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Long-Term Household Storage
Months or years. Stored right.
Climate-controlled household storage at our 20,000 sq ft Class A San Jose warehouse. Sabbaticals, overseas placements, multi-stage downsizing, estate transitions, decluttering. Month to month from $95 per 8×10 container.
What this is
Storage built for the long haul
Some moves aren't really moves. You're not relocating from one home to another — you're pausing. The job sent you overseas. The renovation is taking longer than the contractor said. The kids inherited furniture they want but haven't made room for yet. The garage hasn't had walking room since 2019.
Long-term storage is different from short-term moving storage. The duration multiplies every flaw in the facility. A self-storage metal box that's acceptable for two months becomes a humidity, temperature, and pest problem at twenty-four months. The cheap rate up front turns into damaged furniture at retrieval.
Our facility is built for this — Class A climate-controlled construction, 24/7 monitored, designed specifically for the kind of household goods that need to come out of storage in the same condition they went in. Whether that's six months from now or six years from now, your stuff is there, intact, retrievable on a phone call.
When People Use This
Eight common reasons for long-term storage
None of these are unusual. Most of them involve life happening on a different timeline than your house.
Sabbatical or extended travel
A year off, six months in Europe, or a research trip overseas. Your household stays climate-controlled at our warehouse. When you return, we deliver.
Overseas or military assignment
Active duty, expat placement, or a long-term work posting. We hold your belongings for the duration — no auto-disposal, no forced exit dates.
Multi-year corporate placement
Two-year project in Singapore. Three-year rotation in Boston. Whatever the company sent you to do, we keep your home life intact until you're back.
Multi-stage downsizing
Family wants to keep specific items but the new community can't fit them yet, or the heir who's taking the dining set isn't ready until next year. We hold what's keeping until it has a destination.
Estate transitions
Inherited furniture you can't yet place. A parent's belongings during a caregiving transition. The pieces that need to wait until life settles.
Decluttering / spring cleaning
The garage is full. The off-season gear has nowhere to live. The pieces you don't want in the daily flow of the house but aren't ready to release. We hold the overflow.
Hosting house guests, new baby, home office
Whatever's getting displaced from active rooms — climate-controlled, retrievable, no lifting. Get back the room you actually need right now.
Renovation or construction gap
Whole-home remodel taking longer than expected. Multi-year build. Living elsewhere until the contractor's done. We hold the household until you move back in.
Why Not Self-Storage
The longer you store, the more the facility matters
Self-storage looks comparable on price for two months. Over two years, the math changes — and so does the condition of your belongings.
Climate
Self-storage
Metal box hits 120°F+ in summer; furniture warps, leather cracks, electronics fail
SVM long-term storage
Class A climate-controlled, year-round stable
Loading & unloading
Self-storage
You drive a truck twice — once in, once out — and lift everything yourself, twice
SVM long-term storage
Our crews pack, load, store, deliver, and unpack
Long-term degradation
Self-storage
Multi-year storage in self-storage often results in mold, pest damage, fading, warping
SVM long-term storage
Designed for multi-year residential storage; monitored facility
Retrieval friction
Self-storage
Drive there. Unlock. Find what you need in a packed unit. Drive home.
SVM long-term storage
Call us. We pull the right container. Schedule delivery on your calendar.
Total cost over years
Self-storage
Cheap unit rate, but you pay in truck rentals, your own time, and item damage
SVM long-term storage
$95–$125/month per 8×10 container with full service built in
| Factor | Self-storage | SVM long-term storage |
|---|---|---|
| Climate | Metal box hits 120°F+ in summer; furniture warps, leather cracks, electronics fail | Class A climate-controlled, year-round stable |
| Loading & unloading | You drive a truck twice — once in, once out — and lift everything yourself, twice | Our crews pack, load, store, deliver, and unpack |
| Long-term degradation | Multi-year storage in self-storage often results in mold, pest damage, fading, warping | Designed for multi-year residential storage; monitored facility |
| Retrieval friction | Drive there. Unlock. Find what you need in a packed unit. Drive home. | Call us. We pull the right container. Schedule delivery on your calendar. |
| Total cost over years | Cheap unit rate, but you pay in truck rentals, your own time, and item damage | $95–$125/month per 8×10 container with full service built in |
Long-Term Pricing
$95–$125 per 8×10 container, per month
Same rate at month one, month twelve, or month thirty. Billed month to month — no minimum, no maximum, no early-exit fee. If your plans change, you change the storage with them. Move-in and move-out labor quoted separately based on the size of the move.
Licensed & Verified
The credentials that make a mover legitimate
USDOT
70719
CAL T
188960
Interstate Agent
Bekins Van Lines
Serving Bay Area
36+ Years
Since 1990
Member
AMSA · BBB · NASMM
FAQ
Long-term storage questions, answered
Going somewhere for a while?
Tell us when you'll be back. We'll handle everything in between.