Climate Controlled Storage Or Not

Art climate controlled storage is best for artwork.

Climate controlled storage or not.

Climate controlled storage reduces these risks by using heating and cooling units to keep the storage space at a safe temperature usually at a level above freezing and below 90 degrees fahrenheit. While some outdoor or drive up storage locations may offer climate controlled units they are most commonly found in our one or multi story storage buildings. But non climate controlled storage units are not heated or cooled which means your belongings will be subjected to fluctuating outdoor. Generally most items in a non climate controlled storage unit will be protected.

While there doesn t seem to be an official standard for climate control in the storage industry it can be generally agreed on that a climate controlled storage unit should keep temperature levels between 55 and 78 f and humidity levels no higher than 55. And do you even need it. Typically the temperature will remain stagnant at between 55 degrees and 85 degrees fahrenheit. Climate controlled storage units are a feature mainly available at our indoor storage facilities.

If you are storing wine keep in mind that your bottles need to be kept under even more controlled conditions. Self storage is usually broken into two categories non climate controlled storage and climate controlled storage. In humid environments mold or mildew can grow and ruin artwork. Paintings and fine art can shrink or expand in extreme temperatures.

You ve probably come across the word climate controlled storage in your search for storage units. At some storage facilities these units also offer other atmospheric controls including protection from humidity. So what is it. The ideal storage temperature for art is between 60 75 f with around 50 relative humidity.