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Six Reasons to Buy and Six Reasons to Rent Storage Containers
Should We Buy or Borrow? As a small and mid-size contractor you’ve got many decisions to make on a daily basis. How to deploy crews to maximize your returns, what will your crews do today now that the material you were promised did not get delivered, how are you going to get the invoices out…
Read MoreKnow the Tradeoffs and Building Codes Before Starting a Modular Shipping Container House
Many are now considering modular construction when embarking on a new home or light commercial building project. // // Modular construction has evolved by leaps and bounds over the past few decades, gone are the days of modular construction being simply another name for trailers. Today when a modular construction project is completed most people…
Read MoreImprove Your Project Schedule and Reduce Costs by Using Containers in Your Modular Construction Project
You Can Have It Fast and Save Money Too! Most of us are very familiar with the concept of using shipping containers as the basis for houses and cabins. Containers are strong, durable and easily modified; their dimensions are held to strict tolerances so they make great building blocks, by their very nature containers make…
Read MoreContainer Price Points
What Drives the Price You Pay // // Shipping containers for sale ultimately become a commodity as some source them based on cost first and condition second. However, once a relationship is established between the seller and a buyer then customer service will begin to play a more important factor in the relationship. By this…
Read MoreShipping Container Modification Kits Simplifies the Process
The Simple Way to Modify A Container // // When searching out shipping containers for sale, typically the desired end result is to modify the container into something other than a shipping container. Two of the most common post shipping uses for containers is to transform them into a storage unit or a container house.…
Read MoreConsider the Engineering Implications Before You Modify Your Shipping Container
Think Before You Cut Your Container Once shipping containers are done carrying cargo overseas they are sold and put to use serving many new functions. Some become storage containers; some are outfitted with phone and server equipment to restore communications in the event of natural disasters or in remote locations and still others are modified…
Read MoreRepair Small Holes or Bad Seams in Shipping Container Roofs With a Good Quality Coating
The Container Roof, a Weak Link Shipping containers have generally lived an active life by the time they are retired from overseas service work. Many shipping containers are retired after a single ocean crossing but others may end up traveling the high seas three to five times before reaching their golden years. It’s at this…
Read MoreSeveral Options to Cut Openings in Shipping Containers
Measure Twice, Cut Once! Most shipping container modification plans will involve adding windows, doors, vents or even opening up a side wall. Cutting Cor-Ten steel while not as simple as cutting wood can be accomplished with a variety of different tools that you may have available in the common handy man’s garage. First and most…
Read MoreStorage Container Rental Contact Language That Can Cost You a Lot of Money if You’re Not Aware of it
Hidden Costs in the Terms and Conditions In previous articles we’ve looked at factors that impact the rental rates you may pay for a storage container, and then we looked at taxes and fees that may occur in addition to the rental rates quoted. The last article discussed lease agreement language that, if you are…
Read MoreShipping Container Floor Issues to Consider
The Story Behind the Wood // // The wood floors constructed into shipping containers have become a hotly contested issue over the past several years. As people find more and more creative uses for retired shipping containers they are claiming a positive environmental impact for their recycling efforts. On the other side of the equation,…
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