Clear height
The usable height of a warehouse or a unit, measured up to the lowest beam, light or sprinkler pipe. It decides how high you can stack pallets or fit racking.
Related terms
- Square foot (sq ft)A unit of floor area, 12 by 12 inches. Storage units in the United States are sized and priced in square feet: a 5×5 ft unit is 25 sq ft, and a 10×10 ft unit is 100 sq ft.
- Square metre (m²)A unit of floor area, 1 by 1 metre, equal to about 10.8 sq ft. Warehouse space and storage units outside the United States are sized and priced per m².
- Self-storageA storage facility where you rent a lockable unit by the month, fill it yourself and visit it when you like. The facility owns the building and you own what is inside.
- Storage unitA lockable room inside a self-storage facility, rented by the month. Units run from lockers of a few square feet to rooms the size of a garage.
- Climate controlHeating, cooling or dehumidifying that keeps the temperature and humidity inside a unit within a set range. It protects wood, leather, paper, electronics and artwork from warping and mould.
- Drive-up accessA unit with its own door on the outside of the building, so you can park next to it and load without a lift or a corridor.
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