The short one. It fits down the side of a Girards Hill cottage, into the back corner of a Ballina unit block, or onto a Byron property where a 20ft would swallow the only flat ground there is.
| External (L × W × H) | 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m |
|---|---|
| Internal (L × W × H) | 2.83m × 2.35m × 2.39m |
| Door opening (W × H) | 2.34m × 2.28m |
| Internal volume | 16m³ |
Worth understanding before you ask why the small one costs more. Ten-foot containers are not built at that length for shipping in any volume. Nearly every one in the country is a longer unit that has been cut down and had a new end wall fabricated and sealed, so the price is a fabricator's hours rather than steel. Where a 20ft physically fits, the 20ft is the better buy every single time.
The older Lismore streets are the classic case. Girards Hill, East Lismore and the older parts of North Lismore are full of deep narrow blocks with the house set hard against one boundary and a strip of driveway down the side. A 20ft will not turn into most of them, and lifting one over a roof costs more than the container does. A 10ft on a tilt-tray usually will turn in, and that single physical fact is the entire reason people here pay more for less steel.
The second regular buyer is the coastal strata block — Ballina, Lennox Head, the unit developments around Byron and Suffolk Park. Shared ground, marked parking, and a set-down spot that cannot block anybody else's car. A 10ft sits inside a couple of bays and can be picked up and shifted later without a committee meeting about it.
The third is the hinterland block where the only level ground is small. Around Nimbin, Dunoon, Clunes and up the Kyogle road there is plenty of land and very little of it flat. If the one bench you can build is short, buy short. A 20ft on a bench that is not long enough is a twisted container and a door that will not shut.
On any property with room, ignore all of this. The price difference makes no sense until the constraint is real.
Grades matter
Cargo-worthy is the grade we check wind and watertight before it goes on a truck. As-is units are cheaper again and are not sold watertight — one may have a patched repair, a soft floor section or a door seal that no longer seats, and we will tell you exactly what is wrong with it before you buy. New single-trip units are sealed and unmarked. If the container has to keep rain off what is inside it, buy cargo-worthy or better.
| Size | Used from | New from | Hire from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10ft Containers | $4,350 | $6,400 | POA |
| 20ft Containers | $2,200 | $3,300 | $27/wk |
| 40ft Containers | $2,600 | $5,500 | POA |
Guide pricing only, ex GST. What you actually pay delivered depends on the grade, where you are and what is standing in the yard that week. Ring 02 6622 1322 and we will give you a real number instead of a range.
Tell us the address and what the ground is like. You will get one figure with the cartage in it, not a range.