Thread: Shipping containers need moving.

New digs, Matt?

Originally Posted by Pat

New digs, Matt?

Yep [emoji6], acres actually.

Cheers Matt.

Matt

You will need either a dedicated truck that can off load 40 footers or a conventional semi flatbed plus a suitable crane. A 40' container weighs 3.9T, but yours being a high cube will be a little more plus whatever you have inside. How were the containers originally delivered?

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Matt

You will need either a dedicated truck that can off load 40 footers or a conventional semi flatbed plus a suitable crane. A 40' container weighs 3.9T, but yours being a high cube will be a little more plus whatever you have inside. How were the containers originally delivered?

Regards
Paul

Paul,
We need a side loader for heavy lifting.

When the containers were delivered, it was with a side loader(Truck).
But they were empty,

There now full of stuff, so we need what is classed as a Heavy lift side loader.

Cheers Matt.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Paul,
We need a side loader for heavy lifting.

When the containers were delivered, it was with a side loader(Truck).
But they were empty,

There now full of stuff, so we need what is classed as a Heavy lift side loader.

Cheers Matt.

I thought that might be the case. At least you would have bought them when containers were cheap. Today they are very expensive (few containers coming from China as one use only).

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I thought that might be the case. At least you would have bought them when containers were cheap. Today they are very expensive (few containers coming from China as one use only).

Regards
Paul

We paid i think around the 4/5 K mark about 7/8 years ago.

There now going past the 7K mark an more.

Cheers Matt.

What are you putting them down on Matt .

The three Hi cube 40 ' ones I just had moved went from being on sleepers for 5 years to new concrete footings and new location. I had a builder with his bobcat drill holes and instruct me on how to make the boxing for form work . He laser leveled them in place and I came back and tidied them up. Once I oiled up the doors they have never been so easy to open and close. The dead level is the main reason for the ease of opening and closing.

Originally Posted by auscab

What are you putting them down on Matt .

The three Hi cube 40 ' ones I just had moved went from being on sleepers for 5 years to new concrete footings and new location. I had a builder with his bobcat drill holes and instruct me on how to make the boxing for form work . He laser leveled them in place and I came back and tidied them up. Once I oiled up the doors they have never been so easy to open and close. The dead level is the main reason for the ease of opening and closing.

Rob,

That was funny reading that, are we living a parallel live.

At present the containers have been sitting on sleeper’s, but when they move I place them on concrete pads(6 per container).
They will be placed side by side with the doors all at one end.
Opening on too a small Deck.
I have all ready cut sections out of the sides of two off the containers.
So when they are all joining up I should have quite a large workshop area.
We also will install a pitched roof over them too.

Cheers Matt.

I might start another thread soon about it!

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Need to move 3 Forty foot high cube containers, ...

Not being overly au feit with shipping containers, I was trying to comprehend the logistics of moving containers which were 40 feet high, wide and long. Then the penny dropped.

Originally Posted by LanceC

Not being overly au feit with shipping containers, I was trying to comprehend the logistics of moving containers which were 40 feet high, wide and long. Then the penny dropped.

We all have moments like that Lance[emoji6]

Cheers Matt.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Rob,



At present the containers have been sitting on sleeper’s, but when they move I place them on concrete pads(6 per container).

We also will install a pitched roof over them too.

Cheers Matt.

I might start another thread soon about it!

Matt

Our containers have a variety of footings. The best is where they sit on their own concrete slab. This is for the two containers six meters apart which will one day be joined with a roof and form part of a shed. It is of course the most expensive option:

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For the studio we just used four concrete pads as the container is only 20'.

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This next container we bought it off our son when he went overseas and it had always just sat on the ground as it was supposed to be temporary. That was a big mistake as the white ants got in and chewed up a box of offcuts. It was the most disgusting thing I had seen in along time. So I raised the container by jacking it one end at a time and poured raised concrete footings:

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I am assuming that you will be on tank water and if that is the case you will probably want to catch every drop of rain possible. A container is useless at this until a skillion roof is attached:

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I will get around to painting the other two sides one day. I decided that although there is not a large cavity above the container, I could potentially use it for storage. The area is only crudely boxed off as you can see in the next two pix:

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Two suitably crude doors have been made for the front and are held shut (or open) by old door closers:

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It does make a storage area, for long material primarily, although getting material up there can be challenging. I try to use it for long term storage of pipe and timber, but "long term" does not always pan out that way!

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It may give you some ideas even if it is what not to do.

Regards
Paul

Chinook ?

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Matt

Our containers have a variety of footings. The best is where they sit on their own concrete slab. This is for the two containers six meters apart which will one day be joined with a roof and form part of a shed. It is of course the most expensive option:

P1080302 (Medium).JPG

For the studio we just used four concrete pads as the container is only 20'.

P1080295 (Medium).JPG

This next container we bought it off our son when he went overseas and it had always just sat on the ground as it was supposed to be temporary. That was a big mistake as the white ants got in and chewed up a box of offcuts. It was the most disgusting thing I had seen in along time. So I raised the container by jacking it one end at a time and poured raised concrete footings:

P1080301 (Medium).JPGP1080300 (Medium).JPG

I am assuming that you will be on tank water and if that is the case you will probably want to catch every drop of rain possible. A container is useless at this until a skillion roof is attached:

P1080298 (Medium).JPGP1080307 (Medium).JPG

I will get around to painting the other two sides one day. I decided that although there is not a large cavity above the container, I could potentially use it for storage. The area is only crudely boxed off as you can see in the next two pix:

P1080297 (Medium).JPGP1080299 (Medium).JPG

Two suitably crude doors have been made for the front and are held shut (or open) by old door closers:

P1080306 (Medium).JPGP1080305 (Medium).JPG

It does make a storage area, for long material primarily, although getting material up there can be challenging. I try to use it for long term storage of pipe and timber, but "long term" does not always pan out that way!

P1080303 (Medium).JPGP1080304 (Medium).JPG

It may give you some ideas even if it is what not to do.

Regards
Paul

Thanks Paul,

Some food for thought, we will be putting the three containers side by side, so three wide.
I will then cut open the inside an brace(pillars were needed)
We have actually all ready started that.
So i will have a workshop 12 metres long by 7.2 wide, but will be divided up a bit,ie a metal work section.
We will then put a low pitch roof over the whole thing, an will be definitely collecting the rain water.

Cheers Matt.

Possibly put a skillion roof on it pitched toward the sun and put your solar on there aswell ? Just a tought.


Pity you can't use solar panels as roofing. At $5-10 each they become competitive with steel.