Interactive unit tours + virtual staging

Show customers the space before they book.

A clear, click-around view of your storage units, with an optional furnished view that shows what fits. Customers can understand capacity from any device, without needing a trip to the facility.

No card requiredBuilt from your photosWorks on your current siteNo photographer, no site visit

See it in action

One tour, shown
two ways.

Below is a unit you can walk around and furnish. The second example is a stock 360° photo of a warehouse — not a storage unit — included only to show the experience at full quality. Both are the same product. Yours is built from photographs you take on a phone.

Built from one photograph

See the unit furnished

Explore the staged space, then take things out one at a time to see exactly how much room each one uses.

Built from one photograph of a real empty 20ft container. This is what yours would look like.

Why it works

Let customers see what fits, not guess.

An empty unit is hard to judge. Virtual furniture gives it familiar scale, helping customers picture their belongings and choose a size with confidence.

01 Makes capacity tangible02 Reduces size uncertainty03 Supports a confident booking04 Lets them test their own load
Stock full-quality example

Look around at full quality

See the same tour experience using a professional-quality warehouse panorama.

A stock 360° photo, not a storage unit — shown to demonstrate the experience at full quality.

Practical details

Before you ask

01

Do you send a photographer?

No. You take five photos of one empty unit on a phone, about five minutes. No visit to book, no access to arrange, and no photographer’s fee before you’ve seen anything. It also means you can add a new unit size yourself later, instead of booking another shoot.

02

How quickly can we have one?

Send photos today and see your own unit finished the next day, within 24 hours. There’s no shoot to schedule, which is most of where the time usually goes.

03

Can we choose what’s shown inside?

Yes. Tell us what your customers typically store and we build that in. Visitors can also take pieces out themselves to see the space each one uses.

04

Are the two examples different products?

No, same product. The warehouse is a stock 360° photo used to show the experience at full quality — it’s labelled as not being a storage unit. The container is one built from a single photograph, which is what yours would be.

05

How does it go on our website?

One line of code, the same as embedding a YouTube video. If you’d rather not touch the site, we can give you a plain link instead — that works in your menu, an email or a Facebook post.

Why this matters

Uncertainty interrupts
an online booking.

“Gotta show the unit before you rent it.”

The usual process still depends on a visit

When customers cannot judge the space online, the booking stops and an in-person viewing becomes the next step.

40–55%

Online move-ins at institutional operators

Reported online self-service completion versus 10–15% at most independent facilities.

Industry statistics source ↗
Brand-blind

Customers search for the clearest local option

Safestore says many UK customers begin with generic local searches, making a clear online presence a competitive advantage.

Safestore investor source ↗
Show what fits

Virtual staging turns dimensions into a decision

Familiar objects give an empty unit scale. Customers can picture their belongings, compare sizes and book with less uncertainty.

From your unit to their screen

You provide the space.
We handle the rest.

No equipment, site rebuild or complicated handover. The work moves through one clear line from reference photos to a live customer-facing tour.

01
Start

A working example arrives first

You can inspect the experience before making any commitment.

02
Capture

A few phone photos define the space

Your actual unit becomes the reference. No specialist camera or site visit.

03
Build

We construct and host the tour

You receive a private link to review on mobile and desktop.

04
Live

It slots into your existing website

We detect your platform, then provide the exact guide or install it directly.

Simple commercial model

Your first build is free.
Keep it live for £100/month.

See the finished tour on your own unit before you agree to anything. After that it’s one fixed £100 a month for the whole facility, however many unit sizes we build. No contract. Cancel any time with 14 days’ notice by email.

First build included free

A complete, maintained viewer for your facility.

Your first tailored build is prepared from your unit photos and ready to review without an upfront fee.

£100per month
cancel any time*

*Subject to 14 days’ written notice sent to tours@lockstepspatial.co.uk.

Everything included
  • Furnished / empty toggle
  • Mobile optimisation
  • Analytics
  • Updates + maintenance
  • New viewer improvements and features
  • Monthly performance report
  • Unlimited unit sizes across one facility
  • Feature requests for as long as you’re hosted

One fixed £100 monthly fee covers the entire facility, regardless of how many unit sizes we build. You can request new features at any time for as long as you remain hosted. No build fee and no long-term commitment.

Our guarantee

01

Built before you pay.

We build it on your own unit first. If you don’t like it, you walk away and owe nothing.

02

Live in 24 hours.

Your tour is ready within 24 hours of a usable set of photos, or your first paid month is free.

03

No contract.

Cancel any time. Every month you get a report showing how many people used the tour and how many pressed “Ask about this unit”, so you can judge it on numbers.

Founding operators

We’re giving the first five facilities their first month free, in return for using them as examples on this site.

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The next step

Send a few photos.
See your own unit.

There is no obligation and no card required to see an example built for your facility. A normal phone photo is enough to start.