Short-term moving storage for the gap between closings
Most of the storage work we do at Honey Do is because something slipped. The new build in Ridgefield ran two weeks long. The Lake Oswego closing got bumped a week. The Camas seller refused to close on a Friday. None of those are anybody’s fault, and all of them are exactly why our Vancouver, WA yard has padded racking on standby.
What we do not do is dump your load into a metal pod and lock the door. The whole point of moving storage versus self-storage is that the same crew that loaded the truck is the crew that pads, racks, and re-loads it. No third-party warehouse in the middle.
What short-term storage costs in the Portland-Vancouver metro
| Load size | Storage / week | Re-delivery move |
|---|---|---|
| Studio or 1-bed | $95/wk | 2 movers + truck at $145/hr |
| 2-bedroom home | $185/wk | 2 movers + truck at $145/hr |
| 3-bedroom home | $245/wk | 3 movers + truck at $195/hr |
| 4-bedroom estate | $345/wk | 3 movers + truck at $195/hr |
How the load actually gets handled
- Blanket-wrapped on the truck at the origin, then padded again at our yard before racking
- Inventory tagged item-by-item with a photo log on both ends
- Indoor, dry, shaded, and racked — never sitting in a wet driveway pod
- Same Honey Do crew chief on the load in and the load out
Where storage fits in a cross-state move
Cross-Columbia moves frequently need a storage gap because closings on the WA side and the OR side rarely line up. We are licensed in both Washington State and Oregon, so a hold at the Vancouver, WA yard with a delivery into Portland, OR is one contract, one crew, one chain of custody. Long-haul jobs sometimes also need an overnight hold while the destination clears, and we handle that the same way.
What we will tell you straight
- If you need more than about two months of storage, self-storage is cheaper than our short-term rate
- If you need lab-grade climate control for art or wine, we will recommend a specialist; we do not pretend to be one
- If your build keeps slipping, a single longer hold beats two re-deliveries on the price
Send me the inventory and the two closing dates, and I will write you a binding flat rate that covers the load, the storage window, and the re-delivery on one page.
What rides in your Vancouver, WA flat rate
- Indoor, climate-aware storage at our own Vancouver, WA yard — never a sublet to a third-party warehouse
- Each piece blanket-wrapped on the truck, then padded and racked rather than dumped into a metal pod
- Inventory list with item-by-item tags, photographed on the way in and on the way out
- Two-touch handling — the same Honey Do crew loads the truck, racks the storage, and re-loads for delivery
- Flexible holds from one week to about two months, ideal for between-closings or PNW build delays
- Released-value coverage standard while in storage; full-value protection available for higher-value loads
What will it run?
Hourly is $145/hr for two badged movers and the truck — or skip the clock entirely and sign one binding PNW flat figure that covers the whole job on paper
Moving pads, four-wheel dollies, shrink film and the basic COI paperwork for cross-state buildings all sit inside that rate; bump to three movers plus the truck and you are at $195/hr.
Get my exact PNW price

