How to Create a Shipping Container Office
Friday 28 February 2020
Updated: Thursday 28 May 2020
Filed in: General
The design
All projects start with good planning. Your input in the design process is the most valuable step, to ensure you get exactly what you need. We use Computer Aided Design to create a picture of the finished structure. At this stage you will let us know exactly what you need, and where you need it. Once you are happy with the design we can begin work. To make things easier we have our ModiBox® range of container offices. These are simple packages to give you a basic office design and also save on the costs of opting for a bespoke design. The ModiBox® range comes in sizes starting at 10ft, and going up to 40ft. Choose from a used shipping container or a new shipping container, to suit your budget. We include a standard package of:- Personnel doors
- Anti-vandal windows
- Exterior repaint
- Melamine lining
- Vinyl flooring
- Electrics

- Partitions
- Patio doors and UVPC windows
- Sky lights
- Canteen packages
- Wood cladding
Planning permission
In some cases you may not need Planning Permission, particularly if the structure is an addition to existing premises, as shipping containers are classed as temporary structures. However, we always recommend checking out beforehand. Contact your local authority before we start work on your container office, to avoid a costly mistake. Often planning permission can be granted, particularly if you are planning to site it in a rural location or a Greenfield site, by having the container clad. This helps it to blend in with the surroundings and disguises the fact it's a metal box. See our article on cladded shipping containers to learn about the different types of wood cladding available and how to clad a container.Doors and windows

Repainting

Lining

Flooring

Fixtures and fittings

Delivery
You'll need to prepare your site for the delivery of your shipping container office by making sure the location is accessible to an artic lorry with a hiab crane. The size of these means that you have to think about access, in terms of both road width and height of any overhanging obstacles beforehand. The ground leading up to your site must be hard-standing too, or the lorry could get stuck! It's important that if you have any concerns over potential access issues you discuss it with the conversion team beforehand. It is recommended that you prepare your ground for delivery by making sure the ground where you'll be siting the container is properly prepared. The foundation should either be a concrete base, or four wooden supports in the ground (railway sleepers are good for this). As long as all four corners of the container are supported then no other special preparation is required.We have placed cookies on your browsing device to enable this website to function correctly.
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