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  • “Anna and the folks at Guardian have been just incredible. They run a clean, new facility that’s safe, well-lit and easily accessible. We rented a unit from them in order to de-clutter our house while staging it for sale. Anna walked us through all our storage options, showed us around the property, and secured a clean 10′ x 15′ for us. We chose a climate-controlled space. Even with the unit’s interior-facing entrance, access was easy. Guardian built their facility with wide hallways and doorways, and equipped each entrance with carts for moving items in and out. During our home sale process, our basement flooded in the 2013 Colorado Flood. We moved everything from our house into Guardian, which stayed completely dry during the flood! Anna helped us find a second, smaller unit to accommodate some of our additional belongings. This unit was located in a different part of the property, yet was just as nice as the first one we had rented. Finally, upon the sale of our house, we were able to arrange with Guardian to allow movers access to our units while we closed on our sale. Anna and Guardian Storage really came through for us in a time of need. I would recommend their outstanding, professionally-managed facility to anyone!”

    Thanks a million! :)
    Justin

    ~Justin Freeman
  • “Our company is quite pleased with the facility and the security it offers us. We are looking forward to working with you on our current project and in the future…”

    ~Carol Peiffer

What does 10×10 Standard mean? Understanding self storage sizes

Published On: December 9, 2013By

Guardian Storage Pittsburgh

 

When it comes to figuring out what size storage unit you need, someone telling you that a 10×10 standard would be perfect for your belongings really doesn’t mean much if you don’t understand what they are saying! Storage sizes can vary from as small as a 5’x5’ space up to 10’x30’ or larger sometimes. Below is a chart that can help you better understand what will fit in each size and how to relate to them.

 Unit Sizes

Aside from choosing the correct storage locker size, you will need to determine what type of storage unit you need. Most self storage facilities will have the options of either Drive-up, Standard, Heated & Ventilate or Climate Controlled. How long, what type of belongings you are storing and the general forecast of the area you live in will all be factors in determining what type of unit you need. Over the next three posts we will discuss each type of storage, what items are best to store in which and other variances.