20ft Shipping Container, As-Is Condition

Hire a container if you need it for a defined period — a renovation, a project, seasonal storage — or want to test whether it suits before committing. Buy one if it's a permanent fixture or works out cheaper over your timeframe. ABC is hire-first; if you hire and later decide to buy, the team will give you an agreed purchase price.

ABC grades every container it sells on a 1–10 condition scale. Grade 10 is the best — we count up, not down — meaning a Grade 10 is near-new with barely a mark, while lower grades are more used and cost less. Every grade is structurally sound. Full detail is on the container grading page.

Most containers are delivered by tilt-tray truck, which tilts its tray to slide the container off and place it precisely — including down many suburban driveways. The driver positions it where you want it. Access matters: discuss driveway width, slope, overhead branches and ground conditions when you quote so the right truck is sent.

A 20ft shipping container holds about 33 cubic metres — enough for the contents of a two to three bedroom house, or a generous amount of furniture, tools and boxes. As a rough guide, it fits a typical three-bedroom household's worth of goods. For tighter planning, the container dimensions guide has the exact internal measurements.

Yes. ABC has an in-house modifications team — the Mods Crew — based at the Brisbane depot. They build site offices, accommodation, ablution blocks, crib rooms, workshops and custom fit-outs. Every unit is designed, fabricated and finished in-house, not offshore. See the container modifications page for what's possible.