STORAGE FOR CONTRACTORS When you plan on remodeling any part of a client’s home, consider recommending storage to them as a safety measure before you and your work crew come on board. If they live off island or are traveling, you can do them the service of packing up all their fragile items, roll up area rugs, box up books, nick-knacks and lamps, especially wood or upholstered furniture, then protect it all in a storage unit. Once you’ve got the area cleared out, you and your crew can then safely begin the work. Your clients can be secure in the knowledge that their items will be protected from damage and the usual dirt and sawdust that take place with any contracting job. Of course it's all progress and if it that’s what it takes to make their dream home come true, it's going to be worth it, and you can bill the cost of the unit with the job – what a convenience for you and your client! When the job is complete and the clean up is done, you can bring their furniture and