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Furniture storage for a renovation

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Make space. We take it from there.

  1. Illustration: a Smoves mover carries an armchair wrapped in cellophane out of an apartment under renovation.

    Start at home.

    Furniture and boxes to put away: choose what to store and we arrange pickup.

  2. Furniture and boxes in storage, with a mover among the shelves

    We store.

    Your furniture and boxes stay indoors, in a dry warehouse with controlled access.

  3. A mover returns a box to a home

    We return.

    When you need your belongings, book redelivery to the agreed address.

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Before you start.

A quote with every cost.

Your monthly fee depends on the space you occupy. Pickup and redelivery are charged separately: your quote shows the costs before you book.

Start with your postcode.

Check the service for your address in the widget. Storage does not need to be near your home: we make the trip.

Furniture storage for a renovation FAQ

Where do you offer storage for a renovation?

We serve Milan, Florence and their provinces; around Milan we also reach the neighboring Lombard provinces. Pick your city in «Where we do it», further down.

What if the work takes longer than planned?

The furniture stays with us. The rate is monthly with no minimum term, so you carry on until the contractor has finished, then ask for redelivery.

Can I get back just the table while the work goes on?

Yes, even one piece at a time. Write to us which ones, two days ahead: the rest keeps staying with us.

The contractor changes the date: do I have to cancel the pickup?

It isn't canceled, it's moved. The first move carries no penalty if you tell us 48 hours ahead; after that, or with less notice, there is a charge. If the new day costs more, you see the difference before confirming.

More questions

Do you dismantle wall units and wardrobes before the pickup?

Yes: dismantling goes together with the pickup and the estimate is free. Tell us which elements and what access the home has; we reply before fixing the day.

Service and local details

When does it pay to move furniture out during building work?

When the site touches more than one room or runs longer than a few days. Sheeting and tape don't stop the dust of a screed or a demolition, and shifting furniture from room to room slows the crew. With the rooms empty the contractor finishes sooner and your furniture stays intact.

  • Floors and screeds to redo

    A floor is redone with the room clear: the furniture leaves first, and the new parquet isn't laid around the legs of a wardrobe.

  • A kitchen or bathroom to replace

    Wall units, table and chairs leave the home for the time of the fitting, and come back when it's finished.

  • Plasterboard and plaster dust

    Cellophane holds up poorly. A sofa or a wardrobe kept away from the home stays clean, and unscratched by passing workmen.

  • A site that runs over

    Contractors slip, and nobody knows the end date. The rate is monthly: the furniture stays until the home is truly ready.

How is storage organized during a renovation?

Start from the day the work begins and book the pickup a few days earlier. We clear the rooms, keep the furnishings for the whole site and, once the work is closed, bring them back. For the return you write us the date two days ahead, even if the contractor hasn't finished.

  1. 1. Work out the space

    The calculator estimates the square meters of the furniture that has to leave. If you clear only part of the home, enter it room by room.

  2. 2. Fix the pickup before the site

    Pick a day a few days ahead of the contractor, so nobody trips over anybody. The calendar shows only free dates.

  3. 3. We clear and keep

    We load furniture and boxes. The elements to dismantle are named at pickup and the quote is free; then we keep everything safe.

  4. 4. It returns once the site is closed

    Give us the end-of-work date and we bring everything back, or one room at a time: what you don't ask for stays with us.

What do you put into storage before a building site?

The furnishings of every room the work involves, plus boxes with what sits on shelves and in cabinets. Paints, solvents, cash, original papers, liquids and the other items banned by the Terms don't go in.

We take

  • Furniture from every room

    Sofas, beds, tables and wardrobes, dismantled if the corridor is narrow.

  • Kitchen wall units and fittings

    Elements taken apart and wrapped; appliances arrive unplugged, empty and clean.

  • Pictures, lamps and rugs

    Fragile items accepted if carefully packed and flagged at pickup.

  • Boxes from the home

    Books, crockery and linen, in boxes of 20 kg at most.

Stay out

Paints, solvents and any flammable material, then cash, jewelry, original papers, food, medicines, fine art and damaged batteries. If an item has you wondering, message us before booking.

Before, during and after the work

A renovation has three stages, and each one has something to do with your storage. That way the pickup and return dates don't collide with the contractor's.

WhenWhat you doWhat we do
Before the workBook the pickup a few days before it startsWe clear the rooms on the agreed day
If the contractor changes dateMove the pickup, giving 48 hours' noticeThe first reschedule carries no penalty
During the workNeed something? Write to us 48 hours aheadWe bring back only what you ask for
Once the site is closedAsk for redelivery, from your account or in writingWe put the furnishings back on the day you choose

A booked pickup can't be canceled: it can be moved. From the second reschedule, or with less than 48 hours' notice, moving it carries a charge.

What does storage during a renovation cost?

The price depends on the city. The mechanism stays the same: each month you pay for the space taken, the pickup once at the outset, the redelivery separately when you ask for it. Since a site can run longer than planned, it helps to know the rate has no minimum term. The Milan and Florence price lists are on their own pages.

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