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What size storage unit do you need?
Pick your home type or tick your items. The calculator estimates the volume, recommends the unit that fits. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is stored.
How many m² for a studio, a 1-bedroom, a 2-bedroom flat?
Studio or single room
About 8 m³: bed, wardrobe, desk, twenty boxes. 4 m² unit, or 3 m² with furniture dismantled.
1-bedroom flat
About 14 m³: sofa, bed, wardrobe, table, appliances, 30 boxes. 6 m² unit or half container if you come by car often.
2-bedroom flat
About 22 m³: two bedrooms, full living room, kitchen. 20 ft container (33 m³), loaded straight from the truck.
3+ bedrooms, house
Over 30 m³: two containers side by side, or a container plus an indoor unit for sensitive items.
How we calculate
Each item’s volume comes from the tables removal companies use (a standard 55 × 35 × 30 cm box is 0.06 m³, a three-seater sofa 2.5 m³, a loaded pallet 1.5 m³). We divide by a 2-metre stacking height and add 15% to walk around and reach your things. The calculator always suggests the cheapest unit that fits; if the result is tight, take the size above: changing unit is free, an overfull unit is a pain.
Three tips to save space
- Dismantle beds, tables and wardrobes: a double bed drops from 2 m³ to 1.2 m³.
- Boxes of the same size, heavy ones at the bottom: they stack to the ceiling without crushing.
- Leave an aisle down the middle if you will come back for things; otherwise fill from the back to the door, with what you need first at the front.