avoid the inevitable build up of clutter and ensure your self storage solutions continue to fit your changing lifestyle needs. Make yourself a promise to spring clean every 3 months or so and stick to it.

One common time-waster is looking for the household or car keys, ‘Now, where did I put them?’ This is easily solved by having some hooks right next to the front door or a small basket in the hallway where they are always placed when not in use.

Consider the function each item has, if it is pens and pencils then why would you keep them in the hallway? The best place is the home office so make a place for them there. Get the whole family involved when organizing as otherwise you will be wasting your time trying to do it all yourself. Once they get the idea and know the places of things your home should be well-organised and run more efficiently as well as look nice and tidy!

Removing Garbage Before you Move

When you move house there is sure to be a lot of unwanted clutter, trashy items and bits and pieces that you don’t want or need to take with you. To remove many years of accumulated stuff from your home it’s likely you’ll need more than just a council garbage bin.

If you have a great deal of cleaning up to do then hiring a skip bin is your easiest option. Then you can simply throw all your rubbish into it and it will be collected when you are done. This is much easier than making trips to the local garbage dump and it doesn’t cost that much either. Hire a larger one than you think you’ll need as it will be more economical than hiring a small skip and later realizing that you actually need another, and it’s actually against the law to overfill a skip.  

If you have lots of things you don't need at your new home but don’t want to get rid of as it’s either of sentimental value or valuable if not necessarily useful, or are not moving into your new place right away, then contacting a self storage facility is usually the easiest and safest option. You can put all your unnecessary items into self storage for as long as you like and pick it up when the time suits. Sell any items that are not 'rubbish' to help fund your move or pay for the storage unit, or simply give them away to a local charity store so they still go to a good home.

Recycling is another option and a practical one that is environmentally-friendly into the bargain. Most things can be recycled, including clothes and shoes, newspapers and books, bags and plastic, metal objects and toys, whatever it is it’s likely it can be salvaged in some way or another.

The best way to deal with a full house is to sort each room into separate piles, a pile for things you want to take with you, a pile of items to be thrown away, and a pile to be given away. Then deal with each pile, take the items to the charity shop or the recycle bins found at most large supermarkets, give friends or neighbours other things you no longer have use for. Throw the broken bits and useless items in the garbage and don’t look back. And for the rest get some strong sturdy boxes and start wrapping and packing.

There are removal and storage services that will come and clean up for you too if you don’t have the time, or the inclination, to do it yourself. This can take a huge load off your mind and ensure that the house is super clean for the new owners, tenants or for landlord inspection.

Supercheap Storage for Business Storage Solutions

Our storage service is particularly useful for small and large businesses. We have high levels of security, climate-controlled units, various sized modules, an excellent team, and so much more to offer than traditional storage companies have. Store your extra stock with us, or use us to archive documents and save office space, the benefits are plenty.

At one time it was mainly home-owners that required storage as they moved between properties or rented out their home and needed storage space to put their own effects. Whilst this is still true, now storage options are much broader with customers coming from all walks of life.

Freeing up space at home leads to a better quality of life as there is more room to move around in, the house will instantly feel fresher and brighter, and decluttering actually creates a calm space to work and live in.

Business owners also take advantage of storage facilities for a number of reasons. Typically any business that holds client records is required by law to keep a record of transactions for a set number of years, this can lead to thousands of records in the filing system that never get looked at unless there is a discrepancy that needs to be sorted out. The amount of space these files take up depends on the size of the business but, however big or small, it is a waste of space that could be put to better use.

At Supercheap we have climate-controlled portable storage pods that offer a protected place for classified records and act as an archive, there is no need to pay for extra security in the workplace as the units and the storage facility are protected by video-monitors, perimeter fencing and guard, and the business gets to use the space for something more productive.

Some businesses are reliant on making their money during the high season and require space during the low season to stockpile extra supplies. Moving into larger premises makes no economical sense as it eats into profits, thus storing their goods in a pod can save them money and offers the ideal solution. There’s no need to book a pod as we always have them available and can deliver at very short notice.

Office renovations are sometimes necessary to capitalize on profits and again a storage unit saves the day as they can be facilitated for any short-term projects.  Move everything out whilst the work is going on and move it all back in once it’s completed.

 We train our team to our high standards and only employ experts in moving and storage solutions so you can be assured that your things are always in the best hands, from the moment they get packed and loaded until they are returned to your premises.

Office furniture is padded and loaded carefully into the unit where it’s protected from damp or mould as they’re built from heavy-duty industrial plywood that allows the unit to circulate air throughout. This greatly reduces the risk of moisture build-up which is the reason for mildew problems in the traditional storage pods used by other storage companies.

Cameron Robertson owns and operates Supercheap Storage Northern Beaches, with a facility in Manly, Dee Why, NSW - servicing the Northern Beaches areas with convenient portable storage units at the cheapest rates, including business storage solutions for self storage Brookvale.