STORCO ADVERTORIAL

All buildings deteriorate over time. Maintenance, if regularly carried out, minimises deterioration and maintains your facility for many decades. Maintenance helps protect the financial assets tied up in your self storage facility.

It can be beneficial to maximise the value of your property and get the best return on your investment when you’re ready to sell. The first single-level Storco self storage facility was built in 1980 on Dalton Street, in Orange NSW and to this day, it still stands strong. Along with many other sites built, they are still running at 95% plus occupancy and proves that a good quality thought-out build, with quality products and an effective maintenance plan, will generate an excellent return for decades.

When the Dalton Street facility was built, due to the cold climate of Orange during wintertime, snow loading was taken into account concerning the design of the building. The choice of Storco concrete mullions was also a smart option. Choosing the concrete structure over the steel ensures a longer lifespan and easy maintenance should an accident occur, such as a car backing up into it. If this happens, the mullion can be repainted. These aspects of the build have assisted in maintaining the lifespan of the Dalton Street building. They were chosen right at the beginning of the design phase and have ultimately helped with minimising the regular maintenance requirements of the build over its lifespan. The start of a cost-effective maintenance plan is in the building selection process and selecting the correct specifications of your self storage building. Some design aspects for you to consider: l Your steel building materials are preferably Bluescope steel and have an extended warranty period. l Select the correct insulation for your climate and ensuring adequate ventilation to minimise humidity build-up. l High quality finishes on partition systems, and building frames will also minimise the potential for corrosion and customer damage. l Control of both dust and pests is minimised by using a streamlined self storage specific partition system, as opposed to standard ‘cladding’ seen in shed buildings which are often utilised for self storage – as the system is not built specifically for self storage systems, it collects more dust and is prone to spider webs. l Concrete mullions between roller doors can also reduce damage from vehicles running into the building and can be painted every ten years to refresh the site. l