We bring a storage container to your driveway. You load it at ground level, take as long as you need, and then it either stays put, goes to our indoor warehouse, or gets delivered to your next address. Rentals are month to month, there are two sizes, and the phone number on this page rings in the office that does the deliveries: (916) 929-4435.
When portable storage is the right choice
Most people looking at portable storage in Penryn are weighing it against three other things: a rental truck, a self storage unit, or a moving crew. Each one is the better tool for a specific kind of job, and a container wins more often than people expect once the job takes more than a day.
If you can load everything in one morning and unload it the same afternoon, rent a truck. If both houses are ready and you want someone else to carry it all, hire movers. A container is for everything in between: a remodel, a sale with a gap before the next closing, a cleanout that will eat several weekends. It sits in your driveway for as long as that takes, and you only handle each box once.
Portable storage vs. renting a moving truck
A rental truck is cheap on paper and expensive in practice. You get one day. Every piece of furniture goes up a ramp, usually with two people on it. The clock runs from the moment you pick it up, and if the new place is not ready you are unloading into a garage or a storage unit and doing the whole thing again later.
A container sits flat on the ground, so a dresser rolls in on a dolly. You can load for an hour after work, lock it, and come back Saturday. When you are done, we drive it. If you are moving within the area, the same container shows up at the new address with everything still strapped where you put it. That is the main reason portable storage in Penryn beats a truck for any move that is not a single-day sprint.
Portable storage vs. a self storage unit
A self storage unit means loading a truck at your house, driving to the facility, and carrying everything into the unit. Then, when you want it back, the same trip in reverse. Every box gets picked up four times. Every visit for one item means a drive and a stack to dig through.
With portable storage in Penryn, you load once in your driveway. If the container stays on your property, you walk out and open the door. If it goes to our warehouse, we move it exactly as you loaded it. You never unpack, repack, or drive any of it. Once you count the truck trips a storage unit takes over a few months, it stops looking convenient.
Portable storage vs. full service movers
Movers are the right call for a one-day move between two homes that are both ready. A crew and a truck are booked for a window, so everything has to be packed and staged when they arrive, and the price reflects the labor.
A container lets you set the pace, and it covers the situation movers cannot: the keys to the next place are three weeks away. Your loaded container waits on your driveway or in our warehouse until the date lands, with no crew on standby and no second load. Plenty of customers use both. They load the container themselves and hire a couple of hours of labor for the heavy pieces.
Renting a container vs. buying a shipping container
A used shipping container makes sense as a permanent shed. For a move or a project it is the wrong tool. It arrives on a flatbed that needs room to tilt, there are no tie-down rails inside, it is dark, and when the project ends you own a steel box and need someone to haul it off.
Our containers are built for household goods. E-Track rails and channel strapping hold furniture in place, the floor is treated pine over a steel frame, and a translucent roof lets daylight in while you pack. When you finish, we pick it up.
Portable storage container sizes: 8x8x12 and 8x8x16
8x8x12 container
12 FT LONG, 8 FT WIDE, 8 FT TALL
Holds two to three rooms. Right for a one or two bedroom move, a single-room remodel, a garage or shed cleanout, or a small business stockroom.
8x8x16 container
16 FT LONG, 8 FT WIDE, 8 FT TALL
Holds three to four rooms. Right for most family households, a whole-floor remodel, or an estate with several rooms to clear.
Both sizes run 200 or more cubic feet larger than the comparable containers from other portable storage companies, which often means one container where someone else would send two. Both load at ground level with no ramp. Not sure which you need? Call (916) 929-4435 and walk us through the rooms. Sizing portable storage in Penryn takes about two minutes on the phone.
Why choose UNITS
Locally owned
The only locally owned portable storage company in the region, with more than 25 years of moving and storage work behind it. When you call, you reach our office, and the person who quotes the job is usually the one who schedules it.
ROBO delivery
Our remote-controlled delivery system sets the container in places a flatbed cannot: tight driveways, under low limbs, on gravel, at the end of a long approach, on a slope. On a rural lot, that is what gets the container next to the house instead of out by the road.
Indoor warehouse
Keep the container on your property, or have it stored in our 22,000 square foot gated indoor warehouse with cameras, motion and fire sensors, and 24/7 security.
Six days a week
Monday through Saturday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, for deliveries and pickups.
Built for household goods
Steel frame, treated pine floor, E-Track rails and channel strapping, and a translucent roof so you can see what you are doing inside.
More than household moves
Local and long distance moves, commercial storage, restoration and contractor support after fire or flood damage, and real estate staging.
Portable storage in Penryn: common questions
Is a container overkill if I only need to clear one room for a couple of weeks?
Sometimes. A container earns its keep when things need to stay out of the way for more than a few days, or need to stay together in one place. For one room and a short stretch, tell us what you have. If it fits the 8x8x12 we will set you up month to month. If a pickup truck and a friend will cover it, we will tell you that.
My property has a well and a septic system. Where does the container go?
Tell us where both are when you call. We keep the container off the septic tank, the leach field, and the wellhead, and pick a firm spot such as the driveway, a gravel pad, or a cleared area beside the house. The ROBO places it where you point.
How secure is the warehouse if my container goes there?
The warehouse is 22,000 square feet, gated, and indoors, with cameras, motion sensors, fire sensors, and 24/7 security. Your belongings stay in the container you loaded, under your lock. Nothing is repacked on the way in.
Can I switch between keeping it at home and storing it with you?
Yes, any time. Load at home, have us move it to the warehouse when the driveway needs to clear, and we deliver it back when you want it. Plenty of remodels and home sales go exactly that way.
How do I keep furniture from shifting inside?
Every container has E-Track rails down the walls and channel strapping to tie pieces off. Load the heaviest items first, strap each section as you go, and fill gaps with soft items. The treated pine floor and steel frame are rated for heavy furniture and appliances.
Also serving Auburn, Loomis, Lincoln, Rocklin, Newcastle, and our full service area.
Get a free Penryn portable storage quote
Call (916) 929-4435 and tell us what you are moving or storing, roughly how long, and what the driveway looks like. We will recommend a size and set a delivery date. Or request a quote online.