{"id":8954,"date":"2025-05-13T08:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T08:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/us\/industry-insights\/?p=8954"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:35:10","slug":"how-to-be-ready-when-natural-disasters-strike-self-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/us\/industry-insights\/how-to-be-ready-when-natural-disasters-strike-self-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Be Ready When Natural Disasters Strike Self-Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/us\/industry-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Facilitate_2025-05_LSS-Article_Ready-Natural-Disaster_Header_1600x550-e1747220380372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With hurricane season officially less than a month away, it isn\u2019t too soon to begin thinking about what you\u2019d do if disaster struck. In fact, whether you\u2019re facing facility fires or wildfires, floods, mudslides, snowstorms, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes or other disasters, there are steps you can take to prepare and protect your facility before the event and to rapidly restore your facility after the damage is done.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Prepare Your Facility<\/b>. Is your facility built to withstand a disaster? One area that can be beefed up to prepare for the unexpected is your doors. Hurricane doors are wind-load rated, heavy-duty doors designed specifically to protect buildings against various wind-related environmental hazards, from tropical storms and hurricanes to wind damage and airborne debris. Janus International Group has several <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janusintl.com\/commercial-industrial-doors?utm_campaign=8050748-JANUS_ADS_2025&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=lss&amp;utm_term=facilitate-ready-natural-disaster&amp;utm_content=wind-load-doors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wind-load rated doors<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that offer protection for your facility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Prevent Unnecessary Damage<\/b>. A regular maintenance schedule is one of the best ways to mitigate damage at your facility because you can catch and address any issues early, potentially preventing larger problems later. Janus offers top experts in the self-storage business to provide <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janusintl.com\/self-storage\/facilitate?utm_campaign=8050748-JANUS_ADS_2025&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=lss&amp;utm_term=facilitate-ready-natural-disaster&amp;utm_content=facilitate-maintenance-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facility maintenance services<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that are the perfect way to keep your site in ideal condition and better prepared if disaster should strike. With proper mitigative and predictive measures, you can rest easier knowing you\u2019re doing all you can to protect your facility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Protect Your Investment<\/b>. If a disaster strikes, how quickly you\u2019re able to respond with the necessary repairs and replacements is crucial. With the breadth of solutions and services from Janus, you can provide tenants with a rapid response to repair any damage to protect their property, which in turn protects your investment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Facilitate division provides a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janusintl.com\/self-storage\/facilitate?utm_campaign=8050748-JANUS_ADS_2025&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=lss&amp;utm_term=facilitate-ready-natural-disaster&amp;utm_content=facilitate-maintenance-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">complete maintenance program<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for minor and major fixes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The R3 division helps you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janusintl.com\/self-storage\/r3?utm_campaign=8050748-JANUS_ADS_2025&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=lss&amp;utm_term=facilitate-ready-natural-disaster&amp;utm_content=r3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">restore, rebuild and replace<\/a><\/strong><\/span> everything from storage unit doors to ceilings and entire units at your facility<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Movable Additional Storage Structures (MASS) are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janusintl.com\/products\/relocatable-storage-mass?utm_campaign=8050748-JANUS_ADS_2025&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=lss&amp;utm_term=facilitate-ready-natural-disaster&amp;utm_content=mass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">relocatable self-storage units<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that can be on-site and ready to rent between 30 and 45 days from ordering, so you\u2019re operational more quickly after a natural disaster<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BETCO professionals bring more than 40 years in the self-storage industry to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betcoinc.com\/?utm_campaign=8050748-JANUS_ADS_2025&amp;utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=lss&amp;utm_term=facilitate-ready-natural-disaster&amp;utm_content=betco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refurbish and repair any level of damage<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to your roof or other areas of your storage facility. This is especially important to avoid water penetration that leads to far more damage down the road.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Be Ready<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Following these steps will help you properly prepare your facility, possibly prevent unnecessary damage, and protect your customers\u2019 property and your investment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Contact us to learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.la\/Q03lQ4td0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u><b>https:\/\/hubs.la\/Q03lQ4td0<\/b><\/u><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/span>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/vendors\/profile\/Janus-International\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Janus International<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With hurricane season officially less than a month away, it isn\u2019t too soon to begin thinking about what you\u2019d do if disaster struck. In fact, whether you\u2019re facing facility fires or wildfires, floods, mudslides, snowstorms, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes or other disasters, there are steps you can take to prepare and protect your facility before the event and to rapidly restore your facility after the damage is done. Prepare Your Facility. Is your facility built to withstand a disaster? 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