10ft Shipping Containers
Side access is pinched, the setback leaves nothing to manoeuvre in, or all that is needed is a lockable spot for the mower, an air compressor and a wall of hand tools.
40ft containers
40ft Shipping Containers for sale and hire
Double the length, near enough double the room, and nowhere near double the money — a used forty is regularly the best value per cubic metre standing in the yard. What decides it is never the container. It is whether a truck can get in, and whether the ground will let the thing lie flat.
- External
- 12.19m × 2.44m × 2.59m
- Internal volume
- 67.7m³
- 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 40ft earns its place
- Best value per cubic metre we sell in most weeks. A used forty is often only a few hundred dollars above a used twenty for twice the volume.
- One truck instead of two, one lot of cartage instead of two, one prepared footing instead of two.
- Mates and stacks neatly with a second forty, which is what makes the twin-container covered bay such a common build.
What actually goes in one
A big house plus the contents of the shed, or a proper workshop with an aisle down the centre to work in. Frequently bought two at a time and stood parallel, with a roof spanning the gap to make a covered bay.
The bit people wish they had known
Everything hinges on access at this length. Reckon on 30 metres of straight approach, 4 metres of width at the tightest point, nothing hanging over any of it, and ground firm enough that four corner castings will not sink into it. A side loader manages tighter ground than a tilt-tray, though it sets the container down off the driver's side of the trailer, so the direction of approach matters. Send three photos through and we will give you an answer before anybody prices it.
| External (L × W × H) | 12.19m × 2.44m × 2.59m |
|---|---|
| Internal (L × W × H) | 12.03m × 2.35m × 2.39m |
| Door opening (W × H) | 2.34m × 2.28m |
| Internal volume | 67.7m³ |
| Tare weight | approx 3,800 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 — 40ft
Every 40ft 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 40ft wants at your end
Reckon on 30 metres of straight approach, 4 metres of width at the tightest point, and nothing overhanging any part of the run. A side loader copes with a good deal less room than a tilt-tray, but it lays the container off the driver's side of the trailer — so the direction the truck can come in from dictates which side of the block the box can end up on. Settle that well before delivery day.
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
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.
Questions
The 40ft, answered
What are the dimensions of a 40ft shipping container?
Outside, 12.19m × 2.44m × 2.59m. Inside, 12.03m × 2.35m × 2.39m, which gives 67.7m³ of usable room, through a door opening of 2.34m × 2.28m, at an empty weight of approx 3,800 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 40ft 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 40ft container?
A big house plus the contents of the shed, or a proper workshop with an aisle down the centre to work in. Frequently bought two at a time and stood parallel, with a roof spanning the gap to make a covered bay.
How much does a 40ft 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 40ft 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 40ft container need for delivery?
Reckon on 30 metres of straight approach, 4 metres of width at the tightest point, and nothing overhanging any part of the run. A side loader copes with a good deal less room than a tilt-tray, but it lays the container off the driver's side of the trailer — so the direction the truck can come in from dictates which side of the block the box can end up on. Settle that well before delivery day.
Can I hire a 40ft 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 40ft 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