What would you do with a shipping container. The options are open. Today many are looking to shipping containers as potential homes while others are looking for office accommodation or ways to open a business in their own premises. What are the price of a 20ft shipping container in the UK?
Shipping containers are the new dwelling of the now and future. Traditional housing is beyond most people. Many live in cramped apartments surround by noise. The alternative? Shipping containers are an alternative. They are less expensive to create as the structure is established. They do not need or require large land plots. Good foundations and you are established.
In the UK there are shipping containers new and used, modified and available for those willing to be different. They say you can build a house for under £100k in the UK. They also say the cost of building a 4 bedroom house in the UK is anywhere between £294,500.00 to £441,750.00. Not if you use shipping containers! Lets take a look at shipping container prices on the UK market, read on.
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20ft Shipping Container With Bi Fold Doors
This shipping container is only 4 years old and is in excellent condition inside and out. Only used for the last 3 years as a storage container. Selling for £5,650.00UK looks in very good condition. Has bi fold side opening doors and the original double opening end doors.
This would make a great starter for an accommodation dwelling. Build a internal structure with big side window openings at the bi fold doors and an entry door facade at the original door opening. The bi fold double side doors opening onto a wooden patio area. You could top it off with a gable roof structure incorporating container and patio.
As a starting container you have the main exterior work in place. Interior partition walling and cosmetics will turn the drab container into a airbnb with little effort.
24 ft Shipping Container
This shipping container has been used as an office. Looking a bit worn, however it has the making of a easy fix up dwelling. The windows and doors are in place, just needing some TLC and refit. With a little bit of work it could well be a home in the making.
The asking prices is £3,000.00 and it is a 24ft shipping container with full electrics, lighting, sockets, and heater. The exterior looks in good conditions based on the images. Certainly has potential if you wanted to start a project, half the metal work has been done.
Used 40FT Shipping Containers
Definitely used 40ft shipping containers selling for £1,350.00 each. Great for storage, and if you wanted to pursue a shipping container home great for a string place. You would need to check each container for damage and floor condition but still, 40ft is 320 square foot of room space.
A used shipping container is always going to require that little bit extra attention and preparation. But once completed you have a strong, stable, durable start to your shipping container home.
20ft NEW Standard Containers
These are quoted as new shipping containers or rather one-way shipping containers. Selling price is £3,050.00. They look clean and undamaged based on images.
Purchase 3 and you could have a comfortable shipping container home in the making. Shipping containers make for stable strong durable structures for homes and office accommodation. At just UK£3k and 240sq ft of living area it is a fair price compared to a traditional style room of similar size.
32ft Shipping Container
This 32ft shipping container although looking very drab and with slight panel damage comes with plumbing, electric and wall heater. Used as an office it has the basics for a dwelling, or you could just use it as an office. It is selling for £6,000.00 and it does have potential.
Little bit of tidy up and change the color could turn this pumpkin into a presentable structure. You would need to place it on solid foundations and you could add a gable roof with verandah. It would make a nice country dwelling.
40ft High Cube Steel Shipping Container
This is no ordinary 40ft container. These are the 40ft containers with the 9ft height. They are one-way shipping containers meaning the have only traveled from manufacturer to holding. Selling at £4,250.00 plus VAT.
The 9ft height allows for greater head room. Basically you can install ceiling insulation without having to bend you neck, unless of course you are 8ft something!
Condition is ‘new’ so no damage. If you are thinking about creating a shipping container home these beauties are ideal. Not much more expense than a standard 40ft shipping container. With the extra height you can install luggage compartments off the inner roof of the container. Bit like an aircraft with overhand luggage compartments.
20ft Shipping Container
A 20ft shipping container that looks weathered and has been used. Selling for £2,000.00. Needing some TLC and a repaint. The potential there to recreate this container into a dwelling or perhaps home office.
The overall condition based on images looks reasonable. The floor could scrub up with a sanding and resurfacing. There is 160sq ft of floor space to play with here. That potentially is big enough for a tiny home with self styled living space.
40ft Converted Shipping Container
This unit has been used as an office and production space located inside a warehouse. 2 x 40ft Containers converted into an open plan space. The unit is currently bolted together. Selling for £13,500.00.
All ready complete with windows and doors these shipping containers can be finished with partition walls and living style accessories. With 640sq ft of living space to play with the potential is there to create rooms for a home. The only requirement is setting the foundations in readiness for the containers.
Conclusion
In the UK there are shipping containers new and used, modified and available for those willing to live in alternative dwellings. Today many are looking to shipping containers as potential homes while others are looking for office accommodation or ways to open a business and own their own premises.
We know the cost of living is to blame for housing increases. More and more people are looking for alternative accommodation as in rentals, small apartments, living with their parents. Our lives are based on traditional homes constructed of brick and mortar. It’s time to consider other more viable means. Shipping containers are just one viable option to pursue.
There are multiple shipping containers waiting for a new life. In the UK there are over 10 million 20ft shipping containers. Some on the move while others are sitting, waiting for a new role. Perhaps one or more of those shipping containers will be the base for your home of the future.
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