There’s only one problem: your new location isn’t ready for you.

In this post, we’ll look at some helpful tips on storing furniture and supplies during an office move. These include tips on finding alternative storage locations as well as how to make the move easier on the rest of your team.

Consult Your Mover

If your facilities team does not have enough space for your items, inquire with your mover about storage options for your furniture until it’s ready for the new space. At Washington Express Movers we can even arrange pick-up and delivery of your items.

Streamline Your Inventory

Why worry about storage when you can eliminate excess supplies? An office move represents a perfect opportunity to remove outdated furniture or stuff that no longer works. Talk to your project manager about how you can donate or dispose of your unwanted items.

Get Creative

If you’re still waiting on your new location to become available, explore the office for unused storage space you can use for smaller items. For example, a seldom-used conference room may have empty cabinets that can hold supplies. The break room may be a good temporary home for a stack of crates. It’s not ideal but thinking outside the box is sometimes necessary when up against an office move.

If you end up utilizing new parts of the office for storage, make sure to communicate with your team when doing so. You don’t want to surprise anyone by moving supplies or using their personal space without approval.

Hire the Professionals

Investing in professional storage can reduce your stress and give you peace of mind. Stacking things up high on shelves and having cluttered walkways in your office can lead to accidents. Prevent injury to yourself and your employees by storing your items at a warehouse managed by professionals.

Contact Us

Temporary storage can be a pain to manage, but with a little creativity and collaboration, your team can make it work.

Looking for more great solutions for your upcoming office move? Contact us. We’ll make sure your process is hassle and stress-free.

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Choose the right amount of storage space.

It can be hard to know exactly how much space you need. Afterall, what if you are moving to a new location and just need an in-between spot, but you have a lot of furniture to move? You don’t want to spend more than your budget allows, but you also need enough room for your items! Contact our team and show us what you have. We can provide an estimate on storage and let you know how much space you may need.

Make sure that your items are safe from harsh weather conditions.

Regardless of what you have to store, you will want to make sure that your items won’t get damaged while they remain in one spot. Some storage companies will provide the space you need but cannot guarantee that temperatures will be regulated. If you are hoping to store items like electronics, batteries, ink, or other fluids, the cold weather might cause these items to freeze, expand, or explode. Washington Express Movers offers heated units, allowing you to feel confident about the location of your electronics and other sensitive items.

Keep your packing needs in mind.

You will want the right materials for packing in order to both protect your items and to identify them when they move to their next location. We recommend planning ahead for any heavy machinery you might have, as well as your more fragile items (glass, electronics, etc.) before you add them to the storage space. Label your boxes clearly with the name of the item inside. Don’t be shy about color-coding, as this will help you know what goes where and what you can expect to find inside of the box. Should you choose to store heavy or fragile items, leave a warning label on the package so that whoever moves the box is prepared.

Know what can and cannot be stored in a storage unit.

We can hold most of your commercial items, but there are things that attract pests or are overly flammable that we should not store for you. Contact us if you have any questions about what we can and cannot hold for you.

Insure your items, especially the expensive and fragile ones.

We have strong, 24-hour security at our facility, but acts of nature cannot be predicted. Should a fire, flood, or other extreme condition damage our Washington, D.C. facility and your possessions, we would much rather you feel prepared to be reimbursed for those items through your insurance. Consider storage insurance, and feel free to ask us if you have any questions about this. It’s always better to be safe than sorry!

Choose the right moving and storage company to fit your needs.

Why hire several companies to do work for you when you can trust one with the whole process? Washington Express Movers is here to help your business move to its new location, as well as assist you when you need somewhere to hold your commercial items. If you are ready to get started, please contact us today! We look forward to helping you reach your new and improved location.

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