Shipping Container Practicalities

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A few years back, (05/06) had a shipping container for an office on a project I was on for six weeks.

Some things learnt.

1. Plan where you're going to put it first. Unless you like twenty people taking most of the day to move it six feet to the left.

2. Fill in EVERY hole, it's amazing how even a draught from a 2mm hole can get on someone's nerves (doubly so for a hole in the roof)

3. It's made of thin steel- tough round the edges, but the middle of the roof is not that strong, and will deform if you walk on it. or kick footballs on the sides.

4. If you are going to put a window in strengthen around it so that the roof doesn't sag down around it (or someone doesn't just take the perspex out and nick the gear inside)

5. Put a proper floor in- the one it has will get damp over time, and is definitely not level. Also will stop lifeforms getting in through the holes you forgot about.

6. Remember to carry some WD-40 to get the door open. they will stick.

7. Work out where things will go first so that you don't have extension cables going over the toilet for example.

It was a decent enough shelter for a short time- wouldn't want to live in though.