We have a fair amount of space under the office that is handy for storage. There are some custom made shelves.
Issues
- Dirt floor
- Not sealed
- Possums
- Flooding
- Poor light
- Floor not flat
Check list for storing something downstairs
- Is it worth keeping?
- Do we have a known customer that uses the item (preferably many)?
- Does it currently work or can parts be robbed?
- How many do we already have?
- Can we reduce the size?
- Can we rob the significant parts rather than keeping everything?
- Make sure it is properly housed for down stairs (dirt, water protection)
- Should be in a sealed container to protect from dust
- Plastic wrap for awkward shapes
- Clear box if possible to make it easy to see
- Shallow, stackable boxes are better if suitable as deep boxes are harder to go through.
- Make sure it is properly labelled
- Group all of the same items into one location
- Label on the box, preferably with a picture of the contents
- Entry into Obsidian so that there is a searchable record for it