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The standard for 10ft & 20ft. Needs ~3.5m width and about 15m of straight run. Container slides off in line with the truck.
Standard for 40ft. Lifts the container off sideways — allow around 30m of working room and firm, level ground.
For the tricky ones — over fences, tight courtyards, behind buildings. Costs more, solves what nothing else can.
The full detail is in our delivery & site access guide.
The truck that delivers your container decides how much room you need, so it is worth understanding the three options before you pick a spot.
Tilt-tray. The usual truck for 10ft and 20ft containers. The driver reverses in a straight line to the drop spot, tilts the tray and lets the container slide off the back, then drives forward from under it. The container lands in line with the truck, so the spot has to be at the end of a straight approach. The tray rises high as it tilts, which is why overhead lines, branches and eaves at the drop spot matter.
Sidelifter. A trailer with a crane at each end that lifts the container off sideways and sets it down beside the truck. It is common for 40ft containers and handy where the spot sits alongside a driveway rather than at the end of it. It needs a long, level, firm place to park and room beside it for the container.
Crane truck (HIAB). A truck-mounted crane that can lift a container over a fence, a carport or a garden bed. It solves sites nothing else can reach, and it costs more, so it is quoted for the job.
Delivery is quoted with the container, not published as a rate, because it depends on things only your address can answer: the distance from the depot the container comes from, which truck the site needs, and what the driver meets at your end. You get one total for the container delivered, so you can compare it with any other quote on the same basis. The delivery day is confirmed when you order.
A container does not need a slab. It sits on its four corner castings, so what it needs is firm, level support at each corner — railway sleepers, concrete blocks or pavers are the usual choice — with the ground between them draining away. Getting it level end to end and side to side is the single best thing you can do for it; a container that sits out of level twists slightly and the doors bind. On a slope, cut a level pad or build up the low end on solid blocks. Mark the spot and decide which way the doors will face before the truck arrives.
Think about the ground the truck drives on too. A loaded tilt-tray is heavy, and lawns, septic areas, soft sand and wet clay that look solid can give way. If it has rained, a gravelled track or a few dry days makes the difference.
On farms and acreage the questions are about the route as much as the spot: the width of each gate and grid, the surface of the track, any causeways or dips, turning room at the end, and power lines across the paddock. Tell us those when you enquire. For tight suburban sites, measure the gate, photograph the street and the spot from where the truck would stand, and look up for wires and branches. Photos solve most problems before the truck leaves; our site access guide goes into more detail.
Be there, or be reachable by phone, so the driver can confirm the position and door direction. Keep cars, trailers and anything else off the route. The driver will place the container as close to your mark as the site safely allows; if something on the day makes the spot unsafe — soft ground after rain, a new obstruction — they will talk it through with you rather than force it.
Yes. With a tilt-tray the doors face either the truck's cab or its rear as the container slides off, so tell us which way you want them when you order and the container is loaded to suit.
The truck needs a reasonably level, firm approach, and the container needs to sit level on its corners. Gentle slopes can be packed up; steep ones need a cut pad. Send photos and we will say what the site needs.
A crane truck can often lift a container over a fence or into a courtyard from the street. A smaller container, such as a 10ft, is the other option. Photos let us work out which before anything is booked.
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