Moving to West Valley City? How Self Storage Can Make the Move Easier

Moving gets easier when every box doesn’t have to travel directly from the old home into the new one on the same day. Temporary storage gives you a place to separate what you need immediately from furniture, seasonal belongings, and boxes that can wait. If you’re preparing for a move, our Colt Plaza property provides storage options in West Valley City at 2938 S. Glen Eagle Drive. The property offers both climate-controlled and drive-up units, so the right setup depends on what you’re storing and how you plan to move it.

Start packing before moving week

Trying to pack an entire home immediately before the truck arrives puts every decision on the same deadline. Instead, begin with belongings you won’t need for several weeks. Seasonal decorations, books, spare furniture, collectibles, and infrequently used household items can leave first. That creates room to pack the rest of the house without navigating stacks of finished boxes. Label by room and contents rather than using vague descriptions such as “miscellaneous.” If a box is going into storage first but will be needed soon after the move, mark it accordingly and keep it accessible. Our guide to moving to West Valley City provides additional local context for households preparing for the transition.

Choose between drive-up and climate-controlled space

At Colt Plaza, we offer drive-up and climate-controlled storage, and they solve different problems. Drive-up access is useful when loading bulky furniture or a large number of boxes because the vehicle can be positioned near the unit. That reduces the distance you have to carry heavy belongings.

Climate control is worth considering for materials that don’t respond well to temperature swings, including certain wood furniture, electronics, documents, artwork, and other sensitive items. Don’t choose solely on convenience. Start with what you’re storing. Our property also has units ranging from compact 5x5 and 5x10 spaces to larger options, including 10x15 units described for uses such as records and inventory. Current availability should always be checked before planning the move around a particular size.

Use storage as a staging point

One of the best uses of temporary storage is separating moving day into smaller jobs. Items that won’t be needed immediately can go into the unit before the main move. Once you have the keys to the new home, move essential furniture and daily-use belongings there first. The remaining items can follow after you’ve decided where they belong. This is especially helpful when downsizing. Instead of carrying every possession into a smaller house and sorting it there, you can keep uncertain items separate while you decide what fits.

Keep an aisle inside the unit

Packing a unit wall to wall works until you need something from the back. Leave enough room to reach the belongings you expect to retrieve. Put long-term items farther back and short-term moving boxes near the entrance. Heavy boxes belong underneath lighter ones, and furniture should be protected before other items are placed beside it. A simple inventory on your phone can save time later. You don’t need to list every object. Recording which major items and labeled boxes went into the unit is usually enough.

Location matters if you’ll make several trips

A unit used during a move may be visited repeatedly, so location matters more than it would for belongings you plan to leave untouched for months. Our Colt Plaza facility is on Glen Eagle Drive, with the Mountain View Corridor nearby. Access hours are currently 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. seven days a week, giving renters a broad window for moving trips. The property is fenced and gated and has electronic gate access and video recording. Large carts are also available for customers, which is useful when moving boxes through the property.

Give yourself time to unpack properly

Storage shouldn’t become a permanent holding area by accident. Once the main move is finished, work through the remaining belongings in manageable groups. Bring back what has a clear place in the new home. Donate, sell, or dispose of things you no longer need rather than moving clutter from one address to another. Some belongings deserve more time, especially when they’re tied to major life transitions. Our article about creating space for goodbyes that take time discusses that side of storage without treating every decision as urgent.

Make moving day one stage of the move

Moving to West Valley City doesn’t have to happen in a single exhausting transfer. Packing early, separating immediate needs from long-term belongings, and keeping an organized temporary space can spread the work across a more manageable schedule. If that approach fits your move, you can explore storage options from Towne Storage at Colt Plaza and compare available sizes, drive-up units, and climate-controlled options before you start packing.