Have you seen those big, white, sheet metal boxes in people’s driveways? They stay for a long times sometimes but they’re not garages or sheds. Those are portable storage units. People use them for a several reasons but primarily for temporary storage of personal property.
It used to be that if you had to store items for a time you had to take it to a public storage companies and lock it up in a room that looked like a garage. Many people never liked that arrangement. They worried that a crooked manager might go through their stuff or that a thief could break in and steal everything. Many people thought it would be better having the stuff you own, but need to store, right next to your house. The self service mover and discount movers industry responded. They devised the storage and moving solution that would work with ordinary household moving companies.
The most common use of portable storage units is when a person or family is going to move, but do most of the work themselves. Here is the process; the homeowner chooses a company that rents portable storage containers and leases one or more for whatever time he needs it for. The company delivers the units to the person’s house and supplies sturdy locks that only the renter has the keys for. Next, the home owners box all their stuff and store it in the portable storage units until the house or apartment is empty. At that point the discount moving company comes back, picks up the portable storage units and delivers them safely to the person’s new residence. When the portable storage units are unloaded, the self service movers come back and takes the units away.
People also use portable storage units for temporary storage like during remodeling. It is especially good if you are building a new garage, you can keep all your precious toys safe and dry!