Flexistore Blog

Flexistore, the self storage provider, and Tinto Architecturehave teamed up to provide you with excellent tips for renovating your home, many of which are often forgotten about during what can be a busy time! 1. Notify your insurance This is all too often a forgotten step when you embark on a home renovation project. Richard […]

1. It will give you more time to drink wine / watch football Is this the most helpful tip ever? We think so! Since each of our wooden vaults are transported within our Flexistore trailers, we come to your home and pick up your storage items for you. You pack and lock your own vault […]

Christmas shopping is well under way, the tree is up (…well, for the moment anyway, until the cat decides to climb it again…) and you’ve started to think about the (hopefully) delicious feast for the big day. But as December 25th draws ever nearer, it suddenly dawns on you – where on earth is Grandma […]

Modern city living has more than its fair share of charms, but it’s not like the average urban apartment is the kind of place where storage space is in plentiful supply. In fact, making the most of the space you have available to such an extent as to even be comfortable is tricky enough – […]

Self-storage has really come into its own as of late here in the UK, but there are still plenty of folk that see the idea as rather far-fetched and alien. Like it or not however, we live in a country where to say space is at a premium would be an understatement, which is precisely […]

If you’ve ever been through the process of moving home, you’ll know that it ranks right up there with surgery in terms of the least fun experiences in life. Realistically, the best you can hope for is something on an unholy inconvenience that goes along fairly smoothly and hitch-free, though making it happen is another […]

One of the key barriers most small businesses must overcome in order to grow and expand is that of space…or in this instance the distinct lack thereof. This is precisely why the concept of self-storage as an essential asset for small businesses is becoming something of a standard up and down the UK like never […]

We all have too much stuff. Some of that stuff is radically improving our lives, either by adding beauty to our home or making our daily habits more efficient. But the other stuff is just weighing us down. Luckily, there are lots of alternatives to storing everything in our homes, but we still have to […]

We are all more connected to our belongings than we think. Some have sentimental value, some we use every day, and some we bought hoping that we would become the kind of people to one day use them. The hard part of spring cleaning is deciding what to store or throw away, and it’s also […]

Most pieces of furniture usually don’t come cheap, hence it is important to keep them in good shape in order to avoid unnecessary damage. This also applies to when you are storing your furniture in a self storage facility.