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Posted: April 27, 2018

7 Essential Steps to De-Winterize Your RV

Information Courtesy of Western RV

Get ready for another great camping season by de-winterizing your RV. Here are seven essential steps to getting ready for the road.

SEAMS AND SEALANTS

Winter weather can wreak havoc on rubber, plastic and caulking compounds so inspect seams and seals for leaks. Read More

Posted: July 6, 2017

Our Favourite Canada Day Memories

Canada Day is the day to show your Canadian pride! Our staff at Storage Group Alberta wrote about their ideal or most memorable Canada Day celebrations. Read More

Posted: May 15, 2017

Yard Sale Tips

Spring is yard sale season, it’s time to start planning. Here are a few tips to help your yard sale run smoothly. Read More

Posted: September 8, 2016

Stashing Your Summer Gear

Summer, it’s gone with the blink of an eye. It’s time again to stash your summer gear. Here are a few helpful tips and articles to ensure that your equipment is good as new when you take it out of storage next spring. Read More

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Here are a few ideas that members of our staff use to organize in their own homes by using items that you have around the house or something you can purchase at your local Dollar Store!

Ladies! Are your bathroom counters ridden with various makeup and brushes? Here’s an easy way to organize without spending a large amount of money on trays and dividers! Grab a cutlery tray from the Dollar Store and put it in one of your bathroom drawers. You can use this to store your makeup and brushes, even your Q-Tips and cotton balls! This trick works great for your office too! Put the tray in your desk drawer and use it to store your pens, pencils and other office items.

With your makeup put away let’s turn our attention to the loose cords from your hairstyling tools, I use this one at home! By using a simple toilet paper rol l you can get those cords up off the floor or counter and have a tidy beauty space! I’ve used paint to decorate mine but you can use anything you’d like including fabric or ribbons. Get creative! You can use this tip in many areas of your home to keep your cords from becoming entangled including your garage and kitchen! While we’re in the kitchen, go green by reusing your plastic grocery bags! Here’s a tip to store them conveniently and out of the way. Use an empty tissue box for easy storage and retrieval. If you want to get creative decorate your box. You can put your box under the sink so it’s out of the way or in your pantry. We hope you’ve found these tips helpful! Let us know with a comment if you try them or have other great ways you organize your home on a budget.

3 Ways to Cut Clutter on a Budget!

When a business supports their community, that same community gives back support to the business. You may not be the only business of your kind in your city or town. Helping in the community helps your business stand out and stay in the minds of the public when they need the products or services your business offers. People remember good deeds so offer help regardless of if it pertains to or relates to your business. Help in the community without the expectation of a “quid pro quo” is important and something that people will remember later when they are looking for your services. The goodwill you put forward can come back to you in the form of future support for you and your enterprise. I personally enjoy and take pride in the fact that I work for a very community minded business. We are encouraged to make connections and support other small businesses and members of the community. One of my favorite memories is when I posted on my company’s social media pages that I was going out to shop at our local grocery store to help fill the empty shelves at the foodbank. The post mentioned that I would match donations up to $200. Within 48 hours we reached nearly $800 in donations that came in amounts of $5 or $10. What power these small amounts had when pooled together! Then, a local realtor called and complimented us on our passion and offered to match the funds raised. In the end, we loaded $2000 worth of food into the company truck to take to the local food bank. I will never forget how the organization I work for, individual community members, a local grocer and a Realtor came together to help those in need. Given this experience, I know where I’ll shop for my own groceries and who I’ll think of when it’s time to sell my home. People do not forget who helped them out in their moment of need. In the same way, your staff are more likely to support you because they are involved with a business that cares. This is a good morale booster because employees are proud to work for businesses that supports the community. Being present as a business on social media and keeping an eye on the community pages on Facebook can have a huge impact on the well-being of the community. This one social media post about me shopping for the Foodbank reached thousands of people. Also, having a staff member who is involved in sports, a charity or a service organization can help a businesses connect to those in need. Joining in with other small businesses involved in community only stands to enhance the effort of these good deeds. Community involvement can be as simple as sharing a post you saw on social media, passing on a message, or sharing an idea. If you are not sure where to start, try your local Chamber of Commerce or a youth organization. Teaming up with a business that is already involved in the community will allow you to see how small things can have a big impact. I support personally businesses that care about my community, whether it’s a restaurant, a grocer, a realtor or a hardware store. I know there is support between our companies as we show our community spirit. — Sue Sage Resources:

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Can I store my TV? A burning question for all of us technology lovers, we don’t want to get it home and it doesn’t work. In order to clear up this confusion, we’ve contacted the major electronics companies regarding storage for their LED, LCD, and Plasma television screens.
Note: These are the ranges of the brands if you’d like a specific model information please contact them directly as it may vary. It is greatly recommended from all companies to acclimate your television after taking it out of storage. This means letting the television warm up to room temperature for 24 hours before plugging it in and using it.

Samsung Canada: After speaking to a rep at Samsung he noted that their LED, LCD, Plasma and Smart TV screens should be stored between 10°C and 40°C.

Sony: The representative at Sony recommended a temperature of 0°C to 40°C for the storage of their TVs.

Toshiba: For Toshiba TVs the rep suggested a range of 0°C to 35°C for safe storage.

LG Canada: They could not give us a range. However, you can visit their website to download the manual for the specific model number. This will tell you what the safe temperature of storage is. http://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/software-manuals

So, what is our suggestion? If you’re going to store your television be sure to do so in heated storage, ensure it’s taken to a friend’s place or your new home first.
-Kayla

Televisions and Storage

Summer is nearing an end and it’s time to look for storage options for your “baby”. Storing your car is a smart decision but if you do not have room in the garage where is it going to go? There are two solutions to this, move the items from the garage to storage or bring your car to storage in one trip! Here are a few things to consider when storing your vehicle.

Place a plastic liner on the floor of your storage unit. Alternatively, you can use oil pads. This will catch any leaking fluids during storage, thus preventing you from ruining your concrete floor or the floor of your storage unit.

Change the oil and top up fluids. Don’t forget when you’re storing your vehicle for the season it will be longer than a month so it’s important that the oil is clean and your fluids are topped up for when you want to drive it again.

Tire Pressure. It’s best to make sure that the tires have the proper amount of air in them before storing if only for a few weeks. If you intend to store your vehicle longer it’s advised to jack up the car and take the tires off. This prevents what are called Flat Spots that can ruin tires. Read more about Flat Spot prevention here: http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/how-to-prep-your-car-for-long-term-storage.html

Take it to a carwash. It’s important to wash the outside of your car including the tires & wheel wells to remove any stains, insects, mud etc. These things, if left for a long period of time, can be damaging to the paint & body of the car.

According to Wheels.ca it’s important to leave one of your car’s windows open about an inch this will allow for ventilation and prevent moisture buildup. http://www.wheels.ca/top-ten/top-ten-tips-to-consider-for-winter-car-storage/

Don’t forget rodents like dry places and nibbling on anything they can. Prepare your car for these pesky pests by covering any place on the exterior they may get in. Ensure that you clean the interior of your vehicle well, removing any food, litter or other items that may attract mice. As an additional precaution, mouse poisoning or mouse traps inside your storage unit. If you are storing in your own garage be mindful of any pets that you allow into the garage before using poison of traps. Find a great how to here: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a115/1272486/

Most self-storage facilities will not have an electrical outlet to plug a trickle charger in for your car. You can bypass this by disconnecting the battery and taking it with you to a warm place. When storing you battery be sure to keep it off concrete floors as concrete can drain batteries.

This is one of the most important things to do when putting your car in storage. Keep up your insurance. In case of emergencies such as fire, theft, hurricane, etc. you will want to make sure your vehicle is insured. This is especially important if you are storing it outside in a storage lot.

Do you have any vehicle storage tips that we may have missed? Share them below! –Kayla Akerstrom

8 Tips on Storing Your Car For The Winter

Summer, it’s gone with the blink of an eye. It’s time again to stash your summer gear. Here are a few helpful tips and articles to ensure that your equipment is good as new when you take it out of storage next spring. Patio Furniture Winter has many adverse effects on all types of patio furniture so it’s best to store them inside for the season. According to this blog on Sparefoot.com there are steps to take when storing your items for the winter to keep them in like-new condition. https://www.sparefoot.com/self-storage/blog/11925-how-to-store-outdoor-furniture/ Lawn Care Tools Taking care of garden tools like your shovels and rakes is just as important as your lawn mower. Clean metal garden tools with warm, soapy water then use a wire brush to take off any rust (use a rust inhibitor on these tools for preventative measures). Dry garden tools then put them away in your shed, garage or storage unit to prevent them from getting weathered. This Old House wrote a step by step process on how to prepare your lawn mower for winter storage making it easy for first timers to store their mower. You can find their article here: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-store-your-lawn-mower-cold-season Camping Equipment The most important thing to remember when putting away all your camping gear is to make sure your items are clean. Crumbs of food are a feast for pests, and mildew smells terrible. When storing your camping gear remember to sweep out your tent and let it dry completely before putting it away. Also check for needed repairs to your tent and camping mattress. Do any repairs that are needed now, so you won’t be surprised next year by a leaky mattress or holes in your tent. Keep your items in sealed totes, preferably ones that will fit in your car for easy travel. Make an inventory list with notes to replace batteries, propane tanks etc. Let us know what tips you use to keep your items in tip-top shape for Spring in the comments below! –Kayla Akerstrom

Stashing Your Summer Gear

Lou and Lacey have been on their date let’s check in on our sweet couple.

It had been almost a year since their first date; Lou still couldn’t believe it all started with a broken box. Lacey was still just as beautiful. He had been thinking for some time he wanted to ask her to marry him but was nervous she might say no. You know what they say; you have to go all in! Lou spent the day looking for that perfect ring. He decided he was going to ask her tonight, they were going wine tasting then he planned to take her back to where it all started.

Later on that evening… “You look gorgeous!” said Lou when he seen Lacey. “Thank you,” she said blushing. They made their way to Chateau Wines. As they tasted the new selection of wines they had put out, they laughed and talked about the past year. Lacey turned to grab their final wine tasting glasses; they sipped out of them laughing about how flushed Lacey’s face was the day he first met her. After finishing their wine, they made their way back to Lacombe Storage reminiscing of the dates they’d been on and activities they had done together. Lacey was confused when they arrived so Lou explained to her that he wanted to take a stroll down memory lane. They walked for some time. When they approached their old units Lou stopped. Lacey turned and he grabbed her hand. “All of this talk of the past and present has made me sure of what I’d like in my future. Lacey, I love you. Will you marry me?” Lou managed to say tearfully. Come back for season 2 to find out what Lacey’s answer will be!

A Boxy Love Story: Part IV