No one wants to spend longer than they have to doing domestic chores. So why not let AI save you some time with your self-storage admin?
Check your AI tool’s working
It’s important to say from the start that you should always give the output from any AI tool a quick sense check. You can do this by following the links that it supplies to ensure they are correct. You can also give the task to a different AI to see if it comes up with the same (or a broadly similar) answer; and you can check calculations by doing a rough sum yourself.
Calculating how much storage you’ll need
AIs may be able to give you an idea of how large a storage unit you need from a list of the items you need to store. For example, Gemini can tell you that to store a double mattress and 30 bankers’ boxes of books, you’ll need a unit the size of a walk-in wardrobe (25–30 sq ft). Some AI agents will even give you packing advice.
Comparing self-storage quotes
We always recommend that you shop around when choosing a company for domestic self-storage. But because there are no standard sizes for self-storage units, it can be difficult to understand whether you’re getting good value. An AI tool can help you compare the quotes, working out which one represents the best value per square foot.
An AI can also quickly summarise the information on a storage company’s website to help you decide which offers facilities that best meet your needs.
You can get an AI to compare self-storage insurance quotes, too, so you can make sure you’re getting best value. Get a quick quote from Store and Insure to try it out.
Some AI enthusiasts suggest that tools like Gemini or Copilot are great for summarising policies and contracts. At Store and Insure, we try to supply information in a format that is easy to understand, but if anything is not clear, you don’t have to rely on an AI, as we’d prefer that you asked us via our contact form.
Finding the right storage company using AI
Use an AI to find the storage companies which are the quickest or easiest to get to from your home or to find companies that offer a specific set of facilities, such as climate-controlled storage or 24-hour access.
What’s in that box?
An AI can help you build your inventory by rapidly analysing a photo of what you plan to store. This will save you typing up a list of what is in each box.
You can then prompt the AI to generate a table showing what’s in each box, and use natural language queries, like ‘Where is my smoothie maker?’ to locate a given item.
Of course, you should definitely confirm the AI’s work, and obviously, it can’t tell you about items at the bottom of the box that aren’t in the picture.
Recording serial numbers
Many AIs can pull text from a picture, and you can use that to build your inventory by photographing serial numbers and receipts of anything that you are putting into storage. Extracting text from a photo is often faster than typing it by hand – but it’s best to check your AI’s work, of course.
A helpful tool for self-storage users
An AI can help with complex calculations and organising documents, as well as saving time on tedious admin tasks like inputting serial numbers and details from receipts. Just like any assistant, though, it needs some supervision.
