Removals: Container to port or to new home?
Feb 22nd 2008, 4:50 am
#16
Scottish Canuck
Joined: Aug 2006
Location: Auld Scotia > Nova Scotia > Calgary
Posts: 3,703
Re: Removals: Container to port or to new home?
Has anyone lookied into, or actually been through, the process of BUYING a 20' container, loading it and shipping it over to Canada?
We are hoping to get a property with a bit of acreage,
so should be able to drop a 20' container near the house somewhere - but is this cost efficient?? The way i am thinking is that it will only be one load up in the UK and we can unload from outside our front door at our own speed.
We are hoping to get a property with a bit of acreage,
so should be able to drop a 20' container near the house somewhere - but is this cost efficient?? The way i am thinking is that it will only be one load up in the UK and we can unload from outside our front door at our own speed.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sear...20ft+container
Feb 22nd 2008, 11:12 am
#17
Truro NS
Thread Starter
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 553
Re: Removals: Container to port or to new home?
OUTSTANDING!
Now all I need is 20 of these and a MIG welder and I'm all set...
Feb 22nd 2008, 11:36 am
#18
Pretty Fly For A Whiteguy
Joined: Feb 2008
Location: Barrie, Ontario(formerly Penperlleni, Cymru)
Posts: 570
Re: Removals: Container to port or to new home?
The containers are all treated in the same way as they are all wekded tight, sealed and washed out. Any water you may find inside is from when they wash the insides before renting them. They are all generally in very good condition as they are inspected regularly. If you are in any doubt when you come to load, refuse to load it if there is a hole in it. That way your stuff should be OK. You could always shrink wrap your stuff as well. This is not recommended though if you personal effects are going to be in storage for any reasonable length of time. I did this with all my gear and after 2 years it came out fine. I think I got lucky with it though. Just be a bit canny with the cold as well because we lost a couple of paddling pools due to the fact they fractured in the sub-zero temperatures. We moved our big stuff from the storage company in my mates truck (pick-up). The rest of we took the seats out of our Dodge Caravan and loaded it that way. Piece of cake. As the storage company in Canada were doing a 2/1 deal we had the storage unit for 2 months at the cost of 1. Meant we could take our time.
Hope this helps a bit.
Hope this helps a bit.
