Custom Equipment and Workshop storage

Custom Landscaping Equipment Storage and Workshop

A secure and lockable shed is almost a must-have for any backyard today, if you have any kind of landscaping business you know you need secure storage for your work tools, if they go missing so does your income. In this case, a shipping container that is not only heavy-duty built to withstand a lifetime of work on land and sea, but it can also extremely secure and customizable, and can be modified to make the perfect equipment storage shed. A shipping container storage unit is a far more cost-effective option than regular garden sheds on the market today, and the good thing is you can choose between a 10ft, 20ft, or 40ft container with the choice of standard height 8.6ft high or high cube 9.6ft high. With that much space, you should be covered for the foreseeable future!

There is a lot you can do in the way of modifying and making the design truly your own. but keep in mind that while you are installing a workbench, adding some shelves or a place to store your mower, shovels, and rakes, shipping containers are a steel box, and they can get really hot if not adequately Insulated or ventilation is installed. The most cost-effective thing you can do to control the temperature is add vents to draw air throughout the unit because the last thing you or your precious groundskeeping equipment need is to spend time inside a super-hot melting pot in the middle of summer.

Store Strangely Shaped Objects

Landscape trailers and equipment storage is an issue year-round and properly maintaining and storing groundskeeping tools is critical to keeping your operation running smoothly. You do need to make sure your city or town will allow you to keep your container without a permit first. Once you’re sure you’re good to go you can start thinking about all the customizations and features that are going to work best for you. The height and width of these containers allow you to really get strangely shaped stuff stored with ease.

It’s important that you prepare a space for your container to sit at your home, it can’t just go anywhere. It ideally needs to be flat and have a resting pad like small concrete blocks, crushed rocks, just anything that is level and NOT directly on the ground. If you’re ready to take that next step so you can actually have the storage available that you so badly need, contact us!

Get Your Shipping Container Doors Opening Effortlessly

Get Your Container Doors Opening Like New Again

Shipping containers make durable and robust building material to be used in constructing homes or storage units compared to other eco-friendly building materials like straw bales or recycled plastics. As strong as these containers are, parts can get weaker and compromised over time. While general-purpose shipping containers such as the 20-foot and 40-foot, including standard height and high cube containers, are made from a copper chromium alloy and weather resistant material known as cor-ten steel, you still need to take the steps you can to keep it protected as much as you can. Redundancy is better than doing nothing to later learn it’s caused you some huge issues.

Everything Will Rust Eventually

Shipping containers can rust, and while Cor-ten steel displays high resistance to corrosion, it doesn’t eliminate rest entirely and unfortunately, in in the right environment, the protective oxide film on the metal’s surface comes into contact with both oxygen and water an oxidation reaction occurs leading to rusting. A container which is continuously exposed to salty sea air will rust much faster than one in alternating wet and dry climate cycles. When buying a container you want to mostly be looking at any points of contact or points that bear a lot of weight. This would include the roof, corners, and floors!

How to Loosen up Your Doors

There are many routes you can take when your doors start getting sticky. The best thing you can do is try to protect from it in the first place. Consider the following tips to help maximize the life of your shipping container, even get your hard-to-open doors working like new:

• Cargo door hinges will seize from not being used for an extended period and to keep them working smoothly, just be sure you’re actually moving them around frequently.
• You can reduce the possibility of corrosion by hosing down dirt and surface rust issues with a simple cleaning solution or bleach. You should also brush off snow in the winter and any other debris that may land and put unnecessary weight on the roof and substantially weaken it.
• Install air vents in your container to ensure airflow and reduce condensation.
• Avoid opening the doors when it’s raining or very humid and replace worn rubber seals on doors which also applies to weather stripping and caulk if it looks damaged.
• Position the container on railroad ties or concrete blocks to keep it on level ground away from puddles of water and to allows the doors to open and close as they should.

In summation, the best thing you can do is just keep your container protected, use it regularly, and keep it lubricated with WD-40 and oil in any trouble spots. If you need further advice on your container, please contact us! From office containers to containers just used for storage, we work with them all!