given the cost of a half decent container plus transport I would think it just as easy to build a decent shed
come down a good bit then shox... last time I looked was over 1k
It does help if you know the right people
A mate needed to expand his workshop, I suggested using Fridge Containers he bought 4 40' fridge trailers (without the trailer bit) built some concrete pads to sit them on and bolted them together with coach bolts, then cut the sides out of them.
The outside was clad with the same stuff used to make fencing panels, just pinned on. They now look like a BIG shed, and you would never know from the outside what they used to be.
The biggest bonus is his new workshop is Cool in summer and Warm in winter.
I dont see how. A single HGV Fridge trailer has a floor area of 30sqmtrs.
if you were to build a shed that size it would cost;
4+ton Ballast @£25per ton £100
DPC Membrane £20
125mm Concrete Slab @ £130 per sq mtr = £540
Total £660
And that's even before you start with building the walls, Blocks you would need (10per Sqmtr) 156sqmtrs = 74p each = £1154
Windows (optional), Doors oh and Dont forget the roof
40' Fridges are cheep as chips, £300 willl get you a good one, 100quid to move it. One very well insulated and amazingly secure shed for 400quid.
100quid for timber to clad.
No Brainer
And you can take it with you
hese a popular bloke joe soap so is stepping of the banana boatAgreed, prices I quoted are Joe Soap prices
Talking about fence panels, I need to get some woven willow panels but the prices I've found so far are ridiculous !
Can anyone suggest where I can get them at a reasonable price please ?
A mate needed to expand his workshop, I suggested using Fridge Containers he bought 4 40' fridge trailers (without the trailer bit) built some concrete pads to sit them on and bolted them together with coach bolts, then cut the sides out of them.
The outside was clad with the same stuff used to make fencing panels, just pinned on. They now look like a BIG shed, and you would never know from the outside what they used to be.
The biggest bonus is his new workshop is Cool in summer and Warm in winter.
The father of a friend of mine has one sunk into a hillside as a wine cellar. The only visible portion now are the doors as the whole of the rest of it has been buried and landscaped with turf so you can't see it unless you know that it's there.