Wanted: Used sea container

[chris vickery]

Another factor Gilles is that a container, unlike a wood shed, is not considered a "structure" in most jurisdictions, therefore, improvement taxes on you property nor building permits apply. It is considered a portable unit similar to any trailer, vehicle etc.

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

Another factor Gilles is that a container, unlike a wood shed, is not considered a "structure" in most jurisdictions, therefore, improvement taxes on you property nor building permits apply. It is considered a portable unit similar to any trailer, vehicle etc.

In some areas, that might not be a good thing.
Some places have ridiculously tight restrictions on how many (and how large) trailers, vehicles or "restoration projects in wating" you can have on your property.

[Alain.C]

Two for sale on Crown Assets in Montreal.

http://tinyurl.com/84fu9la

Get them cheap and have a transport company haul both of them on one flat bed trailer.

Says they are badly rusted and floors are rotten but the pictures say something different. They are used but look to be in decent shape.

[Grant Bowker]

I wonder if there will be more coming out of Montreal (possibly other points too although I believe I read that most was being shipped to Montreal, offloaded from container for onward shipment) as a result of shipping material back from Afghanistan?

[RHClarke]

Will see if the minimum bid holds...

[rob love]

The marker system on the can's door looks a lot like the location system we had in SPSS at KAF, so it may well be one of those containers. Note that these containers are likely condemned. The roofs may leak and they may be structurally weak. Best to sink the time into looking at them. We had some condemned cans in KAF that were not worth their weight in scrap, although those should have all been left there.

[Alain.C]

Sea containers show up on Crown Assets pretty regularly. Usually 1-2 every other month. Some are in good shape, but a few were good just for scrap.

Hopefully they go for cheap, but don't count on it. The last 5 containers sold for around $1,700.

http://tinyurl.com/cgs8rqc - $1,777

http://tinyurl.com/7dkf343 - $1,772

http://tinyurl.com/7dbkaaq - $1,881

http://tinyurl.com/7zbddy2 - $1,757

http://tinyurl.com/7z5loac - $1,566

Not a sea container, but this truck shelter sold here in Ottawa today http://tinyurl.com/c9awrta - $1,695

[Alain.C]

We finished unloading the container from the trailer and into its spot today.

Is worth spending the extra money for a good container. This one is super clean and will work great for the extra storage we need.

[chris vickery]

I have to agree with Alain on buying a good one. When you consider that the shipping cost is the killer, you might as well throw in a few extra dollars for a good unit.
A bargain that leaks, has you going through the floor or has doors that you have to wrestle to open and close will surely prove this fact in short time.

[chris vickery]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

In some areas, that might not be a good thing.
Some places have ridiculously tight restrictions on how many (and how large) trailers, vehicles or "restoration projects in wating" you can have on your property.

Yes, Grant, I am aware of this point but unlike an improperly or illegally constructed building, at least a container can be re-sold or moved.
Best to always check local regulations for clarity.
I would rather have to re-sell or relocate an old seacan than have to demolish a $20,000 shed...