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5 Tips For Cheaper Home Insurance
Home insurance is a basic term for two different types of insurance policy. Buildings insurance to cover the construction of your property and home contents insurance to protect your valuables and other household objects.
The problem is that not...
Adding Stairs Into Deck Railing Plans
Most deck railings are completely designed unlike interior stair railings, which are a simple way to get from a floor to another. You can create an extension of your personal likes in decoration, with ornamental parts of wood, iron and...
Home Decorating And Style Guide
To benefit from a home spruce or make over you need to set a good financial budget that will help set the tone for how much can be spend in each area of the home. If you prefer to do only a few rooms at a time, choose rooms that are used frequently...
Need A House And Pet Sitter While You're Away But Think You Can't Afford It? Think Again - You Can Find A House Sitter Who Works For Free.
While you're out in the big world, your most precious possessions need to be cared for: your property and your animals. All sorts of service providers have sprung up to cater for this growing market, however, the services of agency-registered pet...
Secure Locks for the Restoration of Period Houses
Having problems finding suitable, secure lock for your period property or log cottage? A ready made lock block, could be the answer. These are blocks of oak or pine with 5 lever mortice, very secure lock inside, all ready for screwing on to the...
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Store Seasonal Items in your own Self Storage Unit
For the small business owner, particularly for businesses which
require access to tools and heavy equipment, self storage can be
a real boon.
If you're a landscaper, carpenter, plumber, or electrician, you
need easy access to the tools of your trade. You've probably
sacrificed to scrape together the money to buy all the equipment
you need to start your own business. But once you buy it, where
are you going to put it? Maybe you live in a tiny apartment with
no storage space. Or you may rent a house with inadequate space,
or with a landlord who doesn't really want you storing all your
equipment on the premises.
Self storage, close to your home or your primary work area, is a
great solution. It will allow you to keep your home for your
personal life (a fact your spouse or significant other will
certainly appreciate) while providing an organized space for
your professional tools and equipment.
First, you need to estimate how much rental space you'll need.
Figure out how much space each piece of equipment takes up and
then sketch out a possible organizational arrangement, using it
to estimate floor space. If you have the room, actually lay out
your tools and equipment in the front yard, and measure how much
area it covers. (Be sure to leave room to move around in between
the various pieces of equipment.)
Call around to the various self storage facilities in the area,
and find out what the square footage is of their storage units
and, particularly if you've got equipment that takes up a lot of
vertical space, its height. Check the cost per month, and ask if
there's a required minimum rental period. Do you have to pay a
security deposit of some kind? first and last months' rent? Does
the storage facility insure the contents of your unit, or do you
need to buy insurance yourself? Maybe the facility offers
insurance for a fee; ask.
If you have equipment or supplies that need
a certain
environment, ask the storage facility staff what the conditions
are. Is it dry? Is it heated? Is there lighting provided in the
unit, or do you need to bring a flashlight when you visit it?
Is there an electrical outlet available? Is there room, either
in the unit or in front of the unit, for you to perform basic
maintenance or preparation tasks on your equipment as needed,
and is that sort of thing allowed? (Obviously you do not want to
operate a piece of equipment with an internal combustion engine
inside the storage unit.)
Once you've rented your self storage unit, put a lot of thought
into how you want to organize it. Make a floor plan which allows
you ease of movement; set up storage shelves if appropriate; see
if you can attach pegboard to the walls if you need to store
small tools where they're visible. If you plan to store old
business records, don't just shove them into a cardboard box and
bury them in a corner; store them in filing cabinets or sturdy
file boxes, clearly labeled and organized. If you use boxes,
store them on shelving that allows easy access. Do your
research, plan well, and ask plenty of questions as you decide
on a self storage unit. With the proper preparation, for a
relatively small outlay of cash, you can provide a well
organized, functional storage and work space which will give
your fledgling company a real boost.
About the author:
Aldene Fredenburg is a freelance writer living in southwestern
New Hampshire and frequently contributes to Tips and
Topics. She has published numerous articles in local and
regional publications on a wide range of topics, including
business, education, the arts, and local events. Her feature
articles include an interview with independent documentary
filmmaker Ken Burns and a featur
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