The one most people end up with, and the one we sell most of between Iluka and Nambucca. Enough room for a tradesman's whole kit and a bench, or a house of furniture while a build drags on, and it arrives on a standard tilt-tray so the delivery stays simple and the cartage stays sensible.
| Cargo-worthy, from the yard | from $2,200 |
|---|---|
| Single-trip (as new) | $3,300 and up |
| Weekly hire | $27 a week and up |
Check the grade before the price. Grade decides whether a container keeps the rain out. Cargo-worthy units are checked wind and watertight at the yard before they are loaded. As-is stock is the cheap end and is not sold watertight: expect a patched panel, a soft spot in the floor or a door seal that has stopped seating, and expect us to show you the fault rather than leave you to find it. New single-trip units arrive sealed and unmarked. For anything that has to stay dry, buy cargo-worthy or new.
Cargo-worthy used units — checked wind and watertight — start from $2,200 and new single-trip from $3,300. Hire starts from $27 a week if the need has an end date on it. Guide prices, ex GST.
Guide prices, ex GST. The delivered figure moves with your address, the grade and what is standing at South Grafton that week, so ring (02) 5616 9099 for an actual number rather than a range.
It is the largest container that arrives on a plain tilt-tray, and that single fact decides most purchases here. A 40ft needs a sidelifter and roughly thirty metres of working room with ground firm enough to take the legs. On a river flat after a wet fortnight, or on a sandy coastal block, that is a real constraint. A 20ft goes almost anywhere a delivery truck can get to.
The typical Clarence buyer is a trade or a small business — the mowing contractor at Junction Hill, the boat maintenance outfit at Yamba, the builder working through Maclean — who needs lockable storage that will not be broken into. Check with Clarence Valley or Coffs Harbour council before assuming it is exempt. A 20ft with a lock box costs less than a decent shed and can be sold on later.
The second big group is households. Renovations here have a habit of running long, and rental stock in the valley is tight enough that people often need somewhere to put a house full of furniture for months rather than weeks. A 20ft in the yard is often cheaper than a storage unit in town over a long renovation. Cargo-worthy 20fts are what is most often standing in the South Grafton yard, which makes this the easiest size to inspect before you buy.
Guide pricing starts at $2,200 for a cargo-worthy used unit and $3,300 new single-trip, ex GST. Cartage depends on the address — a drop at South Grafton is a different number to a hinterland block behind Bellingen. Ring (02) 5616 9099 and you will get one delivered figure.
Almost always, physically. The question is getting the truck to the spot, not the footprint. Six metres of container needs roughly twenty metres of straight run behind it for a tilt-tray to slide it off. Corner blocks and blocks with a straight drive are easy; a tight side gate with a bend in it usually means a crane.
In cargo-worthy grade, yes. Each of those is put through a wind and watertight check at the yard: doors sealing, no daylight at the roof line or corners, floor sound. An as-is unit costs less and is not sold watertight. Every quote from the yard names the grade.
Timing depends on stock and the truck schedule; we give a realistic window when we quote. Coffs, Woolgoolga, Maclean and Yamba depend on the truck run, and hinterland blocks depend on the ground being dry enough to get in.
For a container placed as temporary storage on a property, usually not — but it depends on the council, how long it stays and whether you are altering it. Clarence Valley and City of Coffs Harbour both publish guidance. If it is going to be a permanent structure or a habitable conversion, assume you need to ask them first.
Tell us the job and the address; we pick a unit off the rows and price it to your door.
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