I was in Kansas City last week for the National Portable Storage Association conference. After the conference, I was lucky enough to go inside a new local landmark—the container home. In Kansas City, MO, there is a homemade out of cargo-containers. The owner and designer, Debbie Glassberg, had me ...

As the National Portable Storage Association annual conference and trade show, one of our container modification kit suppliers unveiled their latest kit—the container barn door. They brought a 4’ door as an example of the kit, however, doors can be made in whatever length you would like.

So you have shopped around and didn’t like container prices and then turned to eBay and Craigslist to help you out. You think you found the container of your dreams. It doesn’t look too bad, there were plenty of pictures and the pricing seems decent. So do you hit the “submit” button? Here are four ...

Ahhhh fall, that time of year when people think about venting their container. It's too hot, too humid, etc. It's the number one call I get this time of year for modifications. There are a few options to consider. What are your concerns about the inside of your container? Containers are designed to ...

That is the question. You know you are getting a container, but now come the details. Should you put your container on blocking or put it flat on the ground? There are pros and cons to both options. Today we will look at both. To Block Container blocking can be helpful in situations where you have ...

Why to consider purchasing a ramp? Container ramps are aimed to make loading and unloading items safer. Cargo container thresholds are approximately 6 inches from the ground without blocking under a container, which can make it more difficult to get heavy items in and out of the container. Lifting ...

If you're searching for shipping containers for sale, you're probably wondering about the logistics. Where will the container be sourced from? How does the location impact availability? When I order a container, where will it be delivered from? Part of the answer depends on where you are located. ...

We were recently at a conference in Las Vegas and decided to duck out on some of the container conference fun to check out the Container Park. The Container Park is a complex with stores, restaurants, cafes, bars and other businesses housed in modified shipping containers and located a few blocks ...

A 16’ overhead door opens to reveal 4 containers One of the joys of visiting customers is to see what they have done with their containers! I stopped in to see a recent customer who added 8 of our 40’ containers onto his warehouse. Here are some pictures of the great way he maximized his warehouse ...

St. Charles container house made out of Super Cubes containers Are you ready to be different than everyone else? Are you wanting to build something out of a box? If you are saying yes to both questions, shipping containers may be a route for you! ISO containers are a great way to build a unique ...

3-container structure in Chicago You have your basic design work done, so now what? Now, comes the fun part - figuring out how to make your vision a reality. The first big question is about the modifications to your container. Who will do them and how will it come together? Today, we’re going to ...

A stand-alone 20’ container hotel room that can move around When you are in the early stages of a container project, it is important to figure out the general scope of your project. You should have a rough idea of how many containers you think you will need, an idea of how you plan on using them ...

This week’s blog was written by Super Cubes’ latest hire, Katie. I got to be a part of my first container delivery. We went to see two 20’ containers be delivered onsite. I first wondered what all was entailed with having such a large container delivered to a small parking lot, which in this case ...

This week’s blog was written by Super Cubes’ latest hire, Katie. Last week, I was able to experience what “going to the yard” means. Being completely foreign to the cargo container business, it truly was my first time ever viewing and visiting an actual container yard. I didn’t really know what to ...

Last week we brought the rest of the containers to make the Trammel Container Home. Since the first floor went into place, Justin at MJF Contracting and his team have been hard at work. They cut down a container to be a stairwell. They finished a lot of the site work for the home including ...

Drone view of 3 container sitting on the foundation of a house with the crane next to the house Last week we had a bit of crane excitement at Super Cubes!! We delivered three one-trip 40' high cubes containers to the Trammel Container home. We worked with MJF Contracting LLC and Kuehn's Crane ...

Getting into position to drop two 20' containers We recently delivered two 20' containers to a customer's location. I went along to video how this works and to show what is involved in delivery of two 20's at once. The customer ordered two modified 20' containers. The driver dropped them next to a ...

What happens when your brilliant customer makes a hotel room out of one of your containers? Answer: You stay in it!! Geoffrey Warner, AIA, the founder of Alchemy and weeHouse created LightHotel as an ecotourism alternative. They started with a 20' container from Super Cubes. We added in the windows ...

What would you do with a one-trip 20' container? We have some great customers who have taken 20' (and in some cases 40') containers and created something much bigger than a box. We are showcasing some of the fun stuff we've been a part of or at least supplied containers today. Super Cubes worked ...

We have reported on how a Super Cubes customer has converted eight 40' high cube containers into their home. See our blog on putting the containers in place by clicking here. Now the house is almost done and Show Me St Louis has done a piece on the home. You can watch it below: Or you can go to ...

This virtual reality booth was made from a leftover "tube" of container.