It’s a certain type of frustration that strikes when you require something in your storage unit at 8 pm and the gate is already closed. It is no anger–it is failure. The facility has decided that you will not be able to work in the evening without informing you. This is a feeling that can be easily avoided. With self storage that is 24-hour access, you are put back in control. You come at your own time and not theirs. That may appear to be a mere difference until the time that you actually require it and then it is the only thing that matters. Full article!
The most benefiting people are not a niche group. A home baker pulling machine in front of rush hour 5AM Saturday. A person who is in between a move and requires certain boxes during odd times. A reseller who replenishes the stock during the night before a large sale. They are not extraordinary situations but are simply the modern life: unpredictable, fast-paced and hardly ever fitting into the business hours.
Security is the most common issue that people will bring up and it is best to bring up the issue directly. The supposition that a facility operating through the night must be less safe puts it in reverse. Those operators providing 24-hours access have more responsibility, rather than less. That is supported by quality facilities that have key pad controlled access, high coverage of cameras and individual unit alarms. It will not take long before a 24-hour facility with minimal serious security infrastructure will not remain competitive long enough to be noticed by those that are good.
This is where the brochure usually fails to take into consideration: not all 24-hour access is created equal. In certain facilities, the number of levels of units to which overnight access is limited is capped. Other people charge the visits that are not scheduled within the usual time, but which are not announced initially. The question that you must ask before you give someone a deposit is the following: Can I access my unit at 11 PM on a Tuesday with no additional charges? The straightforwardness of the response will say more than the marketing will ever say.
The climate control is also worth consideration, particularly when you are storing the electronic, instruments and other items that are susceptible to heat. The 24/7 access will allow you to access sensitive items during the cooler parts of the day than being forced into it during a peak in the middle of the day.
On pricing, the vast majority of people are delighted to know that the 24-hour access is not often accompanied by a considerable premium. The cost difference between limited and unrestricted facilities has been significantly reduced as it becomes a normal standard, as opposed to an upgrade. Browse some choices and contrast- the difference between the facilities can have little to do with the access hours.