Renovating your home? That dreamy kitchen, new flooring or loft upgrade often comes with a very real side effect: chaos. Dust, tools, contractors, and displaced furniture can make daily life feel impossible, especially for families with children.
That’s why temporary storage during renovation isn’t just about keeping your stuff safe. It’s about maintaining your sanity.
What Is Renovation Storage — and Why Does It Matter?
Unlike general storage solutions, renovation-focused solutions are short-term, ultra-flexible, and designed to accommodate your schedule. Whether you’re redoing a single room or undertaking a complete property overhaul, RAD offers:
- Same-day or short-notice collection of furniture and boxed goods
- Flexible return windows — by the week, room, or project phase
- Climate-stable handling and warehouse storage to avoid mould and warping
- Optional Full Inventory (List and photos)
Would you like to understand how this compares with other types of storage? Here’s the complete guide to moving storage in London.
What Can You Store During Renovation?
Almost anything, as long as it’s packed with care. Our most commonly stored items during renovation include:
- Sofas and lounge chairs
- TVs and electronics
- Dining tables and chairs
- Rugs and textiles
- Wardrobes and bedroom sets
- Art, mirrors, and shelving units
Need help packing delicate items like TVs or antiques? See our how-to on packing a TV without the original box, or let our fragile packing team handle it.
Can I store a TV or a couch during renovation?
Absolutely. At RAD, we wrap all electronics, TVs, and couches with custom-fit protection before placing them in breathable, wooden containers.
Will furniture go mouldy in a container?
Not with us. Unlike plastic pods that sit in unpredictable weather, our sealed wooden containers stay inside RAD’s secure warehouse, shielded from condensation and extreme temperature swings.
How RAD Protects Your Furniture (and Your Floors)
We treat your renovation move-in as if your home were a museum. Every job includes:
- Shrink wrapping for soft goods
- Quilted pads for furniture
- Floor runners, hardboard protection, and stair shields (if needed)
- Professional disassembly/reassembly for wardrobes, beds, and tables
- Labelled inventory logs for each container and room
Our house packing service ensures each item is wrapped, boxed, and protected to professional standards.
And when it comes to actual storage? Wooden beats metal or plastic. Explore why wooden containers outperform steel, especially for long-term care of art, wood, and textiles.
📋 Inventory & Staged Delivery
Renovation doesn’t always go room by room. But your delivery can.
Many families opt for phased delivery — e.g., getting the living room back first, then bedrooms once painting is finished. Our digital inventory checklist streamlines this process, making it clean and simple.
Each container is tagged and labelled by:
- Room (e.g. “Kitchen A”, “Upstairs Toys”)
- Contents summary
- Date of collection
- Priority level
When it’s time to bring it all back, we’re ready in as little as 24 hours.
Why RAD Over PODS or Self-Storage?
Pods seem easy, but do you really want one blocking your driveway during scaffold season?
Here’s the truth:
| Feature | PODS | RAD Storage |
| Kept outdoors | ✅ | ❌ |
| Subject to heat/cold | ✅ | ❌ |
| Wooden containers | ❌ | ✅ |
| Climate-stable storage | ❌ | ✅ |
| Same-day collection & redelivery | ❌ | ✅ |
| Floor protection & wrapping | ❌ | ✅ |
Compare for yourself by browsing our storage services overview.
Can a pod go on a driveway?
Not reliably. And many landlords refuse external containers entirely.
Do things go mouldy in storage pods?
Suppose they’re outdoors, yes. RAD containers are stored inside and monitored, making them safe for even antiques and artwork.
Cost & Smart Savings
Storage during renovation is often priced on a weekly or monthly basis, depending on the volume. You can explore general pricing estimates in our storage pricing page.
Pro tip: Store just the rooms being worked on, or opt for partial packing and custom boxing to lower overall costs.
A typical RAD setup includes:
- 📦 Packing: £350–£600 for a 2–3 bedroom home
- 🚚 Collection & return: from £250
- 🪵 Storage: from £85/month per wooden container
Pro tip: Want to reduce costs? Store only the rooms being worked on, or opt for our “split load” option to consolidate smaller rooms into a single container.
Renovate Without the Stress
Your renovation project is temporary. The mess shouldn’t be permanent.
With RAD’s temporary storage during renovation, you gain back the space — and the calm — your family deserves.
Let us handle the chaos behind the scenes so you can enjoy your fresh space when it’s finally revealed.
