Most small businesses around Andrews don't need a warehouse. They need somewhere dry and secure to put tools, inventory, or equipment — without signing a commercial lease they'll be stuck with for three years.

Storage fills that gap well, and it fills it badly, depending on what you're doing. Here's the honest version.

When a storage unit beats commercial space

A unit works well if:

• You need storage, not a workspace. You're picking things up and dropping them off.
• Your volume changes seasonally and you'd rather not pay for peak space year-round.
• You want month-to-month flexibility instead of a multi-year lease.
• You need access outside business hours — early starts and late finishes.

A unit works badly if you need to run equipment, meet customers, take deliveries you can't be present for, or use it as a business address. That's a shop, and you should lease a shop.

What actually fits

Rough sizing for business use:

• 5x5 / 5x10 — Records, files, samples, seasonal inventory, a few pallets' worth of small goods
• 10x10 — A trade's full tool inventory, or the stock for a small online shop
• 10x15 / 10x20 — Contractor equipment, larger inventory, jobsite materials between projects
• 10x25 / 10x30 — Big equipment, trailers, long materials
• Climate-controlled 15x20 — Larger inventory that can't tolerate humidity

The rule of thumb: 50 square feet per room's worth of contents. For business inventory, figure out your pallet count and work up from there. Our storage unit size guide walks through it, or just call (843) 833-5360 and describe what you've got — that's faster than guessing.

What needs climate control in a business context

This is where people either overspend or lose inventory.

Climate-controlled, no debate:

• Electronics and anything with a circuit board
• Paper records, documents, printed marketing material
• Leather, textiles, and upholstered goods
• Anything with adhesive — labels, packaging, tape-based assembly
• Pharmaceuticals-adjacent or anything with a stability spec (check yours)
• Any inventory you'd have to write off if it mildewed

Drive-up is fine:

• Tools and hardware in sealed bins
• Lumber, pipe, and raw materials
• Jobsite equipment already built for weather
• Ladders, scaffolding, and rigging

South Carolina humidity is the deciding factor, not heat. Our climate-controlled units hold 60–80 degrees and — the part that matters — steady humidity, which is what stops condensation from forming on your stock.

Access, security, and the practical stuff

For business use, these are the things that actually matter day to day:

• Gate access 6am–10pm, seven days a week — you can load before a job and unload after one
• Drive-up units so you're not carting material down a hallway
• Personalized gate codes — your code is yours
• 24/7 digital video surveillance and barbed-wire perimeter fencing
• LED lighting throughout, so a 6am load-out isn't done by flashlight
• Month-to-month — scale up or down as your work does, no notice required to leave
• Free disc lock with every new rental

What you can't store

Relevant for trades: no flammable liquids, no explosives, no toxic materials, no tires, no food or perishables. That rules out fuel, most solvents, and some finishing products — check before you load, not after.

Vehicles and trailers

Operational vehicles can be stored inside units, as can motorcycles and trailers. We don't accept vehicles that don't run.

Getting here from Andrews

We're at 3119 S Fraser St. in Georgetown, about 20 minutes from downtown Andrews. Take US-521 Business to US-17 ALT, then Pennyroyal Rd to Highway 17 South — we're a mile north of the Georgetown airport.

You can rent online in minutes and get your gate code by text and email, so you can set up a unit the night before a job starts. For unit sizes, current pricing, and directions, see our full page on storage units near Andrews.