Container offices, cabins, field storage, and climate-controlled workspaces, built on the frame of a steel shipping container and delivered across New Jersey where the truck has the access it needs.
A modified shipping container starts with the same Corten steel ISO structure and adds the features that turn it into a functional space. The base unit can be ordered in different grades. See our container condition guide, and our rent vs buy guide if you are weighing how to pay for it.
In New Jersey, a modified container can serve as a job site office, a lockable equipment room on a farm or acreage, a cabin base on rural property, or a field office that moves between sites.
Wiring needs an electrical permit from the local construction official, and building out a heated office or workshop needs a construction permit too (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14). Ask about both before the build is specified.
Tell us what you need the container to do and where you need to put it.
Container One offers accessories, modifications and pre-modified containers. Describe your project when you request a quote.
On a crowded city block, a 20ft office with a personnel door and a window needs a level spot about 20 by 8 feet, and the truck needs 110 feet of straight, clear space to set it down, which may have to start in the street. Newark's container rules differ by zone, so ask the Office of Planning and Zoning about the lot before the build is specified.
Beside a warehouse or plant in Middlesex or Union County, a modified unit can serve as a locked tool room or controlled storage. Ask the construction official how the room's use is classified before ordering.
A heated workshop on a farm or large lot needs a level, drained pad, a power plan and a construction permit. Ask the construction official whether your workshop qualifies for an exemption from the requirement to protect its foundations against frost: it must be freestanding, pose little risk to human life if it fails, have no wood or light-gauge steel stud framing, cover no more than 400 square feet and have eaves no higher than 10 feet.
A booth or storage room for a seasonal business in Monmouth County needs firm support on sandy ground. Between seasons, the same unit can keep stock and fixtures locked up.
A hilly lot needs a straight, level run for the truck and a firm pad at the end of it. When Container One's Delivery/Dispatch department contacts you to schedule, ask for a date when the ground is dry and not frozen.
Describe the intended use, the property location, any access constraints, the timeline, and the budget range. Those details let the quote cover the right container and configuration.
A Container One sales representative prepares the written quote, with delivery to your New Jersey address included.
Once the order is confirmed, modifications are completed before delivery. A modified container takes longer than a standard unit, depending on scope and the current build schedule.
Tell us what you need it to do and where it needs to go.