nosuchhounds
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Ive been looking into used Welfare units/cabin for a workshop. I have a large space to play with. They seem relatively cheap to buy and would just need a concrete base I believe. Does anyone have experience or advice?
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Most will have a single door. That limits or complicates moving machinery and materials into the workshop.
Floor will only be good for size 10 muddy boots, not the leg of a workbench with half an oak tree on top of it.
Floor will only be good for size 10 muddy boots, not the leg of a workbench with half an oak tree on top of it.
nosuchhounds
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Can they be modified with regards to doors and flooring?
Cabinetman
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Probably, I would have a look at old refrigerated containers, they come in all sizes but obviously most will be articulated truck size. The main benefit is that they are well insulated with double doors.
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okeydokey
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you might be able to use pallets of the same height as a base for a usb floor fixed onto them. If you can get a welfare cabin with insulated walls ceiling then put another layer on top I think you have a starter
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just googled prices for used units ---- not cheap!
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just googled prices for used units ---- not cheap!
Have a look on Portakabin's website and other people producing similar items. You might find construction details there. That would give you an indication of what is possible. The floor is an easy one to solve - use spreader plates where there will be a point load (or jack up one side of it so it looks like a London bus on a tilt test [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs/item/2002-18969] and install reinforcement underneath, but this does require knowing where stuff is going in advance).
A lot of welfare (jack leg) cabins are wider than a standard shipping container, which does offer some advantages (hard to turn an 8' piece of plywood in a place which is barely 8' wide).
Since all shipping containers have the same external dimensions, a refridgerated one will have insulation on the inside, making it even narrower.
This one is made from a shipping container
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OI would have a look at a 20’ container, I bought one in the last few months from Adaptainer.
Brilliant service and the price delivered for a one time use vented unit wasn’t too much more than a secondhand one when you add in moving it.
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Brilliant service and the price delivered for a one time use vented unit wasn’t too much more than a secondhand one when you add in moving it.
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url...aD5V407n51jO8c6aK5Ab3pOhr6CfbYR5Ffqhkt&typo=1
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Please comment on the ergonomics of handling 8' x 4' sheet material in one.
What sort of work could you usefully do in one and what sort of work would be quite difficult to do in one?
Depending on the welfare unit, the same restrictions and limitations would be applicable to either solution.
Far edge of a field near me, two 20' containers have been set down parallel to each other 10 to 20' apart. Some beams span the gap and some sort of roof covering. It makes a big covered workspace with one open end and two large lockable rooms.
You could have one for storage, one with a bench and tools, and a large covered space to break down timber using powertools and trestles ...
Trextr7monkey
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A neighbour has this set up he has a big gate on the front of the space between the containers and keeps a tractor in there
