Hot tub storage while your move or new yard catches up

When storing a hot tub makes sense

Storage makes sense whenever the tub has to leave the old yard before the new spot can take it. Draining and disconnecting a tub takes planning, not weeks; what holds a tub up is usually outside your control.

• Closings that don’t line up. You must hand over the old house before you get keys to the new one.
• A pad or deck still under construction. Concrete has to be poured and cured, and a deck may need framing for the load.
• A new circuit that isn’t finished. The electrician, and any permit, come before the tub.
• A newly built home. Backyard work on new-construction moves often trails the house itself.
• A winter move with a spring install. Some owners would rather set the tub once the ground thaws.
• An undecided owner. If you aren’t sure the tub is worth keeping, storage buys time before you choose between moving it and removal and disposal.

Storage is one piece of Amenity’s hot tub and spa moving service, so the same crew that lifts the tub out of the old yard brings it to the new one.

How Amenity's storage works for a hot tub

Amenity stores belongings in its own warehouse operation in Plainfield rather than handing you a key to a unit. Here’s what that means in practice:

• The facility is a 12,000 sq ft climate-controlled warehouse at 10028 Mandel St, Plainfield, roughly 10 miles east of downtown Yorkville.
• Only Amenity personnel enter the warehouse. The site has an alarm system, an outdoor security camera and a well-lit yard.
• Every stored item goes into an inventory database, and you receive a detailed list of what’s being held.
• Stays run from one day to several years, so a short gap between closings and a long renovation both fit.
• It isn’t drive-up self-storage. You don’t visit the tub; you schedule its delivery.

Ask at the estimate exactly how and where your tub will be positioned, wrapped and protected, and how long a notice period delivery needs. Household furniture stored with Amenity is packed into large wooden crates, described under wooden crate storage; a spa’s size means its handling is planned for that particular tub.

Hot tub storage options compared

Most owners weigh four places to park a tub, and each one trades effort, risk and access differently.

Size is the hidden constraint with the do-it-yourself options. A large tub such as Hot Spring’s seven-seat Grandee measures 8’4″ by 7’7″ and weighs 790 lb dry, which is a lot of garage floor and a lot to move twice. For the rest of your household, short-term storage and long-term storage work the same way.

Winterize the tub before it goes into storage

A stored tub should be winterized even in a climate-controlled building, because the main risk is water hiding in the plumbing, and it does its damage the first time the tub sits somewhere cold, whether that’s a truck in January or the new yard before start-up. Jacuzzi warns that even a small amount of water can crack lines when it freezes.

• Drain it fully. Sundance suggests running the jets briefly with the air controls open first; a submersible pump speeds things up.
• Blow out the jets and piping. Jacuzzi’s guide calls for clearing the jet lines so no water is left in them. Your owner’s manual lists the openings for your model.
• Pull the filters. Jacuzzi suggests replacing filters more than a year old rather than cleaning them, so storage is a natural time to swap.
• Dry the shell and footwell. Sponge or vacuum the last of the water.
• Clear the cabinet. Take out spa chemicals, test kits and loose parts.
• Secure the cover. Make sure it’s dry, intact and strapped, and note any cracks or tears before pickup.
• Get the power disconnected. A qualified person, normally a licensed electrician, handles a hardwired tub.

If you’d rather not do the blow-out yourself, your spa dealer can. Amenity’s crews move and store the tub but don’t service it.

From pickup to delivery: the storage timeline

A stored hot tub follows six stages from the first visit to the day it’s set on the new pad.

1. Free estimateThe estimator sees the tub, the route out of the yard and your timeline, and prices the pickup, storage and delivery together.
2. PrepYou drain and winterize the tub, have the power disconnected and clear the route.
3. PickupThe crew pads the cabinet, tips the tub onto its edge away from the equipment side and loads it.
4. Inventory and storageThe tub is logged in Amenity’s inventory database, and you get the detailed list.
5. Schedule deliveryWhen the pad has cured, the circuit is in and you have the keys, you call to set a date.
6. Set-downThe crew places the tub where you direct. Your electrician reconnects it, and you or your dealer refill and start it up.

What affects the cost of storing a hot tub

Storage is priced with the move at your free estimate rather than from a published rate, so ask how it’s billed when the estimator visits. The main things that shape the total are the handling at both ends and the length of the stay:

• How long the tub stays, from a few days to several years
• The tub’s size and dry weight
• Access at the old yard and at the new one
• Whether the rest of your household is being stored too
• The distance from the warehouse to the new address

Storing a tub can also make the rest of the move simpler: the old house closes on time, and the tub arrives in a separate trip once the yard is ready. If you’re still deciding when to move, the guide to timing your move by season weighs the options.

Storage timing around Yorkville

New construction and winter are the two big reasons tubs end up waiting here. The Census Bureau counts 9.8% of Yorkville’s housing units as built from 2010 to 2019 and another 6.6% from 2020 on, and on a new lot the patio and landscaping often come after closing.

Pads, decks and wiring also involve the city, and climate-controlled storage for the rest of your household can run on the same timeline. Yorkville’s building permit page lists concrete and paver patios and decks and covers electrical work, so build the permit and inspection time into your storage plan. Winter adds its own delays; the winter moving guide covers what changes when the ground freezes.

Crews dispatch from the Plainfield warehouse for pickups and deliveries in towns such as Aurora, North Aurora and Shorewood. If you own a swim spa rather than a standard tub, ask at the estimate whether storage fits your model; swim spa moving explains why those jobs are planned differently.

More hot tub & spa moving services

Hot Tub Removal & DisposalOld tubs hauled away from the yard or deckLearn more →Swim Spa MovingLong, heavy swim spas handled with the right equipmentLearn more →

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Last reviewed November 11, 2026 by the Yorkville Movers team against Amenity Moving & Storage’s published service details and the public sources listed above.