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Disguising Garden Storage Container

  • 01-09-2010 11:33am
    #1
    pavb2
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    Hello all I'm looking at putting a 20ft storage container down bottom of garden but trying to conceal one long side. What ideas have people got for disguising it.

    I could put up trellis & plants or may be use as rear wall of pergola type building what do you think?


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  • #2
    AckwelFoley
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    yea, trellis would be my first choice for something quick and easy

    You could consider painting the side of the container to a colour that wouldnt stand out like a sore thumb through the trellis


  • #3
    Carlow52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Carlow52


    +1 for snypers ideas: perhaps a big flat screen and sky sports:)


  • #4
    randy hickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭randy hickey


    pavb2 wrote: »
    Hello all I'm looking at putting a 20ft storage container down bottom of garden but trying to conceal one long side. What ideas have people got for disguising it.

    I could put up trellis & plants or may be use as rear wall of pergola type building what do you think?

    I have been down this road myself very recently, and after doing a lot of searching and giving it a lot of thought, I decided there was nothing for it but to buy a brand new container in dark green.Even the best of the second hand 20foot containers were tired looking and invariably an eye-catching colour.Now, my garden is a small suburban garden, but amazingly the container doesn't stick out! Definitely worth going the extra mile for the new one in the right colour if you can.One of the best investments I've ever made.
    Hope this helps


  • #5
    randy hickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭randy hickey


    Oh,one other thing- make sure the area you're going to get your container dropped on is level. If not, then the frame of the container may twist enough to cause problems with opening and closing the doors.Also, it's worth knowing the distance from where the delivery truck is going to have to park to where the container is finally going to rest, and making sure their truck mounted crane has sufficient reach.
    Sorry, that was two other things!!


  • #6
    raphaelS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 538 ✭✭✭raphaelS


    randy hickey wrote: »
    Oh,one other thing- make sure the area you're going to get your container dropped on is level. If not, then the frame of the container may twist enough to cause problems with opening and closing the doors.Also, it's worth knowing the distance from where the delivery truck is going to have to park to where the container is finally going to rest, and making sure their truck mounted crane has sufficient reach.
    Sorry, that was two other things!!

    Sorry, re-opening an old one... I wanted to know where did you buy your new container?

    Thanks
    Raphael


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  • #7
    randy hickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭randy hickey


    raphaelS wrote: »
    Sorry, re-opening an old one... I wanted to know where did you buy your new container?

    Thanks
    Raphael

    After a lot of shopping around, I went with Rushfleet.

    http://www.rushfleet.com/


  • #8
    raphaelS
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    Bought one 20ft from Rushfleet... Happy customer!


  • #9
    randy hickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭randy hickey


    Have the prices gone up?


  • #10
    Happyman42
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    You could clad it in shiplap. 6a00d8341c67ce53ef0120a8b571a3970b-500wi.jpg


  • #11
    pavb2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,998 ✭✭✭pavb2


    looks nothing like a container does it? Great job.


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  • #12
    raphaelS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 538 ✭✭✭raphaelS


    randy hickey wrote: »
    Have the prices gone up?

    For a new one, this is still same price as in this post from 2007 (!):
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=54213223&postcount=11
    A 20ft new container delivered anywhere in Dublin will cost eur2650 + VAT = eur3259.50

    It was still 2012 when I ordered so I don't know if they went up for 2013, I can't imagine it would much more.


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