Picking the wrong size for your storage units almost always means one of two problems: paying for square footage you don't use, or running out of room the moment you start loading boxes. Storage Hut has helped Mansfield residents work through exactly this decision since 1993, and thinking in terms of actual cubic footage, rather than guessing at a size, makes the whole process a lot easier from the very start.
Start by Measuring What You're Actually Storing
Rather than eyeballing a size, it helps to think about your belongings in cubic feet. A king-size bed runs about 70 cubic feet, a double bed around 55, and a single bed closer to 40. A dresser or chest of drawers takes up roughly 30 cubic feet, while smaller items like a cedar chest, ironing board, side table, or wardrobe box each run somewhere between 10 and 15 cubic feet.
Adding up the cubic footage of your actual furniture and boxes gives you a real number to compare against unit sizes, rather than guessing based on square footage alone, which doesn't account for how tall you can stack items inside a given unit.
General Size Categories and What They Fit
Smaller units, in the 5x5 to 5x10 range, tend to work well for a handful of boxes, a small dresser, and a few smaller items, comparable to a closet's worth of storage. Mid-size units, generally 10x10, can hold the contents of a full bedroom, a bed frame, dresser, and boxes, while larger units in the 10x15 to 10x20 range comfortably fit multiple rooms' worth of furniture during a bigger move.
Exact sizes and current pricing vary by facility and availability, so it's worth confirming directly with Storage Hut which specific sizes they have open before committing to a plan, especially if you're working around a specific move-in date.
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Storage Hut has operated as a family-owned, locally run facility in Mansfield since 1993, offering drive-up access, ground-floor units, and wide roll-up doors that make loading ...
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September 2nd, 2026
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