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[*] posted on 10-10-2007 at 03:10 PM


One web site shows interior 8' wide. Lengths 20' to 40+'

and the below regarding pricing.

Storage container pricing
You can find a basic 20' storage trailer for $2,000 to $5,000 and up plus delivery charges. You will have to pay extra for add-ons and customization options. Refrigerated containers start at $5,000 for a 20' reefer and can reach as much as $10,000 or more. Used storage trailers sell for as little as 30% of new units.

Note last sentence - used 30% of these prices.




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[*] posted on 10-10-2007 at 07:31 PM


I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that shipping containers are a very standard exterior width of 8 foot - that's the terrible beauty of the things, they're totally standardized for stacking, etc. Interior will vary slightly depending on what's been done to em. If I'm wrong, post a url and I'll gladly eat crow!
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[*] posted on 10-11-2007 at 07:59 PM


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OK let's imagine it's for storage only:
$2000 for a 40'x8' container = 320 sq ft.
$1500 to sheath it in palo de arco
$1000 for a sand/gravel bed and four concrete corner footings for bolt down
$1900 other misc. like installation, transpo, taxes
that's still 20 bucks a square foot for a nice durable shed
heck you could put a rooftop garden on it!

OK looking forward to having this budget picked apart so I can learn a bit more... have at it!!


they are actually 8.5 ft wide and you can buy refrigerated containers with built in insulation, they all have hardwood floors. Bob Villa's price would be for US costs which are about $ 3.00 sq. ft for finished conventional houses.


.... I think you may be incorrect about the dimensions... it's 8' wide and that's external dimensions... also I'm a bit confused by your math, could you clarify your sq. footage number? :?:

http://www.containersolutions.net/specs.htm


You are right they are 8' wide and 8'6" tall and that should be $300 sq ft.
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[*] posted on 10-11-2007 at 09:42 PM


This thread should be started over. Let the container boys have this thread.

Btw, I built for $65/sq on the mainland 3 years ago. This was high end finish. It was about $45/sq for covered terrance and $35 for uncovered terrance. The same developer is charging about $90/sq now I believe.
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