Ceiling height is the distance from a storage unit’s floor to its ceiling. Together with the height of the door opening, it decides whether a tall item fits standing up and how high you can stack. It isn’t part of a unit’s size in square feet, which measures the floor only.
At Wigwam
Our units are listed by floor area, in square feet and square metres, and sizes are approximate. Heights vary between our sites and units, so the simplest way to be sure is to let us check. Measure your tallest item standing upright, including any feet, castors or cornice, and call us on 0800 2545585 with the figure. We’ll check it against the unit you’re looking at and its door opening, because that’s the gap your tallest piece has to pass through.
If your unit is on an upper floor, a tall item also has to get there by lift or stairs, so mention it when you book and we’ll look for a ground-floor unit if that’s easier. At Lincoln, some second-floor units are listed as restricted height, so ask us before choosing one of those for anything tall.
Making good use of the height
Packing upwards is a great way to fit more into a smaller, cheaper unit. Freestanding shelving helps too, and our answer on shelving and racking explains the one rule. Stack as high as you can safely reach and lift down:
- use sturdy boxes of a similar size, filled properly, heaviest at the bottom;
- let an upright wardrobe act as a wall to stack against;
- leave an aisle, with the things you’ll need most near the front;
- keep a small step stool in the unit rather than standing on boxes.
Anything with a built-in battery, such as an e-bike, laptop or cordless tools, shouldn’t be stacked at all: give it space and air around it.
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