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Storage Facility Office Moving in the Sacramento Valley

The rental counter, back office and saleable box and supply stock moved so the counter can reopen and the shelves restock without a recount.

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Storage Facility Office moving in the Sacramento Valley: Murdock's crew at work
  • Licensed & InsuredUSDOT 3421940 · MC 1416634
  • Locally OperatedChico + Yuba City
  • Sacramento ValleyChico · Yuba City · Sacramento

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Planning a Storage Facility Office Move

A self-storage office is part rental counter, part retail shop. One small room holds the manager's desk, the gate and account software, a wall of boxes, tape and locks for sale, and sometimes a truck-rental counter. When that office moves, whether to a fresh building beside the units, a newly built facility off Hwy 99 or I-5, or a renovated space, the retail stock has to arrive sellable and the counter has to be ready for the next customer.

This page covers the office, not the units. The crew never enters rented units or moves tenants' belongings. What we move is the counter, desks, lease cabinets, retail shelving and the supply stock itself, packed by product so your manager restocks the display without recounting from scratch.

Many facilities also have a manager's apartment attached to the office. If the resident manager is moving too, that can be planned as a separate household move. Our office moving page covers the general approach.

Who usually signs off
Facility operator or regional manager who approves the office layout and saleable supply count
Timing that works
A weekday the office can close for part of the day while the gate keeps running for tenants, avoiding month end, when move-ins, move-outs and payments peak.

What typically moves

  • Flat boxes by size and wardrobe cartonsBundled by size with the count written on each bundle, so the manager checks stock in minutes.
  • Retail packing supplies: tape rolls, cushioning wrap, paper and mattress coversKept in closed cartons and loaded away from anything heavy that could crush the rolls.
  • Padlocks, disc locks and small retail itemsCounted by staff and sealed in a tote the manager carries, since small stock is easy to lose.
  • Slatwall panels and retail shelvingTaken down by panel with hardware bagged, then rebuilt against the wall your layout shows.
  • Rental counter and customer chairsPlaced before anything else, so the counter can open while the back room is unpacked.
  • Manager's desk and lease file cabinetsLease cabinets stay locked and move whole under the manager's control.
  • Counter computer, monitors and receipt printerReconnected at the counter; management software, gate system and card reader stay with your vendors.

Access and scheduling

The gate keeps running while the office moves, and tenants keep driving in. We park where the truck does not block the gate lane or a drive aisle, and your manager tells us which counter hours are busiest. Midweek mornings are usually quiet. Weekends and the last days of the month are when customers move in and out. If the office has to stay open all day, an evening move can be arranged on request.

A brand-new facility may still have its contractor on site when the office furniture arrives. In that case we set only the rooms the contractor has released and stage the rest in one marked spot. If the ownership group or its management company wants proof of coverage, a certificate of insurance goes to them ahead of time.

Protection and handling

Retail stock is packed to be sold, not just moved. Flat boxes ride on edge in bundles so corners do not crush, rolls of bubble wrap and paper go on top, and nothing heavy sits on a carton of tape. Each carton is labeled with the product and its display position, so the manager can check it against the point-of-sale count as it comes off the truck.

Office furniture gets pads and corner guards, and the lease cabinets stay locked. Gate keypads, cameras, card readers and any rental kiosk are left alone until your vendor disconnects them. The crew does not touch tenants' units, overlock tags or lien-sale paperwork. At the new office the counter goes in first, then the display, then the back office.

Who does what

Some of this job belongs to other trades. The written plan names each one.

Gate keypads, access control, cameras and rental kiosks
Your access-control or security vendor disconnects, moves and reprograms them. We move the office around them.
Facility management software and card readers
Your software provider and payment processor set them up at the new counter.
Truck-rental counter equipment and paperwork
Stay with your staff under the rental company's rules.

Not part of our work

  • Entering a tenant's storage unit or moving tenant belongings.
  • Counting or reconciling retail inventory; the manager owns the count.
  • Handling cash, deposits, lock cuts or lien-sale matters.

Around Chico, Yuba City and Sacramento

Storage facilities in the Valley line the highways: Hwy 99 through Yuba City, Gridley and Chico, I-5 and I-80 around Sacramento, and Hwy 65 through Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln. Newer buildings are often multi-story with the office at the front, while older drive-up facilities keep the office in a small building by the gate.

The crew that shows up

Two Murdock’s movers carrying a pad-wrapped table up the truck rampTwo Murdock’s box trucks staged outside a single-story building in the Sacramento ValleyMurdock’s crew carrying a pad-wrapped piece through a tiled entryway

Storage Facility Office Moving FAQs

Another question? Call (530) 354-8089.

Can we keep renting units while the storage office moves?

Usually. Your manager can rent from a laptop or a folding table while the crew moves the counter, and the gate keeps running for tenants. Retail stock and the back office go first, then the counter, which is also the first thing working again after the move.

How do we avoid recounting every box and roll after the move?

Count once, before packing, and write the count on each bundle and carton. We keep product groups intact and set them by the new display plan, so your manager only spot-checks. Small, high-value items such as locks go in a sealed tote your staff carries.

Will your crew go into any rented storage units?

No. Rented units and what is inside them belong to your tenants, and the crew stays out of them. If your company is also relocating tenants between units or properties, that is a separate job that needs each tenant's own authorization, and we would plan it separately.

Our resident manager's apartment is attached to the office. Can that move the same day?

Yes, as a separate household move. The manager's own furniture and boxes are labeled apart from the company's office and retail stock and ride on a separate part of the truck or a second trip. Tell us early so we plan the crew and truck for both.

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