We need enclosed storage for tools and such at our otherwise outdoor equipment yard. One option is a used shipping container but the opening is at the end of its 20′ length.
Any of you guys ever cut a new opening into one of these hulks and if so, what sort of door was used?
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Royal was bought ot by mobilemini. Might be others, good luck!
http://www.mobilemini.com/
I have an uncle that gets surplus over the road trailors,takes the 5th wheel and hauling gear,resells all that, puts on a gable roof, installs windows and doors he gets from a mobile home repair company, on one end he will eather replace the existing double swing doors,with a rollup door . On shipping containers he welds window and door frames, from light gauge angle iron then attaches the same kind of doors and windows he uses for the over the road trailors, the company I use to work for bought a used one from him that still had the hauling gear under it for $2500.00 that they used for a mobile office and tool shed.
That's interesting. So, one can cut the opening in with a Partner saw, for instance and tack weld a steel door frame into the opening?
Again I know it sounds kind of red neck ,which he is! but he sells 3 to 4 a month and he does all the work himself.Before he purchaced a welder, he was just through bolting the frames together, and peening over the threads after the nut was tightened up.
There was a feature on HDTV about unique homes and they were building out of these containers, seamed like a good idea seeings how we have a boat load of them sitting around doing nothing.
Doug
I have always admired a person who can look at a pile of junk and see something useful they can use it for , that same unk has a cider press he made out of F105 & F111 parts when he was stationed at Langly A.F.B., The man is an inspiration.
DW,
I had a 40'er at my old shop to store completed work.
You still coming to GA?
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
There was an article in FHB about 10 years ago that featured a 40 footer converted to a shop. They cut a hole halfway down the side to allow for table saw runoff. Perhaps someone can remember which issue....
Scott.
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i have 2 40ft ones now... when i import container loads of ... whatever I request that they locate an older container and let me purchase that... then i don't have to unload the container until i'm ready and i can always use the storage :)...
pretty easy to cut a door.. best results take your time & cut it close to the size you need... because the sides are coragated 3" angle 1/8" thick with the legs up & out on the inside of the container helps to seal it back up... a standard steel door or doors work great just weld the hinges to your angle iron frame....
i've seen them made into mini storage units where they did 5-8 doors down the side like that....
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What are you paying for those containers?I mean ball park...$1000, $100?
i've found if you deal with the shipping companies... and let them know you want to buy one and to please keep you in mind when there is one forsale in your area... i can get them for about $800 40ft... if i can get one with a shipment it's usually less than $600 and no delivery chg... i see them around here all the time for $1000 asking price... but this is Memphis and we are a huge distribution point alot more stuff gets here in bulk than leaves in bulk... so lots of containers sit'n around.... if you are near a port i would assume you could get a better deal also
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We'd have shipping containers all over the place at the low prices paid closer to the distribution areas. Our low end for a decent one is close to $2k, which is probably a $1k container on the coast.
Once upon a time I worked for a guy who grew up in a container, his whole village was essentially containers modified into crude homes. 5-gal bucket was the toilet. No running water in the whole place (arctic circle has permafrost just under the surface). It wasn't until 20 years ago that the containers were traded for better housing. Very strange.
Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.
when i import container loads of ... whatever I request that they locate an older container and let me purchase that... then i don't have to unload the container until i'm ready
Does that let you get around customs?
no... customs is a funny thing... best i can tell they don't unload and reload containers... they check what it is.... where it came from & where it's going... and that it is what it is supposed to be... I don't deal with that part for $3-400 an agent walks the through... I'm not sure that is even something you can do yourself
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Definitely a good idea. Many people do that today. And it's actually fun making a container into homes. You may wanna check azteccontainer they sell refurbished even new containers.