1 vault
About 250 cu ft
A studio, or the contents of one bedroom and a living room
$85 per monthStorage in transit
When the dates do not line up
Closing slipped, the lease ends on the 30th and the keys come on the 12th. Storage in transit keeps your goods on our inventory instead of in a room you have to load yourself.
Sample: $85 per vault per month, about 250 cu ft per vault
Storage in transit
What a vault actually is
Closing dates rarely match move-out dates. Rather than renting a public unit and paying us twice to handle everything, your load goes into sealed wooden vaults at our Kearny Mesa warehouse, stays on the same inventory, and comes out on the day you tell us.
- Sealed timber vaults, one household per vault, never mixed
- The same inventory numbers from load to final delivery
- Warehouse under alarm, sprinkler and 24-hour recording
- Monthly billing with no minimum term after the first month
- Handling in and out quoted up front, no surprise second charge
- Access by appointment with 48 hours notice
Sizing
How many vaults will you need?
Each vault holds about 250 cubic feet. If you have built a cube sheet, divide by 250 and round up. Sample monthly rates.
2 vaults
About 500 cu ft
A one-bedroom apartment with a modest garage
$165 per month3 to 4 vaults
750 to 1,000 cu ft
A two-bedroom home, the most common booking
$240 to $320 per month6 vaults and up
1,500 cu ft and up
A three or four-bedroom house with a full garage
Quoted per householdSample figures for this demo site. Handling in and out is quoted separately and shown on your estimate.
The honest comparison
Storage in transit against a self-storage unit
Self storage wins when you need to visit weekly for a year. For a six-week gap between closings it is usually the more expensive option once you count the two extra loads.
| Storage in transit | Self storage | |
|---|---|---|
| Who loads it | Our crew, straight from the truck | You, twice |
| What it sits in | A sealed timber vault, one household per vault | A rented room you share a corridor with |
| Inventory | The same numbered inventory from load to delivery | Whatever you remember |
| Liability | Stays on our valuation while in transit storage | Usually excluded unless you buy a separate policy |
| Handling | Quoted up front, in and out | Two full moves you pay for yourself |
| Best for | Closing dates that slipped, renovations, deployments | Long-term overflow you want to visit weekly |
No. Self storage is a room you rent and load yourself. Storage in transit keeps your goods on our inventory and our liability, in sealed vaults you never have to handle.
Yes, by appointment with 48 hours notice. Breaking a vault seal to retrieve a single item is charged as a handling event, so it is worth flagging anything you might want before we seal up.
There is no maximum. After 90 days most people switch to a permanent storage agreement, which changes the valuation basis. We will explain that before it happens.
Yes while goods are in storage in transit. It changes when the agreement converts to permanent storage, so read that letter when it arrives.
The first month is charged in full. After that it is monthly with no minimum, and you can give notice at any point.
Yes. Additional items are received at the warehouse and logged onto the same inventory, with a handling charge quoted before you bring them.
Dates slipping?
Tell us before the truck is loaded
Deciding on storage at the survey is far cheaper than deciding at four in the afternoon with a full truck on the kerb.
Same-day slots are first come, first served and depend on the board.