{"id":2473,"date":"2015-05-11T12:36:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T07:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.servicesutra.com\/blog\/?p=2473"},"modified":"2024-01-22T11:50:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T06:20:22","slug":"warehousing-storage-facilities-in-kolkata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.servicesutra.com\/blog\/warehousing-storage-facilities-in-kolkata\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage Facilities in Kolkata for Household Goods Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am sure you are aware of industrial warehouses where commercial and industrial goods are stored temporarily. But what if you want to store your household goods like furniture, home and kitchen appliances and other such domestic items? Are their plenty of storage facilities in Kolkata where you can store domestic household<\/a> goods like fridge, TV, Furniture etc? Fortunately yes, there are storage facilities in Kolkata for household furniture, appliances and other goods.<\/p>\n

Similar to industrial warehouses or cold storage facilities, there are warehouses where one can store domestic household goods. Such warehousing units are not that big like a commercial or industrial warehouse, but good enough in size to accommodate usual household materials of 10-15 families at a time. And since duration of storage various from one month to one year or some time even more, storage facility service providers can usually accommodate many customers at a time.<\/p>\n

Yesterday only a friend of mine contacted me to know about the options for household goods storage in Kolkata. Actually he is reconstructing his house (converting it into an apartment) in Behala (south Kolkata) and he is moving to a rented flat in same locality.<\/p>\n

Since he has lots of furniture that can\u2019t be accommodated in his temporarily rented flat, he was searching for a storage facility in Kolkata (south Kolkata to be precise) to store his home furniture for 12-15 months. He is expecting to get the possession of his new house by that time. Given my exposure with movers and packers companies, I suggested him a few warehousing and storage facilities in south Kolkata that he is evaluating.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s when I thought of writing a detailed post explaining everything that you may need to know about warehousing and storage facilities in Kolkata. I am sure this post will be useful for you if you plan to store some extra household stuff in a warehouse, safely and conveniently.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s start then. Shall we?<\/p>\n

Household storage<\/a> and warehousing: how does it work?<\/h2>\n

So when you are moving out of town for a few months or renovating your house, or buy extra furniture in an auction or for any other reason, you can keep your household materials in a storage and warehousing facility on rental basis. Industrial storage facilities are different than the warehouses which are used to store domestic household goods. Usually storage services for home furniture and appliances are offered by movers and packers companies in their godown (warehouse). They have to rent big warehouses to store domestic goods of their customers while in transit as well as to accommodate temporary storage.<\/p>\n

The way it works is pretty simple. Their executive will visit your place and do a free inspection called survey to get overall idea of kind of goods you wish to store. After inspection they will estimate the efforts in packing, transporting (both ways) and most importantly rental for storing these goods. Once you get the estimates from a couple of storage companies, you can evaluate their offer and take a call.<\/p>\n

So how much does it cost for household goods storage in Kolkata?<\/h3>\n

Well, the costs of storage services are usually on monthly basis. Think of it as if you are renting a portion of space to store your stuff for a few months. Apart from this, there will be other costs and applicable taxes such as service tax. Other costs include packing charges, loading and handling charges, transportation charge etc.<\/p>\n

As you can see there are various cost heads, the one that\u2019s most important is rental and that may vary depending on the kind of facility being offered.<\/p>\n

So for example when a facility is well equipped with all modern facilities like 24 hours security, cameras, insurance and support staff, you can expect it to be a premium service and it would cost accordingly. However when you are on a budget, you may like to work with a storage company with normal warehouse that they use to store their own shipment.<\/p>\n

Right ways to book\u00a0storage facilities in Kolkata<\/h3>\n

Although most of the movers and packers companies offer storage facilities\u00a0in Kolkata, one need to be double sure before availing the service because it may be a long term contract and hence it\u2019s important to ensure you are dealing with the right service provider. How would you ensure that? Here\u2019s how;<\/p>\n