Household & business storage in Dorchester
Household and business storage in our own yard — containerised, wrapped, inventoried and racked indoors, collected as part of the move.
Storage here is not a sideline bought in from somebody else. It is in our own yard, loaded by the same crews that pack the house, which is what makes it simple when a completion slips at four in the afternoon.
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 rather than left in a yard, 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
Household storage
Between completions
The commonest reason, and the one that arrives without warning. Goods go straight from the load onto the racking without a second lift.
Downsizing
Moving out of a family house into a bungalow or a flat rarely works in one step. Storing what you have not yet decided about buys time without filling the new hallway — and a good deal of our household storage is exactly this.
During building work
Buying an older Dorchester property frequently means rewiring, re-plastering or lifting a floor. Two or three rooms in store while that happens costs less than repairing what the dust would have done.
Business storage
Stock, records, equipment, seasonal display material and the contents of an office between premises. The same containerised handling and the same written inventory, with access arranged in advance rather than open — which suits records and stock well and daily-use items less so. Tell us which you have and we will say plainly whether this is the right product for you.
What we need to know
Roughly what is going in, whether you will need access, and when you expect to want it back. It is 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 — unlike a self-store unit, which you fill and empty yourself.
How is it different from a self-storage unit?
A self-store unit is a room you rent, with all the lifting, the van hire and the 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 a written inventory.
Do you store for businesses?
Yes — stock, records, equipment, seasonal display and the contents of an office between premises. Access is arranged rather than open, which suits records and stock better than it suits daily-use items.
Can I get at things while stored?
With notice, during working hours — a container is brought down and opened. Plan for a day or so's warning rather than turning up.
Is stored property covered?
Yes, with the usual conditions around owner-packed cartons and items of unusual value. Declare anything genuinely valuable before it goes in and we will confirm in writing what applies.
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.