Choosing the Appropriate Self Storage Unit for Your Requirements
Red Planet Storage is here to help you choose the ideal storage unit size because it’s a crucial decision. Just take these three easy steps to choose the right size storage unit for you:
- Make a quick list of everything you plan to store, including furniture, appliances, and other asymmetrical items that won't fit into boxes.
- Ascertain how many boxes, roughly speaking, you wish to place in your storage unit.
- Use our handy visual Storage Unit Size Guide below to choose the self-storage option that best fits your personal storage needs. It's fun! See what can fit in a variety of storage units as the objects fall into place. Plus, you'll receive some great packing tips for your storage unit.
Self Storage
- Small
- Medium
- Large
5x10: A 5x10 department may adjust the required furniture for a mid-sized bedroom, including a dresser, TV, queen bed, and small to medium-sized containers. This location is also perfect for gardening collections, sporting goods, and seasonal things.
10x15: Three complete bedrooms along with several small to medium-sized boxes, and larger goods like pianos, couches, tables, and large-screen TVs can all fit in a 10×15 unit, along with several medium-sized boxes.
10x20: A multi-bedroom house's worth of belongings, including several massive pieces like a sofa, refrigerator, washer/dryer, dining room decor, and multiple large containers, can accommodate inside a 10x20.
Secure Storage Departments for Large Belongings
Mattresses
The length of the mattress you’re keeping will affect this. While more oversized accommodations won’t fit in smaller departments, smaller mattresses may be stored in any container.
- Full-size and Twin mattresses: Includes all mattresses smaller than a queen-size mattress, along with twin and full-size models. A 5×10 will accommodate them all with comfort.
- Queen-sized Mattress: Although it might fit in comfortably, a queen-sized mattress will be far better with a 5×10.
- King-sized Mattress: Although a king-size mattress will fit beautifully in a 5×10 or 10×15, greatly like a queen-size mattress.
What Size Storage Space Do I Need to Accommodate?
- Studio or one-bedroom apartment – 5×10 warehouse department
- Motorcycle – 5×10 warehouse unit
- Two-bedroom apartment – 10×15 warehouse department
- Two-bedroom house – 10×20 warehouse department
- Three-bedroom house – 10×20 warehouse department
- Car – 10×20 warehouse department
STORAGE CONTAINER SIZES TABLE
This table will help you choose the optimal size of a self-storage unit for your needs.
| UNIT SIZE | SQUARE FEET | CUBIC FEET | BEST FOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5X10 | 50 | 400 | Studio Apartment |
| 10X15 | 150 | 1200 | 2 Bedrooms |
| 10X20 | 200 | 1600 | 3 Bedrooms |
* Disclaimer: We calculate cubic feet based on an average 8-foot-tall unit height, but particular item measurements will vary based on the units available at your location.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Our FAQ section is here to help! We've compiled answers to common questions about renting storage units, RV parking, boat parking, and surface storage at our facility. If you can't find the answer you're looking for, don't hesitate to contact our friendly staff for more information.
A 10×15 warehouse department, taking an 8-foot department height, will typically give 75 square feet or 600 cubic feet of storage space—the equivalent of two queen-bed mattresses or half the capacity of a big moving truck.
Commonly, a 10×15 container will accommodate a two-bedroom flat. If the department height is 8 feet, or almost the size of a flat bedroom, or 800 cubic feet, or around the importance of a big moving truck.
The contents of a three-bedroom house can usually be stored in a 10×20 warehouse department, which offers 250 square feet or 2,000 cubic feet of space roughly double the size of an apartment bedroom or twice the importance of a big moving truck carrying an 8-foot unit height.