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21 Garage Storage Ideas: Free Up Your Floor Space

Garage storage is more important than it sounds, because it helps you move things off the floor and onto walls, ceilings and rolling units. In time, this makes a big difference and saves you from awkwardly tiptoeing around stuff you’ve left on the ground. Use the garage storage ideas below and you’ll build a setup that fits what you own, how often you use it and how much space you have.

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How to Store Batteries in a Self-Storage Unit

Batteries are everywhere as more and more electronic devices are manufactured, and then there are the heavyweight versions used in cars and so on. You may have come to appreciate the benefits of self-storage, but can you simply throw anything that uses a battery into your storage unit? As with many aspects of self-storage, there are some rules and words of advice you should be aware of.

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32 Most Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Self Storage for Renters

Navigating the world of self storage can be tricky and there are many aspects that require thorough understanding before an informed decision can be made about renting a storage locker. Here, at STORAGECafé, we’ve compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions about self storage from types of storage, amenities, and different uses of storage units to help you make the best decision concerning your storage needs. Let’s take a look at what other self storage customers have been wondering about.

How to Store Your Vinyl Records

For true music enthusiasts, nothing beats the warmth, the character and the personality of a vinyl record sound, and there’s even science to back that claim up. Digital recording takes snapshots of the sound signal at a very high rate – that means it’s not capturing the complete sound wave. A vinyl record, on the other hand, is mirroring the sound’s entire waveform, so no information is lost, and the recording is more accurate.

US Mobility Rate at Historic Lows with Moving Driven by Housing, Not Jobs

Mobility in the US might be on a descending trend, but a sizable proportion of Americans still move every year, which has significant implications for local economies and urban dynamics.

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What Can Storage Wars Teach You about Self Storage?

Interested in renting a storage unit? Knowing the ins and outs of storage can be very helpful when you’re about to use the service. Storage Wars, a show that has put the spotlight on storage, has provided, through the years, a wealth of information on the subject. The popularity of Storage Wars has inspired many to either be more likely to rent storage or to be on the lookout for storage auctions, drawn in by the exotic and often valuable finds at the auctions depicted in the show.

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9 Easy DIY’s to Repurpose Your Old Furniture

We are all guilty of having old pieces of furniture collecting dust in our storage. It may be their sentimental value or their extravagant price point that are preventing you from getting rid of them. Whatever the case may be, instead of neglecting or disposing of these items, Zoocasa, a Canadian real estate website, has come up with a few ways you can redesign and repurpose old furniture.