Former poultry shed converted to self storage units

Egg Box Storage is a recently established self storage facility located in Middle Aston, off the A4260 between Oxford and Banbury.

Business partners Charles and Patrick approached Kuboid, well-known in the industry, to redevelop an old poultry shed into the self storage facility.

“We thought there was an opportunity to make more revenue per square foot out of this building by offering service to the general public rather than just letting it to a tenant,” they said.

Building challenges

The pair were quickly impressed with Kuboid’s commitment to the project and response time. A site survey was booked in the diary within a few days.

“We came up with a design which was then significantly improved upon by Kuboid. They produced the plans and did a very good job designing it for us.”

Once the site survey was completed it was apparent that the long and narrow building, although small, came with multiple challenges due to its former use. 

When inspecting the building, Kuboid discovered that the floor was damp, and was uncertain whether the water was coming from the ceiling or the floor. 

To identify the source of the leak, Kuboid’s project management team placed cling film on the floor overnight, which helped them determine that the leak was due to condensation from the floor.

Quick fit-out

Once this was resolved the fitting team got to work to install the 35 units, ranging from 40–150 sq ft. 

It was decided that a mix of unit options would be best for the specific building.

Once the fit-out was completed, the company predicted that the units would fill very quickly, which proved to be true.

“When Kuboid did the fit-out they were brilliant. What I particularly liked was their positivity. We always felt reassured that we were going into the right business. 

“You could say, well, of course, Kuboid are going to say that, but they actually had good stats to back it up as to how well other customers had done and how quickly they filled their units.”

They added: “Funnily enough, we’ve just got planning permission to build some more units and Kuboid have been saying to us all along, that as soon as these new units are built, you’ll be coming back to us for more because you’ll run out of space.”

Despite the challenges that come with transforming an old building, the fit-out was completed in just two weeks. 

Charles and Patrick said they were over the moon with the high-quality self storage facility and decided to personally write Kuboid a thank you letter. 

“We haven’t even started marketing yet and people have already been in touch to reserve units,” they said.

The pair have since been in contact with Kuboid discuss building additional units.

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