Storage in Willesden
Containerised storage — wrapped, inventoried and racked indoors, collected as part of the move.
Storage is not a sign that something has gone wrong. Tenancy dates end when they end, completions slip, and a newly bought terrace frequently wants work before anyone can properly live in it.
How it works
The crew that packs your place 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, and 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
Containerised, not self-store
A self-store unit is a room you rent and fill yourself, with the lifting, the van hire and two handlings on you. This is a service: we pack it, list it, store it and bring it back. You give up walk-in access and get one handling and an inventory.
When it is used
Between a tenancy ending and a completion
The commonest reason here by a distance, because the two dates are set by different people.
During building work
Rewiring, re-plastering or lifting a floor in a newly bought terrace. Cheaper than repairing what the dust would have done.
Before a move abroad
A European move rarely 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. Quoted alongside the move rather than after it.
Storage questions
What is containerised storage?
Goods are wrapped as if for transit, listed on an inventory, and sealed into timber containers racked indoors. Nothing is tipped into a communal space and it is handled once at each end.
Why does it come up so often?
NW London chains run long, tenancy dates and completion dates rarely line up, and a good share of the older stock wants work before anyone moves in.
Can I get at things while stored?
With notice, during working hours — a container is brought down and opened.
Can you store during building work?
Commonly. Two or three rooms in store while a floor comes up or a room is re-plastered costs less than repairing what the dust would have done.
Is stored property covered?
Yes, with the usual conditions around owner-packed cartons and items of unusual value.
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.