Description
Sixteen feet is the odd size out in the container world, which is exactly what makes it useful. There is a genuine amount of stock capacity here, well beyond a 10ft, and it still fits a standard parking space, a back garden, or the awkward corner of a yard that a 20ft unit cannot turn into. This one is offered in cargo-worthy grade and fitted with a roll-up door, so there are no swing doors needing clearance in front of it.
Dimensions
- External: 4.88 × 2.44 × 2.59 m (16 ft 0 in × 8 ft 0 in × 8 ft 6 in)
- Internal: 4.57 × 2.34 × 2.38 m (15 ft 0 in × 7 ft 8 in × 7 ft 10 in)
- Door opening: 2.34 × 2.26 m (7 ft 8 in × 7 ft 5 in)
- Floor area: roughly 10.7 m² (115 sq ft)
Build and fittings
- Roll-up door — no swing clearance needed in front
- Grade: cargo-worthy
- Heavy-duty corrugated steel construction
- 28 mm (1⅛ in) marine plywood floor
- Corner castings at all four corners
- Ground level: no ramp or dock needed to load
- Movable by a forklift rated to around 2,270 kg (5,000 lb)
- Beige exterior finish
- Custom fabrication options available to order
Why the 16ft size solves problems 10ft and 20ft units cannot
The container market is built around 10, 20 and 40 ft because those are the lengths the shipping system handles. Sixteen feet exists for people who are not shipping anything, and the constraints it answers are domestic and small-commercial ones: a driveway, a parking bay, a side return, a compound corner. A 20ft box will not physically get onto many of those pitches, and a 10ft is often too small to be worth the delivery. At roughly 10.7 m² of floor this holds a genuine working stock while remaining placeable where a 20ft cannot go.
What cargo-worthy means here
Cargo-worthy is the tighter structural standard: the frame, corner castings and door gear have been surveyed to a higher bar than a storage-grade unit has to meet. On a container that will simply sit and store, that is often more than you need — the same unit is offered in wind and watertight grade for less. Our condition guide explains where each grade sits.
Being cargo-worthy sets the structural bar, not the cosmetic one. Expect surface marking, the occasional shallow dent and paint in more than one shade: these are characteristics of a box that has worked for a living, not faults, and they are the reason it costs less than a one-trip shell of the same size.
Delivery, siting and cover
Delivery is free anywhere in the UK, including Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, and the price shown is the total payable — no VAT is added at checkout. The roll-up door is what makes this unit easy to site: because nothing swings outward, the container can be reversed tight against a wall, a fence or a hedge line and still open to full width, and a shorter shell needs less straight approach than a 20ft. You still need firm, level ground — a roll-up door binds in its guides if the shell sits twisted. Where the pitch cannot be reached by tilt-bed, a crane offload is arranged and agreed in writing before delivery.
Cover: as a cargo-worthy unit this container carries three months from delivery — wind and watertight, structurally sound — and 12 months on the workmanship of the roll-up door installation. Separately, you have 14 days to change your mind under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 and a 30-day right to reject the goods if they are faulty under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Alternatives
If the use is purely static storage, the same unit is offered as a 16ft wind and watertight storage container with roll-up door at a lower price. For a longer shell with a similar door style, see the 20ft used container with a roller shutter door. More options in this size bracket are listed under storage containers.
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