Long term storage in Lucerne

When long term storage pays off

From about three months, long term storage becomes cheaper than billing by the week. Typical occasions are a fixed term posting abroad, studying abroad, a longer refurbishment or a period in between when the destination is not settled yet.

Whether storing beats selling depends on what the furniture is worth. For a complete set of furnishings it usually does; for a few inexpensive pieces, selling or giving them away is often the better sum. We tell you openly how we see it.

Long periods need more preparation

What is enough for a few weeks is not enough for two years. Textiles should go into storage clean and dry, otherwise odours settle into them. Electrical appliances go in empty and dry. Batteries belong out of appliances; they leak over time.

Books and paper are better not stored on the floor, and upholstered furniture needs breathable covers. We prepare all that as the goods go in, because mistakes here only show up after months.

Order pays off

With long storage, a recorded inventory is not just useful, it is necessary. After two years nobody remembers what was in which box.

So we record it as the goods go in and order it by priority if you tell us what might be needed sooner. Anything delicate belongs in climate controlled storage anyway.

How the long term storage runs

1. 1

   Advice

   We settle the volume, the period and what is really worth storing.

2. 2

   Preparation

   We prepare furniture, textiles and appliances for the long period.

3. 3

   Into storage

   Inventory recorded, ordered by priority, stored dry and monitored.

4. 4

   Return delivery

   Once you tell us, we deliver back and reassemble on request.

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