Shipping containers as a storage shed or workshop?

We used them for storage for a while. As storage, they are OK for things that you would be OK keeping in a cheap metal outdoor shed. As far as a workshop, its probably not worth it. You would have to dump some money into it and at that point, you probably would have been better off just building something yourself.

The companies that sell them to you are going to make money off of the sea can and also off of the delivery, so make sure you factor that in (unless you can pick it up yourself). Stuff you may find online where they say they are selling a 40/ft for a $1000 but then they might have a $3000+ delivery charge.

Another issue is that a lot of these sea cans are beat to hell as in they are rusty, dented, have major repairs to them, etc. So unless you see it before purchase, it will be luck of the draw. Just remember that what some of these sites consider "good condition' is good based off of other sea cans, not what normal people would consider good.

Also, if you are just setting up on the grass, you are going to want to get some timber under it like railway ties to keep it off the ground.

As far as where to purchase, there are a lot of places in the NOLA area that sell them since it's such a big port. You should be able to locate one online. We have used A&M Container before out of Ponchatoula. Everything went smoothly for ones we have bought from them.

Yep tgey probably treat tge wood with Methyl bromide or Phosphine

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I would only use them for storage or a hunting cabin. I wouldn't use one for a workshop.

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Same here. I've got a workshop at my house for doing woodworking and at slightly over 8 ft. wide, that would make for some close quarters for that type work. Swinging longer pieces of lumber and sheet goods around would be a PITA.