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READ MOREShipping containers are sold into the retail, or secondary market, for any number of reasons; and if you do a little bit of homework before you buy one you'll be able to find a great container, at a cheap price. Our Container Buyers Guide can help you make an informed decision.
As the inventory of shipping containers grew over the years, converting containers into modular housing has grown in popularity. We've collected our own ideas, and also picked up ideas from other industry experts to create a collection of "Container Housing Tips".
Preppers were an early group to modify shipping containers into other structures. Popular uses include survival bunkers, fall out shelters, and off site/remote storage units. Working with a few friends, we've compiled several useful articles on "Containers and Prepping"
One of the biggest differences between a new and used shipping container, aside from the obvious paint and condition, is the lack of a lock box. Used shipping containers are designed with the shipping line or container leasing company in mind; while a new (one trip) shipping container is designed with the end user in mind.
Chicago has loads of container traffic in, around, and through the city; and if you want to buy used cargo container you can find some cheap deals, provided you know the best places to look for them!. There are a few steps to buying a container that you'll need to think through before you get too far into the process. Following these steps will make things a lot easier for you in the long run: 1) What do you plan on doing with the container?
A shipping container is a metal container that is used for shipping purposes. These containers come in a variance of sizes, and are able to be shipped worldwide. These shipping containers are normally waterproof in most cases, as well as airtight so that your goods are safe from the elements. There are prefixes that are used in the container numbers that are used to determine the carrier name.
Shipping containers are very popular for storage, modular conversions, job site offices, and even (if you're in Colorado) portable pot farms. If you're in the market for one of these 20' or 40' units, one of the first questions that you'll be asked is, "do you have any way to unload the container once we get it to you?" If the answer is yes, you can usually negotiate a great deal. Reason being that wholesalers typically don't have the capacity or connections to arrange a one off delivery to a random location, especially with a buyer who will want it set on
Concrete slab foundations for your container project are the largest, and most expensive type of foundation that you can build. For many types of projects concrete footings or wooden beam footings are suitable, and due to cost and the amount of time involved there are few situations when you would need to create a container foundation this large.
Buy mobile office storage or commercial storage containers with various color options, features and get benefits of using them for all your commercial as well as residential requirements. The portable mobile office storage or commercial storage containers are very useful for storing office equipment, machine parts, records, merchandising goods and various other products. You can move these storage containers from one location to another location.
Shipping container homes are becoming a popular alternative for home builders wanting something different. They are cheap, easy to build and have many eco-friendly benefits. For many excited architects and builders shipping containers are providing a new form of architecture, where containers can be used as building blocks and structural elements for houses, offices and even cities.
Container homes, or homes made from used shipping or cargo containers, are becoming a viable solution for low cost housing. Not only is this type of housing affordable and quick to build, it also carries enviromental benefits as well. In countries that are net importers, the United States and Africa for example, there is an abundant supply of containers being sold out of container depots and terminals and websites like ContainerAuction.com; modifying them into housing only makes practical sense.
There are lots of misconceptions about shipping container conversion projects. Naturally, people are reluctant to go blindly into a new project for converting a container into a home, storage unit, or work site office. As more and more containers are released into the retail consumer market, supplies are becoming more and more creative with the design, use, and applications of converted cargo containers.
There are many common questions that people ask before as they begin to research converting a container. Five of the most common are below:
One of the most popular containers searched for on ContainerAuction.com are refrigerated containers, or 'reefers'. The questions that we receive have all been fairly consistent, so we decided to write an overview of reefer containers and some facts and uses of them.
Just as the name implies, refrigerated containers are capable of keeping goods cool, but they don't stop there. Reefer containers can be set to maintain temperatures between -13F (-25C) to 77F (25C). They are heavily insulated and can keep products frozen, refrigerated, or at a consistent temperature.
