Seniors Downsizing Using Storage Unit

Self-Storage: The Key to a Smooth Transition to Your Retirement Community Home

Moving can be an exciting but stressful experience, especially when you’re moving into a retirement community. Downsizing your home and adjusting to a new lifestyle can be overwhelming, and you may find yourself with too many belongings and not enough space. That’s where self-storage comes in. Here’s how self-storage can ease your transition into a retirement community. Provides Extra Space …

Climate Controlled Storage Lockers

Learn About Climate Controlled Storage Lockers

Central Ontario is a beautiful place to live but there’s no getting around the extremes in temperatures we experience throughout the seasons, from -20 in the winter to +30 in the summer. Fortunately most buildings and homes are well insulated and air conditioned creating a moderate interior climate. When it comes to moving belongings into a storage locker, it’s important …

Calloway Mobile Storage

Do it Yourself Moving With a Portable Storage Container

Moving can be expensive. Hiring a professional trucking firm and movers / packing help is costly. It can take several months advance preparation to book trucks, moving equipment, and find or select a moving partner. Many homeowners decide to cut the expense of hiring a professional moving company and go for a DIY solution. While renting a small truck is …

storage locker packing tips

Get Ready to Pack – 3 Tips for Using a Storage Locker

You’ve made a decision to rent a storage locker for temporary and longer term storage of household belongings. Good for you! A storage locker will free up space in your home and help you feel more organized! But to get the most out of the experience it’s good to have a plan and think ahead about how you want to …

Calloway Storage

Plan Ahead For Fall & Winter Storage

October is a great season to enjoy some time outdoors in the fall colours, and while parks and hiking trails are free of snow. It’s also a good time to plan ahead for winter and take care of tasks around the house while the weather is warm. For many families, space for storing household belongings is at a premium. And …

Self Storage Students

Back to School Clear-out? How Self-Storage Helps.

It’s that time of year again! While the younger crowd is loading up on binders, coloured pencils, and the latest locker decor – many college and university students are packing up cars with boxes of clothing, small appliances and moving out of the family home. For some parents becoming empty nesters means making use of an empty bedroom, converting it …

Mobile Storage Unit

How a Mobile Storage Unit Works

You may have seen them in your neighbourhood – a mobile storage container on a person’s driveway for a week or so and then gone. Mobile units are transforming the way people utilize external storage facilities and the way they move homes. So how does it work? At Calloway storage, we’re pleased to offer mobile storage units out of our …

Tips for home staging

Pro Tips for Home Staging

As we head towards summer, not only is the busiest gardening season ahead of us, but also the busiest real estate month. Homes look more attractive when surrounded by flowering shrubs and borders, increasing curb appeal and maybe even closing sale prices. If you take a scan through the photos of your local listings you’ll see just how many homes …