
Charleston, SC
Archival Storage Charleston, SC
Archival Storage in Charleston, SC. You can’t take any chances on quality when it comes to preserving priceless, rare, or important objects. Darwin Chambers has been an innovative designer, manufacturer, and installer of archival storage units in Charleston, SC for over 20 years. Our units have outstanding temperature control that ensures your items will be preserved. We offer flawless and unrivaled precision, longevity, and customer service. Our archival storage walk-in rooms are tailored for each Charleston, SC client’s unique needs, and our chambers all come with many optional features and custom options too. For archival storage in Charleston, SC, call us today at 877-783-6774 or contact us online for a free quote.
Darwin Chambers’ Archival Storage Features | Charleston, SC Archival Storage
We design and manufacture walk-in rooms and environmental chambers for a variety of different types of businesses, from insect rearing to pharmaceutical storage, and all of our units are made uniquely for a client’s needs. In the matter of archival storage of priceless media and artifacts, Darwin Chambers will get to know your needs to find the perfect configurations to preserve them. Our archival storage chambers and rooms are perfectly suited for:
- Old books and other paper documents: Books easily damaged due to temperature and humidity changes, and should remain at steady temperatures. Sunlight, dust, insects, and other natural elements can all harm old books. Humidity of more than 35%RH can result in mold growth on paper. Archival storage with Darwin Chambers will ensure your books remain in great condition.
- Photographs: Photographs must also be kept at consistent temperatures and will deteriorate if introduced to outside impurities. While there are paper and plastic cases that may protect photographs from mold and sunlight, an archival storage chamber is the only way to guarantee that they will not be damaged.
- Paintings: Both wood and canvas paintings split or warp when subjected to temperature or humidity shifts. Light and dust can also damage the paint.
- Films and microfiche: Films are susceptible to a kind of decay referred to as “vinegar syndrome” if stored inadequately. The Image Permanence Institute advises storing certain sorts of film at freezing or near-freezing temperatures, which Darwin Chambers’s easily adapted line of archival storage units is more than capable of.
The standard is to preserve books, paper, and paintings at 10°C (50°F), 30% RH, while film, photographs, and microfilm are preserved at 1.7°C (35°F), 35% RH. However, our archival storage in Charleston, SC can be calibrated to temperature control between 0°C to 21°C (32°F to 70°F)with an accuracy within ±0.2ºC and humidity control to within ±1%. Most documents and films do not need humidification to be correctly preserved, but we can add that humidification systems for atypical archival storage implementations.
Besides maintaining a stable temperature and keeping the objects free of dust, light, or water damage, our archival storage rooms in Charleston, SC will keep your items safe from fires, pollutants, or other man-made risks. Each one our archival storage rooms and chambers are manufactured in accordance with NFPA codes and standards, GSA regulations, and NARA Directive 1571.
Additionally, all of our walk-in rooms come with a personnel emergency alarm, complete with a glow-in-the-dark antimicrobial pull cord that will set off both an audible and visual alarm. Our units also come with LED lights that give off less radiant heat and more light with less energy than fluorescent bulbs, so your media preservation will also be great for your bottom line. Get in touch with Darwin Chambers today at 877-783-6774 for archival storage chambers or rooms that will preserve your books, paintings, photographs, or films as long as necessary.
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Benefits of Choosing Darwin Chambers for Your Archival Storage in Charleston, SC
Besides precision, durability, and versatility, Darwin Chambers offers a variety of services to our Charleston, SC archival storage clients that help set us apart from other manufacturers. Whatever your company’s limitations or individual needs, we will find the best archival storage options for you.
Rental Space
We have archival storage space at our own facility for our Charleston, SC clients that do not currently have room themselves. We’ll provide the space and environmental specifications that you require. We observe our chambers and walk-in rooms at all hours of the day to ensure they’re at the temperature and humidity required, and have backup generators onsite so your items will never be jeopardized by a power outage.
Financing and Leasing
We partner with Leaf Commercial Capital to help clients get the archival storage system they need whatever their budget. Some great reasons to lease with a buy-out or finance are:
- Easier budgeting
- Lower upfront costs
- Maintain working capital and existing credit lines
- You can purchase multiple systems at the same time
- Section 179 of the IRS Code allows you to deduct the full cost of new equipment
Quick Ship Program
We have pre-engineered rooms and chambers that we can ship to you within 15 business days. You give us the dimensions you need and we will give you a list of our closest options. Once you place your order we’ll work on getting technicians to your Charleston, SC site for the installation as soon as possible.
Other benefits of choosing Darwin Chambers for your archival storage in Charleston, SC are:
- Preventive Maintenance to help shield your investment and put you at ease.
- Calibration to confirm our archival storage systems meet the requirements you need them to.
- Validation and Qualification, complete with documented records that the design, manufacture, and installation of your archival storage unit are up to the specifications you need them to be.
- Service Plans to troubleshoot and repair any issues, or need any of the above services.
- Virtual Touchscreens to ensure ease of use and sufficient data records.
- “Future Proof” Systems so your unit will not become obsolete with the introduction of new best practices or regulations.
- Optional Antimicrobial Handles to prohibit the growth of harmful mold, mildew, or bacteria.

In addition to archival storage, we also offer the following services in Charleston, SC:
Charleston, SC Archival Storage | Darwin Chambers
Darwin Chambers has been an industry leader in all environmental chambers for over 20 years in Charleston, SC, nationwide, and all over the world. We tailor each one of our archival storage units to each client’s particular needs. All of our staff and technicians are appropriately certified and credentialed and can give you personalized troubleshooting, 24/7. For an archival storage company in Charleston, SC that gets great results and treats its customers the right way, call Darwin Chambers today at 877-783-6774 or contact us online for a free quote.