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Ideal Storage Solutions for Your Garden Items
With the long, hot summer drawing to a close and autumn slowly approaching, we’re likely to spend less time in our gardens. The tools, toys and garden furniture we’ve been using during the summer, however, need a secure place to be stored over the colder months.
A shed is obviously the ideal solution for garden storage and keeping the garden clutter-free. However, not everyone has enough space in their garden for a shed.
Hamiltons Removals offers state-of-the-art, local storage units in East Anglia for people looking for secure personal storage in Norfolk and wishing to store items safely over the winter. Here, we explore some of the creative ways we’ve seen to store common garden items.
Functional Furniture
If your garden is lacking space, multifunctional furniture is a fantastic solution. Hollow storage benches will get a lot of use in the summer. Just put a couple of large, flat cushions on top and you have the perfect sofa, ideal whenever you are entertaining visitors or having a barbecue.
They are also a great, versatile option for storing smaller items like chairs or garden toys and games over the winter. However, they are not 100% weatherproof if you want to keep them in pristine condition over the winter.
Upcycle & Repurpose
Garden tools have a habit of ending up everywhere! For the tools you haven’t lent out to friends or neighbours (possibly never to be seen again) there a few unconventional and creative ideas that can be used as a space-saving solution to keep tools safe and neat:
- Nail a wooden pallet to a wall and hang long-handled tools and garden equipment down inside it. You can paint the pallet to match the surrounding areas, colour schemes or garden furniture.
- Use double-pronged coat-hooks or coat pegs to hang tools like axes, spades, brooms and rakes on.
- A piece of wood nailed to a wall with some grooves cut in it will hold the necks of various tools and keep them off the ground.
Lose the Hose
Most gardens have a garden hose – however, during the colder months of the year, it’s unlikely that you’ll be using it as much thanks to the increased rainfall.
Storing unused hosepipes often proves problematic, as there never seems to be a good way of keeping them untangled and out of the way. A far cheaper alternative to a standard hose reel is to simply attach a strong coat hook to a wall, coil the hose up neatly and use a short length of plastic chain to keep it from falling down or uncoiling.
Winter Storage
If you have larger items or bulky garden furniture, such as outdoor benches or dining tables, or simply need to securely store equipment like lawn mowers which you won’t need for several months, you should consider local storage units in East Anglia.
Hamiltons Removals have two state-of-the-art storage facilities which are perfect for garden furniture and other personal storage in Norfolk. Our Harleston site has self-storage rooms of several different sizes, plus a shop where you can buy a range of cartons and packaging materials. Our facility at nearby Aldeby has storage containers which you can drive right up to and load and unload your possessions seven days a week. Both sites are securely locked and are protected by CCTV cameras.
Click here to find out more or speak to one of our friendly team on 01379 855203 to discuss your storage requirements.
Our Guide To Moving with a Pet
We all know that moving to a new house can be stressful – for both you and your pets. Highly domesticated animals like cats and dogs become very attached to their own territory and can easily find moving to a new house disorientating. It’s essential to make your move as stress-free as possible for your pets. We’ve compiled a simple guide for helping you to create a straightforward and easy move for your pets.
Hamiltons Removals specialise in affordable, stress-free house removals in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire that minimise disruption to both you and your pets.
Before the Move
Arrange new ID tags with your address and contact details for your pet’s collar in good time, a few weeks before the move. This way, the ID tags will be ready to use from the day you move in and will keep your pet from getting lost. Make sure you have updated your address and contact details on your pet’s microchip on the relevant website, as well as updating your address on your pet insurance policy.
If you’re planning a house removal in Suffolk to a completely new area, check which local vets have good reviews and register your new pet there.
Your Pet’s Belongings
Pack your pet’s things last. With all the strange boxes piling up around it, the presence of its basket, toys and blankets will be a welcome and familiar comfort.
Don’t wash your pet’s bedding until you’re completely settled and have been in your new house for a while, so there is something familiar-smelling for them in the new place.
Moving Day
Ideally, if the move is within the local area, ask a friend or relative (who the pet is familiar with) to look after it on the day you move. This will be beneficial for both you and your pet on moving day: you get extra space and the pet won’t get under the feet of anyone carrying heavy boxes or furniture. This means your pet will be in a calmer, safer environment, away from loud or stressful situations.
If your pet is staying with you on moving day, try to keep it in one room and let the removals team know where it is. Once you’re in your new place, again, confine your pet to one room with some of its familiar belongings until the removals team have gone. This will reduce the pet’s stress levels and will minimise the chance of it getting injured (or causing injury) under someone’s feet.
Animals (especially dogs) love routine. Try to stick to your routine and walk your dog at the same time it usually goes for a walk to make your dog feel more at ease. Make sure your new garden is secure and ‘pet-proof’ before letting it out to explore its new surroundings.
Give your pet plenty of reassurance and attention during and after the move – you could even assign a child to stay with it for the day. For more advice on reducing your pet’s stress during a house move, you can speak to your vet on how to keep your pet calm and safe.
Hamiltons Removals are specialists in providing quick, efficient and affordable house removals in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Speak to one of our friendly team today on 0845 003 8259 or by clicking here.