FAQs: Facilities & Features
The smallest size is a 10 foot container, this is around 80 sq ft in floor area is over 8ft in height.
As a rough guide, you can get the contents of a flat or small 1 bedroomed house in a 10ft container.
Other container sizes are:
20ft (around 160 sq ft in floor area, over 8 ft tall), taking approximately the contents of a 3 bedroomed house, or 3-4 transit van loads of boxes, or approximately 800 standard packing boxes if completely filled to the roof!
40ft (around 320 sq ft in floor area, over 8ft tall) taking approximately the contents of a 4 bedroomed house and double garage, or 6-8 transit van loads of boxes, or approximately 1600 standard packing boxes if completely filled to the roof!
The biggest size is a 40 foot container, this is 320 sq ft in floor area and is over 8ft in height.
As a rough guide, you can get the contents of a 4-6 bedroomed house in a 40ft container, or 5-8 transit van loads of boxes, or approximately 1600 standard packing boxes if completely filled to the roof!
All containers on site are water tight however there may be condensation which is occurs when the metal container heats and cools. We suggest keeping sensitive items away from the container edges if you feel this may be a problem. Please see FAQ “What you can Store” to check if your goods are suitable.
No, we don’t have that service on site
No.
The storage containers do not have electricity as standard, however electricity can be provided (1 x 30amp supply, standard plug socket) at an additional monthly cost. We also offer discounts for ordering for 6 or 12 months at a time.
Electricity can only be provided in the following containers
CASTLE DONINGTON – Container numbers 1, 2, 3, 24, 25, 34 and 35
LEICESTER – Container numbers 1 to 25
No. Due to limited space, no parking is allowed on site. No vehicles can be left on site at anytime if you are not attending your container.
No. Our site is not manned on a daily basis.
No sorry, but there are toilets are nearby.
Toilets can be found as follows:
Castle Donington – The nearest public toilet is at the Coop on Station Road/Trent Lane, which is 3 minutes walk and 30 seconds drive. (COOP Store, Station Rd, Castle Donington, DE74 2NJ)
Leicester North – Toilets are available in Specialist Crafts during normal business hours if you ask politely! Or there are toilers at KFC/Morrisons on the roundabout on Waterside Road (Waterside Rd, Leicester LE5 1TL) which is 1 minute drive or 5 minutes walk.
