Cardboard boxes will deteriorate due to heat and water and animals and bugs will snack on them in the meantime.
Boxes in attic.
Whether a birds or moths in the attic a raccoon in the garage or mice in the basement critters aren t concerned with taking care of your belongings as a general rule of thumb nothing in your attic.
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Boxes also break down and disintegrate which will attract pests even more 6.
Pests are attracted to the cardboard and to the glue used in construction of the box says santoro.
It was a total mess but within that mess were several boxes which contained what turned out to be more than 1 000 letters postcards photos and memorabilia from his time in the army.
If you must use cardboard boxes stack them on pallets so they are up off the floor do not put heavier boxes on top of lighter ones and close and seal boxes tightly with packing tape.
Attic storage is possible in most houses for stashing away a few boxes and empty suitcases.
I actually didn t know then the depth of his letters as i merely took the boxes and transferred them from his basement to my attic.
Storage in an attic with roof leaks.
A few more universal.
Those cardboard boxes stacked up in your attic could become a veritable buffet for mice and bugs if you re not careful.