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Shipping Containers: The Perfect Garden Shed

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It’s in our DNA, Aussie blokes and their sheds. It doesn’t matter where you are, the minute any bloke has a bit of space to call his own, he’s going to want a shed. His own personal retreat in the backyard to be amongst tools and half finished projects, that place where he can enjoy solace from the busy, crazy world outside, and just get on with “things”.

Of course it’s not just Australia where sheds are all that. Jump across the Tasman and you won’t be able to find a bookstore that doesn’t have at least one volume on Kiwi sheds, and even Great Britain has it’s very own Shed of the Year contest. Theres no disputing it, Sheds are simply part of our genetic makeup – according to the Daily Mirror:

“Sheds were traditionally the hiding place for dads. A place of peace and quiet where they could stir paint with pieces of wood and listen to the radio.”

You can go the simple route and head on down to your local home improvement store and pick up a small kitset shed and be done with it, but where’s the fun in that? Blokes who are serious about their sheds think big, shipping container big.

Here are some of our favourite shipping container sheds from around the world:

Image Source: Oregon Live

Image Source: Oregon Live

 Mike Corvi’s Backyard Retreat

While not in Australia, this American blokes shed was inspired by shipping container housing in the Northern Territory. Utilising a 20 foot shipping container, Mike has added a glass door and front porch where the awning has been constructed from scrap steel cut from the container itself. He’s added wood paneling on the inside, insulation and a full electrical fit out – not bad for a shed in the backyard.

Image Source: ISBU

Image Source: ISBU

10 Foot Shipping Containers as an Alternative to Tuff Sheds

According to the International Steel Building Units & Container Homes website, 10 foot shipping containers make an ideal alternative to popular “Tuff Sheds”. Claiming that for a similar price you can add wooden panels and a roof, but end up with a far easier to transport, secure backyard shed alternative. We tend to agree!

Image Source: Ultimate Reef

Image Source: Ultimate Reef

Wood Panelled Garden Shed

We don’t know the background to this particular shed, and the only information we could find about it was on a scuba diving forum, but we absolutely love the concept. Simply take a standard 20 foot shipping container and cover it with split wood cladding allowing it to weather and fit in with the natural surroundings. It looks great!

Image Source: Best Used Tractors

Image Source: Best Used Tractors

Shipping Container Barn

Ok, so this is on the extreme end of shed building, but we couldn’t resist taking a look at this. It’s a huge barn constructed from a mixture of traditional corrugated iron and four stacked 40 foot long shipping containers. It sure makes construction easy, simply stack the four containers and you have the skeleton of the building. Add in supporting beams, roofing and fill in the gaps. A simple way to quickly and cost effectively build a huge structure.

Image Source: Pinterest

Image Source: Pinterest

Shipping Container Shed and Carport

This clever design spotted on Pinterest shows how easy it is to build a simple carport with a whole load of storage. They’ve taken two 20 foot standard shipping containers, and added a simple carport roof – available from local companies such as ezyframe.  We imagine that this could be built quickly in a day, giving you storage for large vehicles, though a shed like this could easily be improved by customising the shipping containers with roller or sliding doors, windows and an electrical fit out to create a fully functioning workshop as well.

Image Source: Grasmere Kitchen Garden

Image Source: Grasmere Kitchen Garden

Grasmere School Garden Shed

Grasmere School is a primary school based in Victoria that has their very own vegetable garden for students. After they’d finished their hard work students needed somewhere to store all their tools, and most importantly their individual gardening gloves, seeds and gardening supplies. What better way than utilising a second hand 20 foot shipping container. We think it does the job perfectly.

Looking for that perfect “blokes” shed? Give Gateway Container Sales a call now.

With a full range of shipping containers in different sizes, from 10 to 40 feet – we’ve got exactly what you need. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a plain old container, or a fully customised container with roller doors, windows and electrical fit out, the team at Gateway Container Sales will know what to do.

Whether it’s in the form of temporary rental storage or something more permanent, we’ve got you covered. Contact us now and let’s get your new shed project up and running.

Posted on May 7, 2015
By Mark FinneganStorage Transport Container Sales Shipping Container Hire Buildings Modified Shipping ContainersLeave a comment
Tags:Shipping ContainerGarageStorageShedsOuthouses

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