Short answer
A 5 x 10 is about the size of a walk-in closet. It holds a mattress set, a dresser, a few chairs and a stack of boxes, or a dorm room's worth of things. At SB Storage in Tuscumbia it starts at $50.88 a month.
Good uses for a 5 x 10
- Clearing out one bedroom or a closet
- A college student's things over the summer
- Holiday decorations, seasonal clothes and sports gear
- Business files and supplies
- A bicycle, lawn tools or a push mower with the fuel drained
When it is too small
A 5 x 10 will not hold a couch and a bed together, or a full set of appliances. If you are storing a whole apartment, go to a 10 x 10.
Packing tip
Use the height. The unit is only five feet wide, so stand the mattress on its side against one wall, put the dresser at the back, and stack boxes to the ceiling with the heavy ones on the bottom.
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Answered by SB Storage, a locally owned self storage company with two locations in Tuscumbia, Alabama.