Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham

Storage, Moving Companies

About us

The Zippy Shell business is a franchise system in the mobile self storage and moving industries. The business involves delivering a storage unit to the customer’s home or business, the customer then loading it, the storage unit being picked up and returned to a secure warehouse for storage

Business highlights

13 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

We deliver a self storage container to your door. You load it up at your leisure, and give us a call when it’s full and ready to be picked up. We pick it up and drive it back to our secure facility where it can stay as long as you need it to. That’s it! Instead of traditional storage where you need to find a truck, load your possessions, drive it to a storage facility and unload all of it and reorganize it, we save you all that trouble. All you need to do is load it at your location. Done!

Services we don't offer

We do not provide onsite storage, but you will have up to 72 hours to fill the container before we bring it back to our secure storage facility. Loading a container typically takes 2-3 hours. We find that deciding what to put into the container and packing it takes most of the time.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.916 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
94%
4
0%
3
6%
2
0%
1
0%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.9
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.9
Showing 1-16 of 16 reviews

Suzanne G.
11/2017
5.0
moving companies, storage units
  + 0 more
Everything went smoothly
Description of Work: Moving and Storage

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Julie W.
05/2017
5.0
moving companies, storage units
  + 0 more
I went really well, every thing went smoothly and they were easy to work with.
Description of Work: We were moving house, but there was a delay until we could move into our new home. They moved all our furniture and belongings into the zippy shells then store it at their facility for two months. Since there was six of them, they then delivered them to us gradually in the order we had requested.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000

Matthew R.
12/2016
5.0
moving companies, storage units
  + 0 more
Great, my stuff got where it needed to be on time.
Description of Work: Move my stuff around

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Julie W.
10/2016
5.0
moving companies, storage units
  + 0 more
Everything was done really well, on time and as asked and promised.
Description of Work: We were moving house, but there was a delay until we could move into our new property. Therefore our household belongings had to be stored for a few weeks. When we were ready they delivered them in the order we requested.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000

Richard L.
10/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: They brought a POD for me to load my things and picked the POD up to put it in storage.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Jeff W.
03/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Julie W.
01/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
Both times we have been really pleased and impressed at the ease of using zippy shell and have recommended it to friends.
Description of Work: I have used zippy shell twice. July storing until September of 2013 in Chapel Hill David and Margy Schmidt and then July until November 2014 in Charlotte Jenny. In 2013 we packed our 4 bed house into many zippys then stored them until we moved into our new home in September. In 2014 our son moved out of a 2 bed apartment storing it in a zippy until November when he had found something to relocate to in Chapel Hill.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

David H.
01/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
Zippy shell managers were super friendly and easy to deal with. It was a simple matter to schedule a delivery date for them to drop off the shell at the end of our drive. At that point we had 48-72 hours to load all the belongings from the downstairs into the shell at which point zippy shell folks came and whisked shell off to their storage warehouse. The limited amount of time you have to load and unload is the only somewhat stressful aspect of renting a zippyshell as you are working under a time constraint and have to load and unload even if weather is bad (although in the event of some sort of unusual or exceptionally severe weather I have no doubt the zippy shell folks would work with you). When remodel was over we simply called up zippy shell and scheduled the return of our furniture filled shell at which point we had two or three days to unload it, then they came over and picked up the empty shell. It all went like clockwork! The whole procedure went flawlessly and we were extremely happy with the service we received from the Zippy shell folks, and for the way the whole procedure worked. At first we were going to rent a storage pod which would be sitting outside our house for the entire duration of the remodel. But none of the ?pod people? seemed willing to work with us as our driveway is a bit on the tight side. The advantage of the pod would have been that we could access at least some of our stuff during the remodel, and, more importantly, add additional stuff during the course of the remodel (there are always some odds and ends that you forget to store the first time). But the advantages of the zippy shell are that once it?s whisked away then all that parking space is available for construction folks (a big factor in our driveway which is pretty tight). Plus it was an extremely wet summer, with downpours several times a week, and it is hard to believe that furniture sitting in our driveway in a totally enclosed pod would not have suffered at least a bit in that kind of weather, if not from some sort of leak, at least from insanely high humidity levels and sitting in a tight container in the baking sun for months. So it was nice to know that our stuff was safe and sound in a climate controlled and very well ventilated zippy shell warehouse. When the shell containing our furniture came back, it was all in excellent shape and had not shifted in the pod an inch as far as I can tell. The Zippy Shell manager who made four trips up and down our driveway delivering and picking up full and empty shells could not have been more careful about moving the sizeable rig up and down the drive, and not a single branch on any of the ornamental flowers and bushes I have lining the driveway was touched.
Description of Work: When we did a complete remodel of the downstairs of our two story house summer, 2013, we rented a zippy shell to store all the furniture, etc from our living room, master bedroom and kitchen during the remodel, for 3-4 months.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

KAREN W.
01/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: it all went smoothly
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Adam D.
01/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
My experience worked out really well. They were convenient to schedule with. They picked up and dropped off. They went above and beyond for me.
Description of Work: They delivered, picked up and stored my items for me.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

Alissa P.
01/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
They were fantastic. The were very reasonable. Scheduling an appointment was great and they really accommodating to me.
Description of Work: They helped me move. They dropped off a storage container for me to fill my up things in and picked it back up.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

sarah N.
01/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: They were nice and prompt and on time.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Tedd W.
01/2015
3.0
storage units
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: He has not been too receptive. I have been dealing with him since Thanksgiving.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Paula F.
01/2015
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
This was a very, very easy way to store furniture. The owner arrived at the agreed upon time, took the furniture, emailed me a photo of the furniture in it's "cage" in the storage facility, and returned the furniture at the time we asked. I have had clients in the past that stored their own furniture at other facilities, and almost all had problems with odors/bugs/damage. There is none of this with Zippy Shell!
Description of Work: Zippy Shell met me at my client's home so that my contractors could load the furniture from my client's house prior to a large remodeling project. They stored the furniture for about 6 weeks until the remodeling was completed. The furniture arrived back at the house in pristine condition.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$500

Patrick F.
12/2014
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
Outstanding. Service was punctual, pod stored in weather controlled warehouse, and returned intact - nothing broken, always punctual, and low price
Description of Work: Provide pod, remove and store, and return when needed

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

Matthew R.
12/2014
5.0
storage units
  + -1 more
Things went great. They picked up out stuff, kept it until we moved, and then dropped it off again. Nothing broke, nothing stolen, and the price was half of what a POD would be. Everything went pretty smooth.
Description of Work: Picked up and stored my stuff while we lived in a temporary apartment.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

    Contact information


    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Licensing

    Insured
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    Service Categories

    Storage,
    Moving Companies

    FAQ

    Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
    Yes, Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham offers free project estimates.
    No, Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham does not offer a senior discount.
    No, Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham does not offer emergency services.
    No, Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham does not offer warranties.
    Zippy Shell Chapel Hill / Durham offers the following services: We deliver a self storage container to your door. You load it up at your leisure, and give us a call when it’s full and ready to be picked up. We pick it up and drive it back to our secure facility where it can stay as long as you need it to. That’s it! Instead of traditional storage where you need to find a truck, load your possessions, drive it to a storage facility and unload all of it and reorganize it, we save you all that trouble. All you need to do is load it at your location. Done!
    We do not provide onsite storage, but you will have up to 72 hours to fill the container before we bring it back to our secure storage facility. Loading a container typically takes 2-3 hours. We find that deciding what to put into the container and packing it takes most of the time.

    Contact information


    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM