Storage for North Valleys and Stead households

The North Valleys sit on the northwest side of the Truckee Meadows. The Census shows about 47,000 people, 16,100 households, 71 percent owners, a median home built around 1999 and a median value near $410,700. Families who settle here tend to stay several years and fill their garages. When storage comes up, it is usually the consequence of a project, not a crisis: a remodel, a sale, a relocation, an estate.

Settled households, bigger loads

A 12.2 percent mover rate is lower than central Reno's, which usually means households that have been in one place for years. The belongings reflect it: full garages, family furniture, kids' rooms from earlier stages. Sorting those into what stays, what goes and what waits is the reason people call.

The crew sorts into vaults by room and lists everything on an inventory. A family can come back to it months later and know where each category sits.

The route to Sparks

From the North Valleys point to the warehouse is 10.2 miles and about 15 minutes by road. The warehouse, at 2277 Glendale Ave, is a 30,000 sq ft building where closed wooden vaults of 7 ft x 7 ft x 5 ft are stacked by forklift.

That is a short enough run for the crew to pick up, haul and stack in one scheduled visit.

North Valleys reasons to store

• A garage packed so full that cars no longer fit
• A remodel that needs furniture out of the way
• A family relocating with a sale not yet closed
• An estate being sorted over several weeks
• Staging for a sale

Planning

See estate and downsizing storage if the contents belong to a family member, and storage while you sell if you are listing. Book the free in-home estimate for a count and 10 free heavy-duty boxes. Stored goods ship with about 2 to 3 weeks notice.

Taking the garage first

Many North Valleys households start with the garage, because that is where space runs out first. The crew can clear it into vaults while the house stays livable, which makes a sale or a remodel easier to schedule. Ask the estimator to list garage contents separately so you can see how much of the load they make up.