Tiny Home
A single 40ft High Cube becomes a one-bedroom with kitchen and bath. Most owner-builders land around $25K all-in.
Front Range • Denver Metro • Mile High Yard
Aurora, Colorado Used Shipping Containers - Steel That's Ready to Become Your Next Build
Inspected corten units sourced from Denver-area ports of entry. We sell to ADU builders, makers, hobbyists, and rental-cabin owners - and we drop them on your pad anywhere on the Front Range, typically inside one week.
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150+ Front-Range builds
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Buy-back if you change your mind in 30 days
Price My Container
Most quotes go out the same business day. Mon–Fri 8am–5pm MT.
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3,000+ Containers Sold
Local to Aurora, CO
Match the Box to the Build
Five formats cover roughly 95% of what our Aurora customers order. Tap a card for spec sheets and conversion tips.
20ft Standard Used
from $1200
CW from $1450 • One-Trip from $2800.
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20ft High Cube Used
from $1450
CW from $1750 • One-Trip from $3200.
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40ft Standard Used
from $1700
CW from $2100 • One-Trip from $3800.
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40ft High Cube Used
from $2000
CW from $2450 • One-Trip from $4100.
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One-Trip (Almost New)
from $2,800
Off the boat once - paint is clean and the floor is bone-dry.
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Live inventory - these units are on our Aurora lot and can roll out as soon as your pad is ready.
Steel Boxes, Front-Range Imagination
From Bailey weekend cabins to Cherry Creek backyard offices, here's what our customers are dropping on their lots:
Guest House / ADU
Park a second dwelling out back - host family or pull steady rental income. Aurora's ADU code allows them on most R-1 and R-2 lots.
Backyard Office / Studio
Skip the commute across town. A 20-footer wired with a mini-split makes a quiet, year-round workspace ten steps from the kitchen.
Workshop / Maker Space
Lockable, weatherproof, and bolt-anywhere. Wire it for a CNC, hang French cleats, leave the welder running - the corten shell handles it.
Vacation Rental / Airbnb
Travelers actively search for "container stays" - list one near Buckley or in the foothills and watch nightly rates beat the local average.
Pool House / Cabana
Fit a rinse-off shower, dry-clothes bench, and beverage fridge into a 20-footer parked beside the deck.
Three Steps From Yard to Your Pad
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Lock In the Unit
Tell us the project; we'll match a size and grade off the yard - or talk you through the options over email.
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Drop on Your Pad
Our tilt-bed driver walks the site by photo first, then sets the box where you want it - usually within a week.
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Break Out the Sawzall
DIY weekends or hand it to a contractor - we keep a short list of Front-Range crews who've done conversions before.
Six Reasons Aurora Builders Keep Coming Back
Build-Ready Steel
Each unit walks through a CSC structural check before it hits the yard - frame square, floor dry, doors swinging clean.
On Your Site by Friday
Most Front-Range orders land in 3–7 business days, from Boulder down to Castle Rock.
Straight-Up Pricing
One number for the box, one number for the haul. No surprise yard fees, no fuel surcharges tacked on at the end.
Talk to Someone Who's Done It
We've watched dozens of Aurora ADU permits go through Arapahoe and Adams. Ask about setbacks, foundations, or what the plan-reviewer actually flags.
30-Day Walk-Away
Show up, doesn't match the spec? You get a full refund or a swap inside 30 days. Simple as that.
Walk the Yard Yourself
Our lot's right here in the metro near 80011 - swing by, climb inside, kick the floor before you write the check.
Picking the Right Grade Saves You Twice
Start at the wrong condition and you'll either overpay or burn weekends sanding rust. Here's the honest cheat sheet:
One-Trip
Premium builds
Almost new. One overseas voyage, then retired for sale.
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Best value for most projects
CSC-inspected for international shipping. The sweet spot for builds.
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Budget builds
Dry inside but not export-rated. Strong choice for storage and rougher builds.
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As-Is
DIY experts only
Sold without warranty. DIY-friendly, no-frills steel.
Learn more →Projects From Neighbors Down the Road
★★★★★ 4.8/5 average from 152+ Google reviews
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"Picked up a 40ft HC for our backyard ADU off Mississippi Ave. Truck driver set it on the gravel pad with about an inch of slack - exactly where I marked. Build is almost done, neighbors keep asking how I pulled it off."
Sarah M. - Aurora, CO
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"Backyard office for my consulting practice - 20ft HC, Cargo Worthy. Ready in under three weeks from order to first client meeting. Best business decision I made this year."
James T. - Centennial, CO
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"Converted a 40ft into a mountain Airbnb. Books every weekend. The corten holds up to Park County winters way better than wood frame would."
Mike & Dana K. - Bailey, CO
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"Tight driveway in old Aurora. Driver was patient, lined up two passes, and set the 20ft WWT right next to the fence line. Floor was bone-dry inside."
Rachel P. - Aurora, CO
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"Two 20ft CW units for our landscape company's gear lockup. Quality miles ahead of the rental boxes from the big-box yards we tried before."
Carlos V. - Parker, CO
★★★★★
"I walked in ready to pay for One-Trip. They actually steered me to a WWT because it's all I needed for my shop. Refreshing to deal with people who don't upsell."
Tom K. - Thornton, CO
Estimate Container + Delivery in Seconds
Pick a size, condition, and your delivery ZIP - we'll add freight from the Aurora yard.
Ready to lock it in for ZIP ?
Got a Patch of Dirt? Let's Put a Box on It.
Send your ZIP and project type - we'll come back with a real price and a sensible container pick for the Front Range.
Questions We Hear All the Time
Which size should I grab for a tiny house or backyard ADU?▾
Nine out of ten livable builds start with a 40ft High Cube - you end up with about 280 sq ft of finished space and roughly 8' ceilings once insulation is in. If it's just an office or single guest room, a 20ft High Cube gets the job done.
Is it actually realistic to live inside a used container?▾
Absolutely - people do it across Adams and Arapahoe every month. A plasma cutter handles window and door openings, 2x4 framing slips right between the corrugations, and a typical Aurora conversion (insulation, wiring, plumbing, finishes) wraps up in 4 to 10 weeks.
Which grade makes sense when I'm turning it into a room?▾
Anything you plan to live or work inside should be Cargo Worthy or higher. The cosmetics disappear behind cladding, but a solid frame and a whole floor are non-negotiable once people are sleeping in there.
How does the box actually get to my property?▾
A tilt-bed truck rolls it gently onto your pad. Plan on roughly 75 ft of straight approach for a 40-footer. If you're tucked into a cul-de-sac, we'll swap to a flatbed-plus-crane setup.
Will the city of Aurora make me pull a permit?▾
Yes - for anything occupied or wired, the process looks a lot like a traditional stick-frame build. Both Adams and Arapahoe allow ADUs on plenty of residential parcels.
What's the going rate on a secondhand container around Denver?▾
On the Aurora yard you're looking at $1,200 to $2,450 depending on length and grade. One-Trip stock starts near $3,200. Trucking is priced on your delivery ZIP - quoted clearly.
How many years before the steel gives up?▾
Corten is built to weather - give it a touch-up coat now and then and you're looking at 25+ years sitting in the Colorado sun.
Is the container covered if something's wrong?▾
Every used unit ships with a 30-day make-it-right window. One-Trip stock carries an extended structural warranty on top of that.