Questions to ask from storage units providers

You can’t simply trust any providers of storage units and it is very important to choose the best service provider. Keep in mind that costs should never be sole criterion for selecting any provider who is offering storage units. You need to ensure that provider whom you have selected in right provider.
Keep in mind that you should never make your decision in haste. Following questions will help you to choose best provider of storage units as only that person who has all modern technology and who conducts business professionally would be able to answer:  
1)    Ask kind of security system those providers of storage units have in place. It is very important that you should keep your valuables with that provider who is capable of protecting your assets.
2)    Don’t hesitate to ask if their units are ground patrolled or not as no automated security are suffice and are only complemented by ground physical or real security. Also, enquire about the frequency of patrolling. This way you would get an idea how serious that storage provider is for security.
3)    It is very important that provider for storage units should have smoke and fire alarms in their premises. Often, providers to get new customer claim that they have all such facilities in their premises but in reality they do not exist. Therefore, it is important that you should do a physical inspection of that providers from whom you are going to take storage units on rent.
4)    Another important thing to ask from storage units providers is presence or absence of sparkler systems in their premises. Along with fire or smoke detection alarms they are must too so that fire can be extinguished in shorted possible time.
5)    One common thing that most of people seeking storage forget asking is if there is any restriction or limits to access the stored items. Many providers who offer storage units provide unlimited access to your stored material around the clock. But still, only allows it during day time and on weekdays only. So, it is very important that you should ask from manager at those storage units provider’s premises and choose your provider accordingly.
6)     An idea regarding how good that storage provides is to enquire about vacancy rate of storage units available in his premises. This way, you would come to know how often his storage units get booked or they remain empty for most part of year.
7)    Try to get pay-as-you-go pricing for storage units. This will give you flexibility and you can terminate the contract whenever you need. Though you might have to pay a little extra in case of monthly payment but then it is worth the comfort and flexibility it provides to you.
8)    Before booking, if you are not able to do a physical inspection yourself, then ask the provider to send you photos of storage units. This way you would have an idea about standard and quality of storage units being offered and then you can decide accordingly.