I would LOVE to find a container for $1500. Maybe it would be possible to get one that cheap that was in bad shape, but when I bought my 40' container about 5 or 6 years ago, I think I paid about $3500 delivered. It is in good shape, not very dented, with a good, solid floor, and so far, mouse proof. It does have an odd odor inside, so when we are working in there, we have had a box fan in operation, to try to ventilate the container. It is fairly secure, but if someone really wanted in there, I don't think it would be very hard to cut or break the single padlock I have on it. So far, no one has tried.
When my Mother In Law had to go into a nursing home, we put all her household goods in storage units in her town. It didn't take too long to figure out that at about $250/month it was costing way too much to store her stuff (which was mostly junk). So we bought the container and hauled everything over to our place in a big U-Haul and put it in the container in our yard. The container has saved my MIL lots of money over the years. I wouldn't store really valuable items in it, but for the stuff we put in there, it is more than adequate. It stays dry inside, and I have never noticed any condensation at all. It does get pretty hot at times in the Summer, but anything that might be damaged by heat is stored on the floor.
I would like to get another 40' container and set it on concrete railroad ties in my yard about 16' from the original container and exactly parallel to it. Then I would like to build a roof with roof trusses over both containers and the space between them. I think doing so would make a really strong and useful building for a lot less than building a conventional pole barn. I haven't talked it over with the county building codes people though...they might not like the idea at all. But putting a roof over the containers would eliminate most of the summer heat buildup problems. And as long as the roof was held down really well, I don't see why it wouldn't work OK.
Where can a guy get a $1500 container? I live near Spokane, if that helps. Thanks!
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