How to Pack Photos and Filing for Rose Bay Self Storage customers

Photos and personal papers are one of the most commonly held items in mobile self storage modules for Rose Bay customers. The non-digital age of photography isn’t so far distant that paper photographs are now non-existent, and important documents, personal letters and correspondence are all kept for sentimental value. If you’ll be ‘filing’ your paperwork in a Rose Bay self storage module, make sure you take these precautions!

Know What to Keep

If you’re anything like me, you live by the motto “Better to be safe than sorry”. When it comes to paperwork that means keeping everything … and using perhaps 1 piece of paper in every 200 in the future! When you’re utilising self storage for Rose Bay homes though, it pays to be a bit harsher in your paperwork cull. Before you store, ask yourself:

• Do I have a digital copy of this document?
• Could I make a digital copy of this document, and store it both in the cloud and on my own hard drive?
• Is this a document which would need to be sighted in original form? (Like a birth or marriage certificate, or a prescription)
• Can I condense these documents into a single piece of paper – for example, could you photocopy several paycheque stubs onto a single piece of A4 paper?

A Serious Seal

Paperwork and photographs are the most critical items to fully seal in your Rose Bay self storage module. Papers, and especially photographic ink, are especially vulnerable to humidity and pests. They should be placed in airtight containers with desiccant sachets and pest repellents.

For Long Term Storage

If you plan to store your photos and documents in the long term, every time you handle them it should be with kid gloves. Literally! Your skin is naturally acidic, and the residues left behind on paper documents will eventually deteriorate them. Keep a pair of cotton gloves inside the box with your paperwork, so you don’t have to remember to bring them with you when you access your Rose Bay self storage module.

Minimise Handling

Use systems to prevent unnecessary handling of papers when you need to retrieve something from your module for self storage. Rose Bay customers often use things like:

• Plastic pockets
• Folders
• Cardboard sheets or tissue paper interleaving
• Photo albums for photos

A good organisational system, listed on the inside of the carton where the documents and photos are stored, will also help you find things quickly without riffling through (and potentially damaging) too many papers.

Preparing important documents and photos for packing in to a Rose Bay self storage unit is not expensive – but is definitely worthwhile in the long term!