20×10 Storage Unit: What can you fit with 200 square feet?

Home items that can go into storage

Renting a storage unit to store your goods is becoming more and more common, especially with companies like The Box making it easier to rent and maintain your units. Let’s say you are planning a move, need to renovate your home, or simply need to stash stuff away for a while, how do you know how much space you will need? What about items from your business?

Obviously, you need to make sure you have enough space for your goods. But, at the same time, you do not want to get stuck paying more than you need for a larger unit with vacant space left around. Let’s take a look at how you can get an idea of what size unit you need. For this example, we will specifically use the 20×10 unit size. This is a nice middle-of-the-road solution that will help you gauge if it’s the right size, or if you will need to scale down or scale up.

Home and living space in 20×10 storage units

Even though the unit itself is listed as 200 square feet, that does not mean that stuff from only 200 square feet of your home or office could fit in there. In fact, a 20×10 storage unit can hold much, much more. A general rule of thumb is that, despite being listed at just 200 square feet, a 20×10 storage unit can pack all of the furnishings and belongings of your average three or four bedroom home.

If packed correctly, this unit can hold entire furnishings of multiple bedrooms, kitchen appliances, large furniture from family rooms such as sofas, chairs, and entertainment centers, as well as numerous boxes of packed goods such as kitchenware, pictures, books, etc.

Tips Before You Load Up

1. Take Inventory – Make a list of all things that need to be packed up and ask an employee at the storage unit what would work best.
2. Extra Space – Determine if you are going to need access to some or all of these items while stored. If so, you may need extra space to walk in and move around.
3. Go Bigger If Unsure – If you are on the edge of one size versus another, go with the bigger option to ensure that you do not run out of space.

The Box offers secure and effective storage and moving services. Contact us or visit one of our locations today to get started!