Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is directed towards individuals who are looking to start a Thingery in their region. For more information on pricing for our Vancouver region - see the pricing section below.
Great question! We’d love to help establish a Thingery in your region. Please check out our “Starting a Thingery” page to learn more.
Sites
Each Thingery site is custom built to meet the space available and needs of the local community. For the initial design, we recommend being able to store at least fifty pieces of equipment in a basic inventory. The space required for a fifty items storage site is approximately 120 sqft.
For sites that require only locker installations, the minimum footprint would be 20 sqft (24″ deep x 24″ wide x 80″ high x 10 lockers).
Minimal issues of vandalism and damage have been reported and they can regularly be dealt with during the weekly maintenance visits.
Each Thingery is self-service, members use our app to gain access to the site and do a self checkout of any equipment they’re looking to borrow.
We monitor each site 24/7 using our custom access control system. We also hire a local manager in each region we operate in to do weekly maintenance and equipment checks each week.
Pricing
Cost to start a Thingery can vary from region to region. Please fill out our intake form for starting a Thingery here.
Inventory
Typically 75 – 85% of all our inventory is donated from the local community
Find your regional Thingery here and then click donate.
Not yet but we’d love to!
Be in touch if you’re a local manufacturer or have connections to one.
To date, we’ve had to deal with very few instances of lost/stolen items. Less than 1% of all checkouts require additional action to retrieve them.
Programming
We work with the local neighbourhood to curate programming.
We have held a variety of workshops in the past, including:
- Introduction to Sewing
- Introduction to Canning
- Introduction to Wood Working