Long-Term Storage Calgary

Need Long-Term Storage in Calgary?

Long-term storage is for the waits you measure in months. A work posting sends you out of province and the house has to be packed up behind you. You have sold in Calgary and are renting for a season while you decide where to buy next. You have downsized out of the family home and there is good furniture that will not fit the condo but is not leaving the family either. We are based in Midnapore in deep south Calgary, at 16 Midlake Blvd SE, tucked between Fish Creek Provincial Park and Macleod Trail, and we run storage jobs from the south communities like Mahogany, Auburn Bay, McKenzie Towne, Shawnessy, Sundance, Cranston, and Seton, plus the inner city.

Long-term storage is one piece of a bigger service. When the storage sits inside a move, one crew can carry the whole job start to finish. Our Calgary moving and storage service includes storage in transit, short-term holds, and climate-controlled storage alongside the long-term storage this page covers.

What Long-Term Storage in Calgary Actually Demands

A week in storage forgives a lot. A year does not. Calgary weather is the first problem. A chinook can swing the temperature 20 to 30 degrees in a few hours, and winter humidity can drop below 20%. Over months, that dry air and those swings work on wood joints, veneer, glue, leather, and anything with a soundboard. The second problem is handling. A dresser shoved into storage unwrapped comes back scuffed no matter how good the room is, and a load with no inventory is how a box of tools disappears somewhere in month four.

So we run long-term storage like a move that pauses in the middle. Every piece is wrapped in moving blankets and shrink wrap before it leaves your home. Every item and carton goes on a written inventory, and you keep a copy. In the warehouse, blanket-wrapped furniture is stacked so nothing leans on anything fragile, and your boxes stay grouped as one household, labelled by room. When you are ready, the load is checked off the same list on the way out. The owner has 45+ years in this trade and works the moves in person, and that experience shows most on the jobs where things sit the longest.

Long-Term Storage Services We Offer

Long-term storage is one job with a few shapes. Here is what we offer and when each one fits.

Why Calgary Customers Choose Us for Long-Term Storage

Same Crew In, Same Crew Out

The movers who wrap your home and carry it into the warehouse are the ones who bring it back and set it up. Over a long stay, that continuity matters. Nobody has to guess how the sectional was wrapped or which carton holds the good dishes, because the people delivering the load are the people who packed the truck.

A Written Inventory You Keep

Every item and carton is logged before the doors close, and you get a copy of the list. Six months later you are not trying to remember whether the patio set went into storage or to your brother's garage. It is on the list, and it gets checked off that same list on delivery day. That is how nothing goes missing across a long stay.

45+ Years and the Owner on the Truck

The owner has 45+ years in this trade and works the moves in person, which is why so much of our work comes from referrals and repeat customers. We are BBB accredited with an A+ rating, fully bonded and insured, and the crew shows up in uniform. Storage that runs for months needs a mover you can still reach in month eight. Call the number on this page and you reach the same company that holds your furniture.

Free Materials and Floor Protection

Long-term storage jobs get the same materials as a full move at no extra charge. Complimentary wardrobe cartons keep clothes on the hanger, mirror cartons protect glass and framed art, mattress bags keep beds clean through the stay, and shrink wrap seals drawers and cushions. We lay rubber-backed floor runners at pickup and again at delivery so carpet and hardwood stay clean at both ends.

How Long-Term Storage Is Priced

The moving work is billed by the hour, based on the actual time the crew is on the job, and we quote it before we start. Your hourly rate covers the crew, the truck, the dolly, the blankets, and the free wardrobe, mirror, and mattress cartons. What moves the number is real stuff. Home size, stairs, long carries, and how much needs wrapping all add crew time.

The storage itself is quoted once we see how much you are holding and roughly how long it will sit. A one-bedroom held through a work posting is a different job than a four-bedroom home waiting on a new build, so we price your situation, not an average. Tell us the dates and what is going in, and we break down the hours, the storage, and the delivery back before you commit. No surprises going in, and none when it comes out.

A few things worth knowing before a household goes into storage for months.

9 Long-Term Storage Tips Worth Knowing

1. Clean and dry everything first. Dirt and trapped moisture do their damage over months, not days. Wipe furniture down, and defrost and drain appliances a day before pickup so nothing grows mould in the stay.
2. Put the sensitive pieces in climate-controlled storage. Solid wood, leather, artwork, electronics, and pianos have a hard time with Calgary's dry winter air and chinook swings. If it can crack, warp, or split, it belongs in the steadier room.
3. Never seal upholstery in plastic for months. Sealed plastic traps moisture against cushions and grows mould. Moving blankets and breathable wrap protect fabric that has to sit for a season or more.
4. Pull out what you will need before the truck leaves. Winter tires, tax paperwork, seasonal clothes, the holiday boxes. Think a full year ahead, because your load is stored wrapped and stacked, not laid out for browsing.
5. Label cartons by room and keep your inventory copy. Months later, memory fails. A written list checked off both ways is how you know everything came back.
6. Nothing perishable, live, or flammable. Food, plants, propane, paint, and aerosols do not belong in storage. Use them up or hand them off before move-out day.
7. Photograph electronics and big furniture before wrapping. A photo of the TV connections and of each large piece makes setup faster and settles any question about condition months later.
8. Let clothes hang. Wardrobe cartons keep coats and suits on the hanger instead of folded flat in a box for a year. We bring them at no charge, so use them.
9. Give notice when your return date firms up. A week or two of lead time lets us book the crew and the truck for delivery day, so you are not waiting on your own furniture.

Frequently Asked Questions