Cargo Container

[EddieWalker]

so quick math, ex labor is it that much cheaper than a shed roof frame building? say 320sqft, say 4yds concrete at under $500, 16x20 building, 60 studs at around $240. 10 joists, and then 18 pieces of ply/OSB for sides, and 10 for roof. Seems like give take $1000 dollars or so before windows etc, but you'd have to pay extra for those in the container as well.

Granted leaving out labor is BIG. But a shed doesn't take that long.

There are sheds and then there are sheds. While I agree that you can slap together something fairly cheaply, there is also allot to be said about premium materials compared to affordable ones. 15 pound felt will do the job, but it's still crap compared to 30 pound. Plywood will work for siding, but it's got a short lifespan and requires allot of maintenance.

As for your math, 320 sq ft of finished concrete is gonna run around $4 a foot to have done, including forms, rebar and labor. That's half the price of the container.

A few years ago, I read an article in a trade magazine for home builders that was talking about where to same money on building homes to increase profits. With demand being what it is and homeowners wanting what they want, materials are not where you can cut corners and still build a house that people want to buy. 2/3's of the price to build a house is labor. Labor is HUGE. So the obvious way to cut expenses on building a house is to get control of your labor expenses.

How this relates to a shed isn't clear, other then to point out that labor is a considerable part of what it costs to build something. Containers are instant, solid and quick. You don't have to do anything to them, or you can modify the heck out of them. Ten years from now, it will be just as secure as it is today. 20 years from now, I'm guessing that it will still be doing fine. You can't say that about a quicky, minimum expense stick built shed.

Eddie

 

[rgood]

You also could pull that container out and use it for something else later if you wanted to.

 

[Charlesaf3]

There are sheds and then there are sheds. While I agree that you can slap together something fairly cheaply, there is also allot to be said about premium materials compared to affordable ones. 15 pound felt will do the job, but it's still crap compared to 30 pound. Plywood will work for siding, but it's got a short lifespan and requires allot of maintenance.

As for your math, 320 sq ft of finished concrete is gonna run around $4 a foot to have done, including forms, rebar and labor. That's half the price of the container.

A few years ago, I read an article in a trade magazine for home builders that was talking about where to same money on building homes to increase profits. With demand being what it is and homeowners wanting what they want, materials are not where you can cut corners and still build a house that people want to buy. 2/3's of the price to build a house is labor. Labor is HUGE. So the obvious way to cut expenses on building a house is to get control of your labor expenses.

How this relates to a shed isn't clear, other then to point out that labor is a considerable part of what it costs to build something. Containers are instant, solid and quick. You don't have to do anything to them, or you can modify the heck out of them. Ten years from now, it will be just as secure as it is today. 20 years from now, I'm guessing that it will still be doing fine. You can't say that about a quicky, minimum expense stick built shed.

Eddie

Yeah, I agree, though for that price I'd be putting together something much nicer than slapped together. It really comes down to skill set/tools, and your right, by definition someone using a container is probably not comfortable doing it themselves.

Though I'm surprised at concrete. A pour like that I'd do myself, even though I hate concrete work - its a simple form and screed it. Even subbing it out though, $300 a yard finished is nuts - I'd call that an F-u bid.

 

[tugboat-2]

Did someone say 10K for a 40 footer in Florida? (OR did I miss something?) Seems a tad steep. Up here in southern Ontario, the 40' ones are unlined and uninsulated: $2500., but the insulated, lined ones are $5000. and you can go and pick out your choice. Delivery cost is by distance. Completely weather proof. Also you get door choices, barn door, overhead door, end door or multiple side doors, with or without a man-door.

I was considering a 40 ft insulated-lined, with end overhead door, with a man-door on the side near the overhead. Was just going to lay it on a bed of gravel.

These come from the yard in Hamilton, Ontario.

CHEERS!
. . tug

 

[rgood]

Tug - It's around $2,000 for a Used 40', but you can spend more depending on how new it is.

 

[SilverbackMP]

After years of working with containers (we call them Connexs or Milvans), I would recommen putting them on concrete blocks to allow air circulation. If not, the floors will eventually rot or rust out.