Vehicle Storage
Our goal at Rocket Storage is to provide a nice and attractive facility for our customers to store their RVs, boats, vehicles, trailers and campers in a safe, clean and secure environment. It is not intended for industrial or commercial use. All stored property should be in very good condition and contribute to these objectives.
Acceptable
- Recreational vehicles
- Boats
- Campers
- Fully enclosed trailers
- Late model automobiles
- Vans and trucks in very good, working condition
Not Acceptable
- Items stored on the ground or pallets, such as appliances, mowers, equipment, fuel tanks & tools
- Petroleum products
- Construction materials, such as rock, stones, wood, etc.
- Vehicles in poor or non-working condition (no flat tires, oil leaks, blocks, etc.)
- Trailers or trucks with garbage or lawn waste
- 18-Wheelers
- Unsightly vehicles
- Appliances and household items
May Be Acceptable (with special permission)
We have a limited number of spaces available on the back rows for commercial vehicles, such as:
- Food trucks
- Work trucks
- Snow plows
- Uncovered trailers with landscaping or construction equipment (tractors, lawn mowers, bobcats, snow plows)
- Storage containers in very good condition
Personal Storage
Furniture
- Place plastic “bedding” or wooden pallets on ground beneath furniture to keep moisture or mold from reaching them.
- Disassemble large furniture, if possible; apply wax to wooden furniture to protect finish.
- Polish metallic furniture to prevent oxidation that would damage the finish.
- Use lacquer for bronze or copper.
- Use professional services to clean and preserve furniture whenever possible.
- Wrap some form of cushioning around areas to prevent scratching and denting (bubble wrap, newspaper, towels, or blankets).
- Use end tables and dresser drawers as “boxes.”
- Remove light bulbs and shades from lamps and wrap lamps in cushioning material.
- Clean fabric furniture to prevent growth of mildew and mold while in storage.
- To prevent breaking, protect glass and mirrors by using mask tape to make an “X” on the surface.
- Corrugated cardboard can be used to protect either side of the glass or mirror.
- Place tables that remain un-assembled top-down on top of mattresses or other cushioning.
- Table tops can be placed against the wall.
- Place sofas, chairs, dressers right side up, the way you would have them in your home, to avoid damage.
- Use furniture covers to place over furniture.
- Use climate control; make sure all items are fully dry.
- Consider using rodent repellent.
Electronics
- Computers, radios, television sets, and photocopy, fax, and scanner machines need to be properly stored to ensure they are still in good condition when you are ready for them.
- Put electronics into their original boxes along with all their paraphernalia and accessories.
- Don’t mix up the parts of your electronics, as you may not be able to tell them apart later on!
- In each box, individually wrap separate pieces, like computer monitors, keyboards, modems, cords, etc.
- Stuff empty spaces in your boxes to keep the boxes sturdy, particularly if you will be stacking boxes one on top of each other.
Appliances
- Wash and clean appliances to prevent buildups, avoid rot, rust, or pests while in storage.
- Keep appliances upright against the wall; leave doors slightly open to allow air to pass through the appliance, avoiding musty smells.
- Wrap up appliance cords, and place cleaned attachments inside of the appliances.
- Make sure all items are completely dried out before placing into storage.
- Drain any water from hoses, tanks, or tubing.
- Any moisture left behind can cause freezing or mildew damage!
- Cushion and wrap fragile parts such as glass panels if you will remove them.
- Cover appliances with sheet or other breathable cover.
Files, Documents & Archives
- Climate controlled storage is useful for managing humidity, since humidity can cause mildew when too high.
- A constant and moderate temperature will help to preserve your paper documents.
- Airtight containers also prevent mildew.
- Keep boxes off the floor; consider protective cabinets, or document shelving.
- Use a filing system for archives.
- Put labels on all of your containers.
- Organize your files well, so that you can find things easily when you need them, and create narrow “walkways” to make for easy access to your files.
- Consider extra security.
- Use safes or password protected locks for material that is highly sensitive, confidential, or private.
Valuables
- Temperature and humidity control is important to prevent damage to some valuable items.
- Wrap wall art in storage tissue allowing ventilation (plastic traps moisture).
- Use wax paper on surface of paintings.
- You can place cardboard between paintings and wrap art, like sculpture, with blankets or sheets in boxes with padding.
- Keep artwork from direct contact with the ground.
- Don’t lean canvases against wall for long periods, as canvas will get distorted.
- Roll up rugs.
- You can use acid-free tubes or cardboard tubes for rolled preservation.
- Also, consider cover and preservation materials such as muslin or polyethylene.
- Store rugs on rust-free metal shelves or in drawers.
- Wrap antique furniture in bubble wrap, blankets, or sheets.
- Use boxes for smaller items such as mirrors or lamps.
- Disassemble particularly fragile furniture and contain parts in wraps or boxes.
- Bag screws and accessories and tape to furniture for reassembly.
- Take professional precautions, such as appraisals and insurance whenever possible when storing valuable items like antique furniture or art.
Seasonal Holiday Items
- Box small items.
- You can use boxes of several sizes and from around the house – old appliance boxes or shoe boxes.
- Keep boxes well padded.
- A good idea is to shred gift-wrap paper and use as packing material.
- Use egg cartons for very small ornaments.
- Keep most fragile and delicate ornaments at the top of a box.
- Stuff garlands into a large box.
- Avoid entangling lights. Wrap them neatly around paper tubes, and secure the ends.
- Put extra bulbs and fuses in a small bag secured to the lights packaging.
- Label your garlands and lights so that you won’t have to re-measure everything next year and will know exactly what will fit where.
- Store large lawn holiday statues in padded or filled boxes or wrap them up securely.
Photographs
- Prolonged and direct light and heat can cause damage to photographs.
- Newspapers are made from a kind of wood that deteriorates very quickly.
- This is the same with some types of magazines.
- Humidity and moisture will permanently and quickly ruin all of these.
- For valuable photographs, newspapers and magazines, it is wise to consider climate controlled self storage.
- Put photographs into an acid-free container that will restrict light from entering and prevent degrading.
- Newspapers and magazines should also be stored in acid-free boxes, and place tissue paper in between pages.
Books
- Put books in boxes.
- Keep them organized and label them so that they are easy to retrieve if needed.
- Consider getting storage shelves to place in your unit to make storing (and retrieving) your books even easier. (Make sure your shelving units are properly cleaned and preserved).
- Cover with light material to prevent dust accumulation.
- If you put them in boxes, alternate the books’ positions for even spreading and place cardboard or other breathable material in between them.
Media
- Instead of using boxes, put your media in airtight bags or containers to prevent them from moisture damage.
- Try to keep them in the cases they were purchased in.