Short & Long Term Storage in Brisbane

UNN is a removalist, so storage here means we collect it rather than hand you a key. Wrapped at your house, held as long as you need, delivered back and rebuilt. You pay for the space it fills.

Collected from your door Pay for the space you fill One month minimum
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What's included with storage

The collection, the wrapping and the trip back. Not just a space.

  • Collected from your door not dropped at a gate by you
  • Wrapped and blanketed before anything goes on the truck
  • You pay for the space you fill not an empty unit
  • An inventory list so you know what went in
  • Kept off the floor on pallets or in modules
  • Goods in transit cover on the trip in and the trip out
  • No minimum term beyond the first month
  • Part collections if you only want some of it back
  • Delivered and rebuilt at the other end
  • One coordinator across the move and the storage

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Tell us roughly what's going in and for how long.

No obligation · No lock-in contract

This is not self storage, and that is usually the point

With self storage you rent an empty unit and everything else is yours. Hiring a ute, loading it, driving it out. Then repeating all of it months later. The unit rate looks cheap. The two lost weekends do not.

Managed storage means that part is ours. One trade-off is worth knowing up front. You cannot wander in on a Sunday. Access gets arranged ahead of time.

Managed storage with UNN compared with Self storage unit
What we are comparing Managed storage with UNN Self storage unit
Getting it there Our truck, from your front door Yours to organise, plus a hire vehicle
The lifting Our crew, already in the price You, and whoever you can talk into it
What you pay for Only the volume you actually use The whole unit, including the air in it
Protection We wrap and blanket it first Exactly how you loaded it
Access Arranged ahead of time Whenever the gate is open
Coming back Brought back and reassembled That same weekend again, backwards
Suits Settlements, renovations, long gaps Things you need to reach often

Getting it there

Our truck, from your front door UNN
Yours to organise, plus a hire vehicle Self storage

The lifting

Our crew, already in the price UNN
You, and whoever you can talk into it Self storage

What you pay for

Only the volume you actually use UNN
The whole unit, including the air in it Self storage

Protection

We wrap and blanket it first UNN
Exactly how you loaded it Self storage

Access

Arranged ahead of time UNN
Whenever the gate is open Self storage

Coming back

Brought back and reassembled UNN
That same weekend again, backwards Self storage

Suits

Settlements, renovations, long gaps UNN
Things you need to reach often Self storage

Reaching into it every fortnight? Then a self storage unit genuinely suits you better, and we will say so. If it is going away until you move, this works out cheaper. Count the ute hire.

What people use storage in Brisbane for

  • Settlement gaps

    Sold on one date, settling on another. Easily the most common reason.

  • Renovations

    Queenslanders being raised or restumped. Six weeks becomes twelve.

  • New build running late

    House and land at Ripley or North Lakes. Handover moves, your lease does not.

  • Downsizing

    A holding bay while the family works out what stays.

  • Between rentals

    Fourteen days notice in Queensland does not always line up neatly.

  • Going overseas

    A year or two away. Cheaper than paying rent on an empty room.

  • Flood or storm repairs

    Furniture out while a ground floor dries and gets repaired.

  • Business stock and files

    Archive boxes and equipment, out of an office you are shrinking.

Under the house is not storage, whatever Brisbane thinks

Half the city treats the undercroft as a spare room. It works for a mower and a ladder. It is a poor place for furniture.

The QBCC warns that wet weather and humidity are the perfect conditions for termites. Its own prevention advice says to remove wood sitting on the ground or against the house. A lounge suite on a slab under a Queenslander is exactly that.

Damp is the slower problem. Brisbane summers sit humid for months, and an enclosed undercroft does not dry out. Fabric, particleboard and anything with a backing panel will tell you about it eventually.

If it is going away for more than a few weeks, send it out instead. We collect from the house on the day of the move. It never gets carried under there at all.

Book the move too

How much storage costs in Brisbane

Monthly, on the cubic metres your goods fill. Measured after loading, not guessed beforehand.

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  • Minimum

    One month

    No long lock-in after that

  • Billing

    Monthly, in advance

    On the space you actually fill

  • Access

    Booked with notice

    Not a roller door you hold a key to

  • Return

    Delivered and rebuilt

    Same crew standard as the move

Why boxed goods cost less to store

Storage is sold by volume, and loose items waste it. A stack of cartons squares off. A pile of odd shapes does not.

Packing before storage usually pays for itself on a longer term. Your coordinator will tell you whether yours is long enough to bother.

What affects your quote

  • How much there is

    Measured in cubic metres once it is loaded, not guessed.

  • How long

    Monthly after the first month. Tell us roughly and we work to it.

  • Collection distance

    Ipswich, Logan and Moreton Bay add travel at both ends.

  • Part access

    Pulling items out mid-term takes handling time, so it is quoted.

  • Packing

    Boxed goods stack. Loose items waste space and cost more to hold.

  • Redelivery date

    A fixed date is cheaper to plan than an open one.

Where your things actually sit

Off the ground

Palletised or in modules. Nothing sits on a concrete floor.

Wrapped before it moves

Blankets and shrink go on at your house, not at the facility.

Inventoried

You get the list of what went in. It gets checked on the way out.

Secured and monitored

A working facility with controlled access, not a public corridor.

How storage runs from start to finish

  1. 01 Step

    Tell us roughly what and how long

    A room count is enough to start. We firm it up once it is loaded.

  2. 02 Step

    We collect on moving day

    Straight from the house. The storage load and the delivery load split at the truck.

  3. 03 Step

    It sits, you get the list

    Inventory goes to you. Billing is monthly on the space it fills.

  4. 04 Step

    Back out on your date

    Delivered, placed and rebuilt. Part deliveries are fine too.

Four questions worth asking a storage company

  1. You pay for the space it fills

    Not a unit size you guessed at and then half filled.

  2. Ask what the cover actually is

    Transit cover applies on the way in and out. Ask us to set out the storage cover in writing on your quote.

  3. Ask about getting it back

    Delivery and rebuild should be part of the deal, not a second job you book.

  4. Ask if self storage suits you better

    If you need it weekly, it does. We will say so rather than take the booking.

What Brisbane customers say

Storage Brisbane wide, collected from your door

Metro wide, north and south of the river, plus Ipswich, Logan, Redlands and Moreton Bay. Collecting on the day of your move is the cheapest way to do it. The truck is already at the house.

  • Brisbane CBD & Inner City

    Brisbane City · Spring Hill · Fortitude Valley · South Brisbane · West End · Kangaroo Point

  • Inner North

    New Farm · Teneriffe · Newstead · Windsor · Wilston · Albion · Herston

  • Northern Suburbs

    Chermside · Kedron · Stafford · Everton Park · Aspley · Bald Hills · Carseldine

  • Bayside & North East

    Nundah · Clayfield · Hamilton · Ascot · Banyo · Sandgate · Nudgee

  • Inner West

    Paddington · Red Hill · Bardon · Toowong · Taringa · St Lucia · Indooroopilly

  • Western Suburbs

    Ashgrove · The Gap · Kenmore · Chapel Hill · Jindalee · Mount Ommaney · Brookfield

  • Inner & Southern

    Woolloongabba · Coorparoo · Greenslopes · Annerley · Sunnybank · Mount Gravatt · Salisbury

  • Eastern & Redlands

    Carindale · Camp Hill · Bulimba · Cannon Hill · Wynnum · Manly · Capalaba

  • Ipswich, Logan & Moreton Bay

    Springfield · Ipswich · Goodna · Springwood · North Lakes · Redcliffe · Strathpine

Services people book with storage

Home Removals

The half that is not going into storage

Packing & Unpacking

Boxed goods stack better

End of Lease Cleaning

Once the house is empty

Rubbish Removal

What is not worth storing

Furniture Assembly

Apart for storage, rebuilt after

Storage questions, answered

How much does storage cost in Brisbane?
You pay for the cubic metres your goods actually fill, billed monthly. That is measured once it is loaded rather than guessed from a unit size. Collection and redelivery are quoted with it.
Is there a minimum term?
One month. After that it rolls monthly and you can end it whenever. There is no long lock-in and no exit fee.
How is this different to self storage?
Self storage rents you an empty unit and you do the rest. We collect from your door, wrap it, store it and bring it back. The trade-off is that access is booked with notice rather than whenever you like.
Should I just use self storage instead?
If you need to get at your things every week or two, yes. We will tell you that. If it is going away until you move, managed storage usually works out cheaper. Count the ute hire and the weekends.
Can I get something out mid-term?
Yes, with notice. There is handling time involved so it is quoted rather than free. Tell us at booking if you think you will need to, and we will store accordingly.
Is my furniture insured while it is stored?
Goods in transit cover applies on the trip in and the trip out. Storage cover is a separate thing. Ask us to set out exactly what applies in writing on your quote. Do not accept a verbal answer from anyone on this.
Will it get damp or mouldy?
Goods are kept off the floor and wrapped before they leave your house. That matters more in Brisbane than in a southern city. Anything already damp when it goes in will not improve, so let it dry first.
Can you store things during a renovation?
Yes, and it is common with Queenslanders being raised or restumped. Those jobs run over more often than not, so monthly billing suits them better than a fixed term.
What cannot go into storage?
Food, plants, anything perishable, fuel, gas bottles, chemicals and paint. Anything alive or leaking. We will flag anything else when we see the list.
Do you take it apart and put it back together?
Yes. Beds, wardrobes and tables come apart so they take less space. They get rebuilt on delivery. That is in the price.
How quickly can you collect?
Usually the same week, and often the same day as your move. Collecting on moving day is the cheapest way to do it. The truck is already there.
How quickly can I get it back?
Give us a few days notice for a full delivery. A single item is quicker. A fixed return date booked in advance is easier to plan and cheaper than an open one.
Do you store business stock and files?
Yes. Archive boxes, equipment and furniture out of an office you are shrinking. Inventoried the same way as household goods.
Can you collect from Ipswich or Logan?
Yes, along with Redlands and Moreton Bay. Those runs add travel at both ends, which goes into the quote up front.
What if my settlement date moves?
Tell us and we adjust. That is most of what storage exists for. Billing is monthly, so a shifted date is a billing change rather than a penalty.

Need somewhere to put it?

Tell us roughly how much and roughly how long. The price comes back the same day.

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