Top 3 Reasons to Choose A Waxhaw Climate Controlled Storage Facility

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Climate-Controlled Units in Waxhaw, NC

When storing your belongings, sometimes a regular storage unit will suit your needs just fine. There are so many options for storage units available today – climate-controlled storage options – how do you know when a climate-controlled storage unit is your best option? So what makes the difference in regular vs the climate-controlled storage option? Climate-controlled units are different from heated or air-conditioned units in a few ways. While heated units keep things warm when it’s cold outside, and air-conditioned units do the reverse, climate-controlled units do both, keeping your belongings at a safe temperature no matter how high or low the outdoor thermometer goes. Humidity Is The Problem! Humidity is the bigger problem… when temperature is controlled, so is humidity. So there are three MAIN reasons that you should store your things in a climate-controlled storage unit. The first one has to do with humidity, which is the main element controlled by maintaining a consistent temperature in your storage unit. Of course, some of this depends on exactly WHAT you are storing – some items are more affected by humidity than others. 1) Store your items in a climate-controlled unit if you live in a place where the humidity level has the potential to spike and/or dip. If you live in a damp climate or near water, or in a place where the air gets extremely dry, humidity (or lack thereof) is a serious concern. While most people understand the effects of too much humidity—wood furniture and musical instruments can warp, cars and metal appliances can rust, and documents, pictures, and fabrics can mold or yellow—remember that too little humidity can damage leather, wood, electronics, and other materials as well. 2) Use the climate-controlled option if you’re planning to keep items in storage long-term. No matter where you live, there’s a good chance that the temperature and humidity do not remain consistent 365 days a year. If your belongings will be stored through multiple seasons, then both humidity and temperature are all but guaranteed to ...



August 20th, 2015


10 Items You Should Store in a Climate-Controlled Storage Unit

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Self Storage Units in Waxhaw, NC

Photographs & Photo Albums – Prevent fading, warping, sticking, and moisture damage that can permanently affect cherished memories. Important Documents – Protect paperwork, certificates, legal documents, and records from humidity, mold, and deterioration. Artwork & Paintings – Help preserve colors, canvas, paper, and frames by minimizing exposure to temperature and humidity fluctuations. Wooden Furniture – Prevent cracking, warping, splitting, and other damage caused by changes in temperature and moisture levels. Musical Instruments – Protect delicate wood, strings, and internal components from expansion, contraction, and humidity-related damage. Electronics – Reduce the risk of corrosion, moisture buildup, and damage to sensitive electronic components. Clothing & Fabrics – Help prevent mildew, musty odors, mold growth, and discoloration of stored garments and linens. Leather Goods – Keep leather furniture, jackets, handbags, and accessories from drying out, cracking, or developing mold. Antiques & Collectibles – Preserve valuable and irreplaceable items by protecting them from environmental damage and deterioration. Books & Media Collections – Safeguard books, magazines, vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, and other media from humidity, warping, and mold growth. Why Choose Climate-Controlled Storage? Climate-controlled storage units maintain a consistent temperature and humidity level year-round, helping protect your belongings from extreme weather, moisture, and temperature fluctuations. At Patterson's Self Storage, our climate-controlled units provide a clean, secure environment ideal for storing valuable, delicate, and sentimental items with confidence. Call us today to find the right climate-controlled storage solution for your needs! ...



June 26th, 2015


Storage Staging and Sprucing Up Your Home

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Storage Staging in Waxhaw, NC

REALTOR® Magazine recently published storage and staging tips straight from top realtors in the country. Along with industry leaders, real estate agents who subscribed to Daily Real Estate News weighed in on the topic via e-mail. Check out the tips published by RealtorMag for sprucing up your listing. Get ready to save money and get some great ideas for storage, saving money, and staging. RealtorMag/Daily Real Estate News is published by the National Association of Realtors. Living Room Staging and Setup Most realtors will tell you that careful staging involves taking some pieces of furniture out of the room and placing them in storage. Once you have made the room look larger by decreasing the amount of furniture, look at some small details that will make an impact on potential buyers. Suggestions from real estate agents: Set Up a Chat Room “Be sure that the living room furniture is positioned for conversation as well as entertainment. Potential buyers should be able to easily envision sitting in a space where they can easily talk without having to move a chair or turn completely around.” —Rana Lindhorst and Troy Schmidt, Prudential One Realty Centre, Edwardsville, Ill. Get Rid of Carpet Dents “Furniture often leaves indentations in the carpet. When a piece of furniture is moved, I tell my clients to put medium-sized ice cubes in the imprints. As the ice melts, it causes the compacted carpet to expand and erase those imprints.” —Shawn Moss, Century 21 C.R. O’Neil & Co. Accent Special Features “Place an accent by a home’s feature, such as an attractive plant near a fireplace to draw the eye to it or a tall palm or two in place that directs the buyer toward another part of the home or suggests a separation of areas. This also ensures that someone often enters the home to care for it.” —Susan Cramer, HomeSmart Real Estate, Temecula, Calif. Invoke the Outdoors “Use a little nature in each room. I create a flow throughout the home using cuttings, flowers, dried flowers, whatever will work. ...



June 9th, 2015


Choosing Your Waxhaw Storage

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Storage Facility in Waxhaw, NC

Things you need to consider before choosing your Waxhaw storage Facility: If you’re looking for a Waxhaw storage facility to store your personal items or commercial equipment, Patterson’s Self Storage is a great choice! While there are several places around town to store your belongings, we recommend that you review this list of helpful tips to make your decision about which Waxhaw Storage facility is right for you. 1) Know that all storage facilities are not the same. You have several options from which to choose as you’re looking for Waxhaw storage units and mini warehouse facilities. Make sure you understand the differences between facilities in security measures, cleanliness, temperature control, customer service, and availability of moving trucks and packing materials. Keeping these issues at the forefront of your mind will greatly help you choose the right storage facility. 2) Keep in mind: Security gates and padlocks alone don’t necessarily keep things from being stolen at storage facilities. Make sure your storage unit is monitored under 24-hour surveillance. Studies show that most self-storage burglaries are the result of an “inside job” by criminals masquerading as customers. Traditionally, burglars rent a storage unit just like you’re considering doing, then wait for an opportune time to go to work. Once inside a facility, a criminal could victimize fellow customers of the warehouse if there is no surveillance monitoring within the facility. So what can you do to avoid an ‘inside’ theft job? Most facilities these days have at least a few video cameras on the site. Make sure that the facility you rent from has more than just a few, and that their cameras are covering as much of the property as possible. Finally, make sure that the video surveillance is monitored 24 hours a day. At Patterson’s, we take this measure to assure our customers that we’re doing our best to protect their property. Asking questions regarding these matters will tell you a lot about each facility’s commitment to your peace of mind. If your questions are not answered sufficiently, you ...



June 4th, 2015


Five Fun Family Things to Do in Waxhaw, NC

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Summertime in Waxhaw, NC

Looking for fun stuff to do after you’ve organized, cleaned up, moved, and/or put your things in the storage warehouses? Enjoy some of the fun summertime things to do around Waxhaw! Here’s a list of our favorites: Friday Night Music under Waxhaw’s Water Tank downtown! The town of Waxhaw calls the music series ‘Jammin By the Tracks’.  Check out the Friday night music schedule for live music downtown at this link: https://nc-waxhaw.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/949 Grab a cone of ice cream from the Waxhaw Creamery and sit on a bench at Barnes Park.  Enjoy the summer breeze under the many trees in the park while the kids play.  This is a great place for people watching! Pan for Gold at the Museum of the Waxhaws.  Learn how to find gold and learn about gold history in this area at the Museum of the Waxhaws’ Gold Panning area! Kids love it.  For the younger kids, gem mining is also offered.  Find out more here: www.waxhawgoldpanning.com Enjoy a day at Cane Creek Park. Camping, paddle boats, miniature golf, and a really neat lakeside beach are all at Cane Creek Park. Check out the nice picnic shelters, which you can rent for summer parties, an amphitheater, and all kinds of trails! Cane Creek is a Waxhaw area summertime destination. Watch for the Train! Train watching is becoming a popular thing to do around town.  Folks get so excited when they ‘feel the rumble’ coming down the tracks. Run up on the old bridge in downtown Waxhaw and experience the ultimate train-lover’s connection. The sights, sounds, and smells of the train coming through are part of the locals’ childhood memories of growing up in this small town. Make train-chasing part of your kids’ good times in Waxhaw.  You’ll see families posing for portraits and all kinds of people lined up just to wave at the train engineer.  Grab an ice cream cone and enjoy the excitement. ...



May 25th, 2015


Looking for Waxhaw Storage Units?

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Climate-Controlled Units in Waxhaw, NC

Looking for Waxhaw Storage Units? You might be among the many people who have decided to move to Waxhaw, NC.  Here at Patterson’s, we’ll show you the best Waxhaw storage solutions. Patterson’s Self Storage can also tell you a few things about our community that will make you excited about moving here!  The website Charlottesgotalot.com describes a visit to Waxhaw as “like going back to an easier time where residents walk the streets and pause to say hello.” If you want a healthy dose of southern hospitality, come on down to Waxhaw, some twenty miles south of Charlotte, NC.  We boast some of the best schools in the state, complete with an historic village full of cute shops and mom and pop restaurants that offer everything from burgers and pizza to fine dining complete with white tablecloths. Most newcomers here say that moving to Waxhaw was the best decision they ever made. Part of the excitement about becoming part of this community is getting involved in Waxhaw’s seasonal celebrations.  There’s SpringFest in May, a big 4th of July parade with festivities in downtown Waxhaw, Autumn Treasures in the fall, accompanied by a Grill’n and Chill’n BBQ Cookoff where you can sample all the local BBQ selections offered around town and beyond.  At Christmastime, Waxhaw becomes a magical place with the trees downtown illuminated by Christmas string lights.  People travel from Charlotte just to drive or walk through the village and see the lights.  On certain occasions throughout the year, there are carriage rides, and during the summer months, bands play underneath the landmark water tank downtown. With the superior Union County school system, locals welcoming folks with southern hospitality, lots of family fun with the Waxhaw events happening year-round, and plenty of neat shops and restaurants all over town, Waxhaw is one of the best places in the US to live!  Moving to Waxhaw is the right decision.  Patterson’s Self Storage is one of many local businesses welcoming you with open arms and ...



May 22nd, 2015


Ten Reasons to Choose Patterson’s Self Storage in Waxhaw

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Secure Storage Facility in Waxhaw, NC

Why choose to store your things at Patterson’s Self Storage in Waxhaw? Well, we can name ten good reasons! 1) Patterson’s Self Storage is family-owned and operated. Why does that matter? Because the Patterson family manages the Patterson mini storage and self storage facilities, and we have our local reputation to uphold. 2) Patterson’s knows the local community. It can be so helpful to talk with people who know this community. If you’re moving here from another place, we can offer lots of information about the Waxhaw, Marvin, Monroe, and Wesley Chapel communities. Since the Pattersons are Union County natives, we might even be able to share a little bit of history about this area with you. Knowing local people is helpful when you move into a new community. 3) We are located in a safe and convenient place. Being Union County natives, the Pattersons know that Highway 75 is a main road connecting Monroe to Waxhaw. We felt like this would be a highly visible and convenient place to locate our business so that our customers would have easy access to their belongings. Western Union County is growing so quickly – people moving into the area need a place to store their personal and commercial property – that’s why we built Patterson’s Self Storage in Waxhaw. 4) We help our community. We are always looking for ways to invest and give back to our community. We are growing our network by connecting with local business organizations and also helping out nonprofits in the area. 5) We have lots of options. Outdoor and non-climate-controlled options can be great and cost-effective – look no further – we have those here! Patterson’s Self Storage knows that certain items require climate-controlled storage. We offer that option as well. We have a handy chart on our website to help you decide what size storage unit you need. Whether you have a vehicle, boat, or lots of boxes, we ...



May 20th, 2015


Moving Tips


At Patterson’s Self Storage, a mini warehouse storage facility in Waxhaw, NC, we are here to help make your transition an easy one! Moving to the Waxhaw area?  We have some moving and packing tips for you. Tips for moving and storage: (Some of these tips were found on the United Van Lines website) 1.  Find the right local mini warehouse storage facility in the Waxhaw area.  At Patterson’s Self Storage, we offer the best security and safety possible. Assess your needs. If you need climate-controlled mini warehouse storage, we have it! If you need to store your boat, sports vehicles, and/or RV, call us. 2. Have a two-month moving checklist. Moving doesn’t have to be a hassle! One of United’s goals as your moving services provider is to make the moving process as stress-free as possible, and in that spirit, we are pleased to offer you this handy moving planner. 3. Have the right moving boxes and supplies. Small boxes are ideal for heavy or fragile items that must be packed on their own to ensure ease of handling. 4. Have a ‘New Home Move In’ checklist. Moving into a new home involves much more than just relocating your belongings. You need to re-establish your local support system, set up new accounts, and notify government agencies of your new address. In the Waxhaw and Union County communities, the people are so friendly and helpful. Look at local Facebook pages and the Waxhaw.com website to see what’s going on in your new community. 5.  Make saying ‘Goodbye’ easier!  Letting go can be so hard to do. It can actually be gut-wrenching.  Create a Pinterest board with great ideas and things about your new community.  Daydream about all the great new things you’ll do.  Imagine decorating your new home.  Get creative and think positive thoughts.  Take a video of the kids talking about their favorite part of your old home to preserve memories, then focus on your new start. 6.  Haul the basics first.  Before the moving truck comes, take basic supplies over the day ...



May 17th, 2015