20ft Shipping Containers
There is about seven metres of straight, reasonably level ground for it to sit on, and you would rather not discover in half a year that the bigger box was the answer.
10ft containers
10ft Shipping Containers for sale and hire
The size that gets a phone call when the block is pinched and the fence sits closer than anybody would like. A ten is not usually a shortened twenty, whatever the assumption — most leave the factory at that length or are built short deliberately, and that is why a cubic metre inside one costs more than a cubic metre in the box twice its length.
- External
- 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m
- Internal volume
- 15.9m³
- Grades
- New, cargo-worthy, as-is
- Delivery
- Quoted with the unit
Every enquiry answered within one business day.You hear back from a person, not an autoresponder. Enquiries that land on a weekend are answered the next business day.
The case for it
Where a 10ft earns its place
- Slips past the side of an ordinary suburban home where a twenty has no chance. On a standard side passage that fact alone usually settles the argument.
- Comes off an ordinary tilt-tray and wants about half the approach a twenty needs, so a lot of sites that would otherwise fail become workable.
- Works out dearer per cubic metre than a twenty every single time. Where there is room for the longer box, the longer box is nearly always the smarter buy, and you will hear that from us on the phone instead of an easy yes.
What actually goes in one
A ride-on, a bench and shelving up the walls — roughly what a single lock-up garage swallows. A two-bedroom unit's worth of furniture will go in if it is packed hard and nothing in it is fragile.
The bit people wish they had known
Ten-footers are the tightest supply of any size in the country. Used ones can turn over inside a week, so a figure somebody gave you last month may not hold today. Ring and ask what is physically standing at Cornubia, or at whichever depot is nearest you.
| External (L × W × H) | 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m |
|---|---|
| Internal (L × W × H) | 2.83m × 2.35m × 2.39m |
| Door opening (W × H) | 2.34m × 2.28m |
| Internal volume | 15.9m³ |
| Tare weight | approx 1,300 kg |
Grade matters more than anything else in a container quote. Grade is what decides whether the box keeps water out. Anything sold as cargo-worthy is inspected wind and watertight before release, and new single-trip units — one loaded voyage, unmarked paint, rubbers that have barely weathered — are sealed as well. As-is is the cheap end and carries no watertight claim at all: expect a previous repair, a floor section that has gone soft, or a gasket that no longer pulls up hard against the frame. We list those faults and photograph them on request, before delivery, so nothing turns up as a surprise when the truck does. If what goes inside has to stay dry, start at cargo-worthy.
Get a price — 10ft
Every 10ft is priced on the individual unit, the grade you settle on and the run to your address, and the number you get covers the container and the delivery together. Ring 1300 467 776 or send the form — answered within one business day.
Get a price for your addressPrices are quoted with the container and the delivery together, so the figure you get is the whole cost to your address rather than a headline that grows later. Ring 1300 467 776 or send the form and you will have a price for the exact unit within one business day.
Access
What a 10ft wants at your end
A ten lands off a standard tilt-tray and wants roughly half the approach a twenty does — around 12 metres of straight run, 3 metres clear where it pinches, and 4.5 metres overhead while the tray tips. That is precisely why the size exists. Tight suburban blocks, pinched side passages and awkward courtyards in the inner city become workable at this length and stay impossible at anything longer.
Three photographs settle it: one taken standing at the street looking in, one along the run itself, and one of the ground the box has to sit on. Send them with the enquiry and you will be told which truck the job wants, and whether the drop is straightforward, before anybody talks money.
Other lengths
If this one is not the fit
40ft Shipping Containers
You have the space, the approach is genuinely open, and the aim is the largest amount of storage per dollar spent that anybody sells.
Questions
The 10ft, answered
What are the dimensions of a 10ft shipping container?
Outside, 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m. Inside, 2.83m × 2.35m × 2.39m, which gives 15.9m³ of usable room, through a door opening of 2.34m × 2.28m, at an empty weight of approx 1,300 kg. Those are ISO figures and they hold whoever built the box, so there is no point shopping on them. What does differ from one 10ft to the next is how sound the floor is and how hard the doors pull up against the seal, and that is a grade question rather than a dimensions one.
What fits in a 10ft container?
A ride-on, a bench and shelving up the walls — roughly what a single lock-up garage swallows. A two-bedroom unit's worth of furniture will go in if it is packed hard and nothing in it is fragile.
How much does a 10ft shipping container cost?
It is priced on the grade — new single-trip, cargo-worthy used or as-is — and quoted for the exact unit with delivery to your address, in AUD ex GST. Where any individual 10ft lands comes down to its condition, to what is physically standing in the yard the week you ring, and to which yard it has to be released from. Cartage is worked out per address and quoted alongside the box rather than published, because the access at the far end shifts it as much as the distance does.
What does a 10ft container need for delivery?
A ten lands off a standard tilt-tray and wants roughly half the approach a twenty does — around 12 metres of straight run, 3 metres clear where it pinches, and 4.5 metres overhead while the tray tips. That is precisely why the size exists. Tight suburban blocks, pinched side passages and awkward courtyards in the inner city become workable at this length and stay impossible at anything longer.
Can I hire a 10ft rather than buy one?
Yes. Hire earns its keep when the container has a finish date on it — a build, a fit-out, a harvest, a rebuild after storm damage. If it is still going to be sitting there in two years, buying is nearly always the cheaper end of the deal by a wide margin. Give us the period and both numbers get run for you.
Get a price
Price a 10ft to your address
Give us the delivery postcode and a description of the entrance, and the cartage comes back in the same number as the container. Every enquiry answered within one business day.
Or skip the form and ring us — 1300 467 776, Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm, Sat 8am-12pm