As I drive through the city of Richmond, one thing is constant.  The “big box” carriers simply cannot place there product in the inner city.  Smartboxes are the perfect size for congested streets and narrow spaces.  Imagine living in any metropolitan area, trying to arrange for a sixteen foot box to be dropped off.  You probably won’t make any friends with your new neighbors by taking over their parking spaces.  Also, SMARTBOX units are dropped off using a Moffett, a highly maneuverable forklift that can navigate through the the tightest areas.  No more hydraulic contraptions that take a large area to deploy, all you need with SMARTBOX is a five foot by eight foot area, comparable  to a compact car’s parking space.

SMARTBOXES are the ideal size for apartment moves.  At Eight feet long, Seven feet high, and Five feet wide, each Smartbox can hold up to a room and a half of furniture and has a weight capacity of 2000 pounds.  Smartboxes can handle most apartment items, even king size mattresses and box springs.  Each unit sits only six inches from the ground, allowing for easy entry and exit form the box.  Also, each unit has a door that opens out, rather than one that rolls up.  This helps if you have large items that may shift during the loading, causing the door to be wedged shut.  For more information on what you can put into your Smartbox, click here.

SMARTBOX Portable Self Storage is proud to have been a part of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, episode #115.  The popular ABC television program came to Rice, Virginia to build a dream home for the Lucas family.  United States Army Specialist Michael Lucas and his family were the recipients of the new home, which underwent construction in the beginning of December,  2007.  The unveiling of the new house came at a special time, coinciding both with the holidays and Spc. Lucas’s mid-tour return from Iraq.  SMARTBOX was on site during the week long construction, providing the project with storage for Broadwater Construction’s belongings as well as equipment used for the building.  The Lucas family’s Extreme Makeover is set to air on March 16, 2008 on ABC at 8 PM, 7 PM central.