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VENTURA COUNTY — Home renovation projects are at an all-time high and are expected to continue rising through 2022. In 2021, According to Improving America’s Housing Report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, the home improvement market reached $281 Billion in 2021. While the cost of a renovation varies depending on the scale of the project, remodeling can increase the value of your home should you ever decide to sell. Homeowners are seeing an average of 65.7% return on investment for bathroom renovations and up to 83.1% a typical kitchen remodel (Realtor.com).
No matter what your next home improvement project entails, PODS Local can ensure you are supported with a few tricks or “tips” of the trade.
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Create a mood board – Create a mood board of your vision to help stay on track, giving you time to be creative before diving headfirst into your home improvement project.
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Clear out and ship out – Declutter your workspace before beginning a renovation project. Have a PODS container placed in your driveway or at a secure storage facility for easier?access to your belongings.
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Make a checklist – Don’t be caught off guard in the middle of your renovation. Create a checklist of all the necessary equipment to complete each project to eliminate any hiccups during the process.
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Take it slow – Start small and ease into your project slowly, completing one task at a time. This reduces your workload and takes the added stress out of your new renovation.
Why you can trust PODS to reduce unnecessary tension from any home improvement project:
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Accessibility – PODS eliminates trips to and from the storage facility, placing your container in your driveway and picking it up once it’s filled.
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Convenience– PODS does the driving to bring the storage to you, delivering a sturdy, weather-resistant PODS container to your home. When you’re ready, either keep it in your driveway or they pick it up and drive it to their local Storage Center after it’s loaded.
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Storage of Clutter – No time to donate unused items? Store them in a PODS container and move at your own pace.
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Flexible Solutions – Storing seasonal items in a PODS container throughout the year helps reduce unnecessary clutter in your home and allows you to swap items out at your convenience.
“We can offer our customers support so that making improvements to your home isn’t stressful. Being able to offer flexible on-site storage solutions saves homeowners time and money, and can really make home improvement projects a breeze,” said Steve Yapp, owner of Local PODS Moving & Storage. “We want you to get the best results out of your home renovations.”
About Local PODS Moving & Storage?— Steve Yapp is the owner of three Tri-Counties PODS® franchises that serve residents and businesses in Ventura, Santa?Barbara?and San Luis Obispo Counties.????
Dedicated to the local community, Yapp’s franchises have donated hundreds of PODS containers to nonprofit and charitable organizations throughout Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San?Diego?and Los Angeles counties since opening their doors in 2005.????
A partial list of recipients includes Boys & Girls Clubs, FOOD Share of Ventura County, Casa Pacifica, Toys 4 Tots, California Strawberry Festival, Ojai Music Festival, Relay for Life, C.H.P. Holiday Toy Drive, Salvation Army, Santa Maria Good Samaritan, Oxnard Downtown?Management District, Boy Scouts of Ventura County, California Visitors Center, Simi Valley Days, the Oxnard Salsa Festival, and Catholic Charities.????
A moving and storage leader for nearly 25 years, PODS offers flexible, personalized solutions tailored to our customers’ unique needs. When PODS pioneered portable storage in 1998, we introduced the world to a new way of thinking about moving and storage, with unlimited time, control, and flexibility. Today, PODS provides residential and commercial moving and storage services in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the UK. The PODS network has completed more than 1.2 million long-distance moves and more than 5.4 million initial deliveries. Whether it is a long-distance or international relocation, across-town move, or renovation project, PODS provides customers with a personal moving and storage team ready for any situation. To learn more, visit PODS.com
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