Every move, renovation, and life transition has its own space requirements. This guide breaks down exactly what fits in each storage unit at West Temple Storage — so you rent the right size the first time.
Choosing a storage unit sounds simple until you're standing in your living room surrounded by furniture, boxes, and everything your garage was never designed to hold. The honest truth is that most people either overestimate what they need — paying for square footage that sits empty — or they underestimate and end up renting a second unit the following month. West Temple Storage takes a different approach than most facilities in the valley. Rather than offering a sprawling menu of tiny incremental sizes, we offer two substantial, purpose-built unit sizes that cover the real storage situations people in South Salt Lake City actually face.
Whether you're clearing out a home near the 3300 South corridor before a sale, cycling through ski gear and camping equipment between Utah's dramatic seasons, or managing overflow inventory for a business tucked into one of the industrial pockets along West Temple, understanding exactly what these two units hold will save you time, money, and a second trip back to the office.
The best way to choose a unit isn't to guess based on square footage — it's to think through what's actually going in and how you plan to access it. A household moving from a three-bedroom home near Millcreek has different needs than a landscaping company looking for secure equipment storage between jobs. Both, however, will find their answer somewhere in the two units described above.
You're relocating from a medium to large home and need a temporary landing spot for furniture and boxes while you close on the next place. The 416-square-foot footprint accommodates bedroom sets, sectional sofas, dining tables, appliances, and stacked storage boxes without forcing you to choose what stays and what goes. It's also the go-to option for households along the 84115 zip code that accumulate serious recreational gear — skis, snowboards, bikes, camping gear — and need somewhere to keep it between Utah's famously intense seasons without sacrificing the garage to gear storage year-round. Business owners who need to rotate inventory or keep equipment accessible but off-site will also find this unit appropriately sized for most commercial needs.
You're working with the contents of a large multi-bedroom home, or running a business that requires the equivalent of a working warehouse bay. The 672 square feet of interior space gives you enough room to store a full household's worth of furniture, appliances, and boxes — and still maintain a clear path to the things you need most. For growing businesses along the West Temple corridor managing seasonal inventory or equipment rotation, this unit functions effectively as a private, secure annex. A unit this size also offers the working room to organize belongings in a way that makes retrieval straightforward, rather than a stacking puzzle you have to dismantle every visit.
"The right storage unit near me isn't the cheapest one — it's the one where everything fits properly and you can actually get to it when you need to."
South Salt Lake sits in a valley shaped by the Wasatch Mountains to the east and the Oquirrh range to the west. That geography creates weather extremes that most storage guides written for national audiences don't account for. Summer temperatures regularly climb above 90°F, while January averages a high of just 39°F with overnight lows frequently dipping into the mid-20s. The valley also experiences inversions — atmospheric conditions where a high-pressure system traps cold, stagnant air in the valley floor for days at a stretch — which compound the temperature stress on stored items by adding humidity and particulate exposure.
For items that are sensitive to temperature swings — hardwood furniture, musical instruments, electronics, artwork, vinyl collections, business records, or anything with adhesives or coatings — a climate-controlled unit is worth the additional investment. West Temple Storage offers climate-controlled options precisely because Utah's weather doesn't offer a middle ground. The difference between a July afternoon and a January night is more than 60 degrees of swing, and that range will eventually take a toll on unprotected belongings.
For items that tolerate temperature variation — tools, sporting equipment, yard furniture, commercial supplies — a standard drive-up unit is efficient and cost-effective. The drive-up design means you're not carrying gear through long corridors in January, which anyone who has tried to load ski equipment in a multi-story facility during a cold snap will tell you is a meaningful practical advantage.
Measure your largest pieces before you commit to a unit size. A king bed frame, a sectional sofa, and a dining table can consume more floor space than most people anticipate, especially if you want to leave yourself a corridor to reach items stored toward the back. Think in terms of vertical space as well — both units at West Temple Storage offer 11-foot ceilings, which means strategic stacking can effectively double your usable storage area.
If you're on the fence between the two unit sizes, consider your access frequency. If you'll be visiting regularly — pulling out tools, rotating seasonal clothing, grabbing equipment for weekend trips — the extra room in the larger unit pays for itself in convenience. If you're storing a household during a transition and largely won't touch it for several months, the smaller unit likely covers your needs and keeps your monthly cost lower.
West Temple Storage is located at 3477 South West Temple, positioned just off one of the valley's most traveled north-south corridors and convenient to most South Salt Lake City neighborhoods. The storage facility offers 24/7 access, so you're never working around office hours when life calls for an early morning or late-night run to the unit. Office staff is available daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for questions about sizing, availability, and anything else that comes up during your rental.
Reserve your unit online or call (801) 604-5577. Once you know what you need, the process takes minutes — and getting the right size from the start means you won't need to have that conversation twice.