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Q: Is your storage climate controlled?

Yes. Our Houston warehouse is climate controlled, which protects wood furniture, upholstery, electronics, artwork, and papers from the heat and humidity that damage items in standard storage units.

Storage is easier when the people who pick up your belongings are the same people who store them and bring them back. Johnnie T. Melia Moving & Storage stores household goods and business property in our climate-controlled warehouse, packed into private storage vaults and inventoried before they go on the shelf.

We pick up from your home or office, store your things for as long as you need, and deliver them when you are ready. No truck rental, no padlock, no loading a self-storage unit in the Houston heat.

Full-Service Storage From a Local Moving Company

Self-storage puts all of the work on you: rent a truck, load it, drive it, carry everything into a unit, and do it all again when you move out. And a standard unit can get hot and humid enough to warp wood, mildew fabric, and damage electronics.

Full-service storage works differently. Our crew pads and wraps your furniture at your home, loads it into wooden storage vaults, and records every item on an inventory. The vaults are sealed and stored in our climate-controlled warehouse, and nothing is touched until it comes back out for delivery.

Johnnie T. Melia Moving & Storage has stored and moved Houston households and businesses since 1969. We are family-owned and licensed, and the same full-time crews handle your pickup, storage, and delivery.

Trusted Storage By Many

Customers trust us to store the things they cannot replace: family furniture, antiques, business records, and the contents of a home between one chapter and the next.

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Why Choose Our Storage

Storage is not just about space. It is about what condition your belongings are in when they come back, and how easy it is to get them there.

Over 55 Years of Storage Experience

We have stored households and business property since 1969 and know how furniture, fabrics, and paper hold up over time.

Licensed & Insured

TxDMV No. 0000005457 and US DOT No. 436264. Your goods are stored by a licensed moving and storage company with coverage options explained up front.

Climate-Controlled Warehouse

Heat and humidity are hard on wood, leather, fabric, and electronics. Our warehouse keeps conditions steady year round.

Monitored & Secure

Our facility is monitored around the clock. Your belongings sit in sealed vaults inside a secured warehouse, not a roll-up unit with a padlock.

Every Item Inventoried

Each item is listed on an inventory when it goes into storage, so you know exactly what is stored and can request specific pieces.

Pickup & Delivery Included

Our trucks and crews handle the move into storage and back out again. You never load or unload a thing.

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Our Storage Services

Short-term or long-term, household or business, we store it in the same secure warehouse with the same careful handling.

Household Storage

Furniture, boxes, and household goods stored between homes, during a renovation, or while you downsize, picked up and delivered by our crews.

Vault Storage

Your belongings are packed into private wooden vaults at your home, sealed, and stored as a unit, so they are handled as little as possible.

Business & Office Storage

Office furniture, files, fixtures, and inventory stored during a relocation, build-out, or consolidation, alongside a commercial move.

Storage in Transit

Short-term storage between pickup and delivery when move-out and move-in dates do not line up, for local and long-distance moves.

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How Much Does Storage Cost?

Full-service storage is priced by how much space your belongings take up, measured in storage vaults, and how long they stay. Pickup and delivery are priced like a local move. The ranges below are typical local industry estimates for climate-controlled vault storage. They are not a JT Melia quote. Your price is confirmed once we know what is going into storage.

Home size	Typical vaults	Typical monthly storage
A few rooms or furniture only	1 to 2 vaults	$125 to $450
1 bedroom apartment	2 to 3 vaults	$250 to $650
2 bedroom home	3 to 4 vaults	$375 to $900
3 bedroom home	5 to 6 vaults	$625 to $1,400
4+ bedroom home	7 vaults or more	$875 to $2,100+

What affects your price

The number of vaults you fill, oversized items that need to be stored outside a vault, how long you store, packing services, and the size and access of the pickup and delivery. Partial deliveries of selected items are priced separately.

How to get an accurate quote

Tell us what you are storing, roughly how long, and where it is coming from and going to. A walk-through or video survey lets us estimate the number of vaults and give you a written price.

Storing during a remodel? See our renovation storage service. Call 713-683-8585 or request a free estimate.

How Our Storage Process Works

Plan What Is Being Stored

Tell us what you are storing and for roughly how long. We survey the items in person or by video and estimate the number of vaults.

You get a written price for pickup, monthly storage, and delivery.

Pickup & Inventory

Our crew pads and wraps your furniture, packs boxes if needed, and loads everything into storage vaults.

Every item is listed on an inventory, and the vaults are sealed and taken to our climate-controlled warehouse.

Delivery When You Are Ready

Call us when you need your belongings. We schedule delivery, bring the vaults out, and place everything in the rooms you choose at the new address.

Need only a few items back? We can deliver selected pieces from the inventory.

Storage Pickup & Delivery Areas

We pick up and deliver storage across the metro from our warehouse at 2527 Fairway Park Drive.

Popular areas include Jersey Village, Cypress, West University Place, Bellaire, Katy and The Woodlands. See all service areas.

Why Vault Storage Beats a Self-Storage Unit

With self-storage you rent a room, load it yourself, and hope the door seal keeps the humidity out. With vault storage, your belongings are packed by trained movers into private wooden vaults at your home and handled as a sealed unit from then on.

That means your things are loaded once, by people who do it every day, and not shuffled around again until delivery. Vaults stack inside a climate-controlled warehouse, so there are no hot metal walls, no flooded ground-floor units, and no driving across town to check on them.

It is also less work. There is no truck to rent, no unit to load in August, and no second move to empty it.

Read our comparison of storage vaults and self-storage units.

Climate Control & Humidity

Summers regularly push storage units well past what wood, leather, and fabrics can tolerate, and the humidity does the rest: warped veneers, mildewed upholstery, rusted metal, and boxes that collapse from moisture.

Our warehouse is climate controlled, which matters most for wood furniture, antiques, pianos, artwork, electronics, mattresses, and important papers.

Everything is padded and wrapped before it goes into a vault, and the vaults keep dust and light off your belongings while they are stored. When they come back out, they look the way they did when they went in.

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Short-Term & Long-Term Storage

Some customers need storage for a week. Others store for a year or more. The process is the same either way, and you can extend or end storage when your plans change.

Short-term storage usually bridges a move. Long-term storage holds belongings during a deployment, an overseas assignment, a long renovation, or while an estate is settled.

Customers often choose storage when:

* Move-out and move-in dates do not line up.
* A home is being remodeled, built, or staged for sale.
* They are downsizing and not ready to part with furniture.
* They are relocating for work and the new home is not chosen yet.
* An estate is being settled among family members.
* A business needs space during an office move or build-out.

Interior designers storing client orders should see our designer warehousing service.

What Storage Customers Say About Us

For more than five decades families and businesses have trusted us to store their belongings and bring them back in the same condition. That trust is why customers keep coming back for their next move.

Excellent

4.8

Nancy Cochran

3 weeks ago

Perfect - Isaac and crew were awesome. Very courteous not just to me but to each other. Quite impressive. Obviously they have worked together a very long time. Experts! Highly recommend!

Mia S Wagstaff

2 months ago

We had a great experience with Johnnie T. Melia Moving & Storage. The crew was right on time, fast, efficient, and very careful with our belongings and both homes. They were in good spirits the entire time, friendly and respectful, which actually helped reduce our own stress on moving day. Brandon was also very helpful and responsive throughout the process. Highly recommend! Whole crew is awesome and professional.

Sharon Callender

2 months ago

Very professional crew. Went above and beyond. We have used JT Melia for four moves already and we would use them again!

Michelle Shapiro

3 months ago

Everyone was fabulous. Great team!! Highly recommend.

Joseph Scowden

3 months ago

Unbelievable service!! Super kind and professional.

Jared Simpson

4 months ago

Highly recommend. The team did a great job moving all furniture and boxes. Very careful with all items. Very careful not to scuff or scratch walls and floors. Great price.

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Helpful Guides For Storage

Choosing and preparing for storage is easier with a plan. These guides cover vaults, what to store, and how to make the move in and out seamless.

Vaults vs. Self-Storage

Why sealed storage vaults protect furniture better than a self-storage unit, and when each makes sense.

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Storage Dos & Don'ts

What to store, what to leave out, and how to prepare items so they come back in good condition.

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Seamless Vault Storage

Tips for using vault storage during a residential move so delivery day goes smoothly.

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Storage Questions, Answered

Full-service storage works differently from a self-storage unit, so customers usually have a few questions first.

Here are answers to the questions customers ask most often.

How does full-service storage work?

Our crew picks up your belongings, packs them into storage vaults at your home, and records everything on an inventory. The vaults are sealed and stored in our climate-controlled warehouse until you schedule delivery.

What is a storage vault?

A storage vault is a large wooden container that holds roughly a room’s worth of furniture and boxes. It is loaded at your home, sealed, and moved and stored as a single unit, so your belongings are handled as little as possible.

Is your storage climate controlled?

Yes. Our warehouse is climate controlled, which protects wood furniture, upholstery, electronics, artwork, and papers from the heat and humidity that damage items in standard storage units.

How much does storage cost?

Storage is priced by the number of vaults and how long you store. As a rough guide, a two-bedroom home typically fills three to four vaults. We give you a written price for storage, pickup, and delivery before anything is moved.

Is there a minimum or maximum storage period?

Storage can be as short as the gap between two moves or as long as you need. Tell us your expected timeline when you request a quote, and let us know if it changes.

Can I get some items back without taking everything out?

Yes. Because every item is inventoried, we can deliver selected pieces. Partial deliveries are scheduled and priced separately from a full delivery.

Can I visit my belongings in storage?

Vaults are sealed and stored inside a secured warehouse, so access is by appointment. If you think you will need items regularly, tell us when you plan the storage and we will store them where they can be reached.

What can I not put in storage?

Hazardous materials such as gasoline, propane, paint, and chemicals, perishable food, plants, and anything alive cannot be stored. We recommend keeping jewelry, cash, important documents, and medication with you.

Do you store business property?

Yes. We store office furniture, files, fixtures, and inventory for businesses during relocations, build-outs, and consolidations.

Are my belongings protected while in storage?

Yes. Our facility is monitored around the clock, and we are a licensed and insured moving and storage company (TxDMV No. 0000005457, US DOT No. 436264). We explain coverage options before your belongings go into storage.

Ready to Plan Your Storage?

Whether you need a few weeks between homes or a year while you build, our storage team will pick up, store, and deliver your belongings with the same care from start to finish.

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