Converted Shipping Containers: Why Do They Make Unique Homes?
Converted shipping containers are taking the Australian housing market by storm. We look at why shipping containers make such unique homes.
Inspiring Uses for Secondhand Shipping Containers
We look at some of the innovative and inspiring ways that secondhand shipping containers are being used in Australia and around the world.
How to Build a Shipping Container Swimming Pool
If you’re looking for a unique way to create a one of a kind swimming pool on your property, have you considered a modified shipping container? At around 2.4m in height and width, and anywhere from 6-12m in length, a converted shipping container can be an easy solution for a portable, plug and play swimming pool. While…
Avoiding Distaster: 7 Common Shipping Container Building Mistakes And How To Prevent Them
Time and time again we say that shipping containers make an ideal building block for constructing new homes and offices. While this is true, there are always pitfalls and shortcomings of any building method or construction material. All too often people jump into shipping container projects without doing the proper research beforehand, and can run…
5 Eye-catching Shipping Container Street Art Projects
Second hand shipping containers have a wide variety of uses that don’t always involve storage, transportation and housing. The portable nature of shipping containers, their durability and the fact that they are low cost make them perfect as a space for street art. Many well-known graffiti and contemporary artists around the world have discovered the…
15 Great Spare Room Ideas That You Probably Haven’t Thought Of
Shipping containers are an ideal way to build a new spare room for your house quickly, cheaply and effectively. You can either modify one yourself if you are into DIY or take a pre-built container “cabin” and repurpose it to your hearts content. By taking a 20 or 40 foot container, adding access doors, windows,…
The GCS Guide to Purchasing Your First Shipping Container
New and used shipping containers are ideal solutions for temporary or long term storage, mobile offices, temporary buildings or even the basic building blocks for container homes. But with so many options, grades and shipping container modifications available, it’s incredibly easy to get confused and not know where to start. Gateway Container Sales & Hire…
Shipping Container – 5 Simple Steps to Selecting the Best Value
Purchasing shipping containers can be a major and confusing purchase for a small business owner. To ensure you make the right choice of shipping container for your budget, simply follow these simple steps to ensure you get the right shipping container for the right job, at the right price. 1) What is your budget? Do…
Used Shipping Containers – 3 Great Benefits
Yes, we’re selling used shipping containers for the purpose of shipping and moving cargo. But that doesn’t mean that is where the containers’ purpose ends. Despite what you may think, shipping containers have many uses apart from shipping and moving. As our world becomes increasingly cluttered, the need for a used shipping container is the…
Shipping Container Conversions – 7 Steps To Make Your Dream Home
Modern, green architecture has evolved into using alternative methods and structures rarely thought of as suitable living quarters before. Many people are now looking at shipping container conversions as a way of building modern, eco-friendly homes. Twenty or forty feet long, eight feet wide, and about eight feet high in general, shipping container conversions can…