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Garage workshops built the old-fashioned way require thousands of dollars, many months of your time, and they’re built in one place permanently. With a shipping container, you get something ready to customize as soon as it’s delivered. It’s made of steel so it’s secure, built to last in the Texas elements with little maintenance, and it can be relocated if you move. Take your shop with you, already fully equipped. No starting over. No abandoned investment.
If you like to mess around in wood every once in awhile fine. But if you’re serious about woodworking you’ll need to be serious about dust collection. With 40ft you have enough length to have an 8 foot workbench along one wall with a centralized dust collection system occupying the other side of the shop.
You’ll be lifting cars or operating engine hoists, so your floors need to be reinforced before your shipping container even arrives. Prepare to pour a 4 inch reinforced concrete pad (steel rebar mesh inside) underneath it.
Great lighting is everything. Consider framing windows to cut openings in the roof and place Velux sunroof style skylights along the center of your roof. They’re specifically designed for putting into metal roofs and provide natural light with minimal UV penetration. Bonus: Unlike windows they won’t leak rain water all over your tools either.
Your 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers require massive amounts of power and filtration we forgot to mention. Lucky for you steel containers make this easy.
Mowers spill gas, tillers track mud, bag after bag of mulch creates dust. A storage shed just doesn’t stand a chance.
You ain’t living until you’ve worked in an uninsulated container on a Texas summer day. Spray foam insulation closed-cell texture will create an air seal. The thickness options (2-3 inches) also add structural support to the walls.
LED shop lights have changed the game on containers. Linkable 4 foot fixtures strung down the center of your ceiling provide even light for less than $200.
You may have HVAC but you still need some passive ventilation. Since metal buildings create significant temperature differentials with the outside your going to have condensation. That condensation needs a place to go, otherwise you’ll be rusting out your building.
Sure the factory applied marine plywood is fine if you don’t plan on working in it. But if you’re like us you want better. An epoxy floor coating (think epoxy paint but thicker) will create a durable surface your tough on and easy to keep clean.
Hang those magnetic screw trays wherever you want, parts bins too. Tool magnetic strips have endless possibilities and just stick to those steel walls.
I don’t want a work bench taking up floor space when I need it. Sure you can build out fold-down tables to the dimensions you want. Attach to your wall with piano hinges, fold-down brackets or drop-down legs.
Take two and place them parallel to each other and bridge them with a large center opening. You just created a 320 square foot workshop with 160 square feet you can customize however you’d like. Keep it open or close it off with drywall and windows. Maybe even a door for staff.
Buying previously used shipping containers for your workshop conversion has invisible costs. A One-Trip container (AKA new, AKA premier condition) has only traveled across ocean one time. They offer the benefits of strong steel with little to no cosmetic damage.
Build out your dream shop in your timeline and budget. Shipping container workshops are professional enough for hobbyists and serious enough for pros. The only limitation is your imagination. Need help? We have 20ft and in our inventory right now or call Steel Box Shipping Containers for a custom quote. We’ll help you pick the perfect container and deliver it to any corner of Texas.
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