DesertBlossom Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Actual books. The kind you read. Long story short we are going to pack up everything we can live without for 6 months and put it in a storage unit while we renovate a house we are purchasing. We live in the desert and in the summer temperatures inside the storage unit will average a billion degrees. DH mentioned that the heat can melt the glue in the book bindings and it made me wonder if I shouldn't put our books in storage. Really most of my books are thrift store paperback finds. We have a couple bookcases with nicer hardback books. We have very limited storage space at my parents' house for things that really can't go into a hot storage unit. But really most of it needs be stored. Things I am wondering about now. Piano Oil paintings Small appliances DVDs Photo Albums What things should I absolutely keep out of the storage unit and what is okay to put it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You probably need a climate controlled storage unit. Not just temperature controlled, but climate controlled. That will keep your things in good shape. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You probably need a climate controlled storage unit. Not just temperature controlled, but climate controlled. That will keep your things in good shape. :iagree: I'm particularly worried about the piano, the paintings, and the "good" books. The DVDs should be fine. The photo albums might be ok, but if they're important to you, I'd keep them out of the storage unit. The small appliances will probably still work after being in the storage unit, but I would be concerned about electrical cords drying out in the heat and becoming a fire risk when you start using them again. I think a climate controlled unit is the best way to go, unless it costs more than the stuff is actually worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Climate controlled all the way! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 My books (and Christmas decorations, candles, stuffed animals, pictures, etc.) have been in an indoor climate controlled storage unit for over a year now, and everything is just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I wouldn't want to move the piano more than I had to. Each time you move it will be expensive, and hard on the instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 The cheap paperbacks won't make it. Ditch them altogether. (They won't make it to the next generation anyway...that was what I found with all the wonderful books I saved from my youth for my own son. They just fell apart in my hands. I either gave them to the dust of the earth or bought hardbound, well bound copies...) Piano, oil paintings, photo albums, you MUST put in climate controlled storage. And please use a piano mover if it is an instrument that will cost a lot to replace. I'm not saying a price, but if it will cost a ton more to replace than to store--store it. Good luck with the remodel! :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You could also consider loaning the piano to friends for a few months, using a piano mover both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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