Most artificial trees are too heavy to wrestle into a trap door attic or lug up a set of stairs.
Storing artificial christmas trees in attic.
That time of year is here again.
Artificial trees can last years and years with the proper care.
Some christmas tree bags can be a bit expensive especially those designed for extra large trees but you can still find a high quality bag that won t put you over budget.
Time to trudge down to the basement or up into the attic to dig for your artificial christmas tree.
By andy october 14 2008.
The best way to store an artificial christmas tree including the kitchen ingredient you should put in with your storage bag to prevent musty odours.
Heat can cause artificial trees to become discolored or even melt so depending on your location the attic or garage may not be your best option.
We don t have much of a basement and it s smelly.
Slip the bag over or around the tree.
Instead store your artificial christmas tree in a durable box or bag that is specifically designed to hold and protect it.
Watch the video below to hear why martha loves an artificial christmas tree.
Schneider suggests that you think about the weight of the tree before determining where to store it.
We ve been keeping our big artificial tree in a big box under a long table in our library computer junk room.
If you don t have room to store the tree assembled you ll need to disassemble it and put it away safely.
We use an artificial christmas tree.
We do have an attic but the temperatures up there get up into the hell fire range in the summers.
Attic and basement christmas tree storage options.
Zip it and remove it for storage.
The simplest way to store an artificial christmas tree is to buy a special large tree storage bag that allows you to store the tree while it s still fully assembled.
Artificial tree storage photo by courtesy of treekeeper.