/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Set it down on a few pressure treated 4x4 posts.
Doesn't have to get any more complicated than that.

Laser level to prep 4 small pads with gravel. Add some dunnage and plop it down. It will settle over time so ensure you have a method rated to raise the container (and the things inside it) and add more gravel/dunnage. A 20 ton hydraulic jack will do.

>>2037274
if it is non-potable water there are massive storage tanks they use for oil drilling.

if you can drive a dump truck full of dirt over the soil and not have it sink too bad you will be fine to leave it there. we use this kind of container on soil all the time in construction they have special trucks that can drop it off.

pic is a frac tank, they use them for fracking but you can just rent/buy them as a massive movable water tank.

>>2037301
>>2037319
>>2037394

I've just thought of another problem, how do these things get delivered? I don't exactly have a paved road to where I need this. Is it just dumped off of a flat bed or is there a grade all involved?

>>2037481
Dude delivered mine to a field over a dirt road with a pickup + tilting trailer.

>>2037481
Describe the terrain you're unloading to. The Delivery method will be; Crane, tilt, or side load. Tilt is the cheapest but they place it where the trailer can go, crane is the most expensive but placed where you want it, and side load is an afterthought for non-industrial delivery.

We dumped these on mostly compacted sand which drains well. This is California.

>>2037274
I picked up at 20ft container a year or so ago in good shape for $1400 total (delivered).

I avoided getting a 40ft container because my tractor probably couldn't one very easily if I want it somewhere else.


>Can I just drop these things on the soil?
Yeah you can. The 20ft container showed up on pic related and they can back it in (provided they have the space).

We cleared out and leveled an area with gravel for them to drop it on, and got it placed on some 6" thick wood boards initially. You can use a car jack to place it up on blocks later if you like.

>>2037481
you ask the company to drop it off in a truck. they charge like $500-$1000 to drop it off and charge about $100 a month.

average cost is $1800 for a clean and fresh one.

OR
you can have a slap together shed kit (10x12) for much less at about $400 and 6 man-hours.

Instead of a shipping container, get your self some old 52ft trailers (as in Tractor Trailers). They are already off the ground and if you need to you can move them around since they are on axles. Some old shitty ones cost about what a shipping container costs. They may not be road worthy but for storage are great.

>>2037799
This guy knows and so does this ex trucker

>>2037274
Good thread. It got me thinking, what if you dug a hole and put the container in the ground. It could be like your own bomb shelter. Has anyone tried this? I think i am on to something.

>>2038180
those things are not meant to withstand that
when another container is on top of it all the pressure hits those corners and edges
if you cover it in dirt it's going to cave-in sooner or later

>>2038453
Shipping containers can take a ton of weight from each corner. That's why they can stack those fuckers with no problem. If you're going to put any weight on the side or top, you need to build a wall or some kinda load bearing support to take the brunt of the extra weight.

>>2037274
Seriously, read the replies already posted. Especially the ones about a solid and level foundation. If the foundation is not level and solid you may have trouble opening and/or closing the door. Solid foundation because if it settles unevenly it WILL cause problems. I know because it happened both to me and three others that I know about.

>>2038180

Ignore what >>2038453 naysayer is saying. Live your dream. Dig your hole. Just make sure you have enough extension cords and the roof won't cave in.