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One-Trip 40ft High Cube One-Trip used shipping container at the Aurora, Colorado yard
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One-Trip In stock · Aurora yard

40ft High Cube Used Shipping Container

From $4,1,0,0
+ delivery

Delivered in 3–7 business days

Almost new. One overseas voyage, then retired for sale. A 9'6" outer wall on this 40ft High Cube shell - perfect for tiny home or adu (best-seller).

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If your container home, ADU, or vacation rental cabin deserves a virgin shell, this is where the project starts. A 40ft High Cube One-Trip gives you 304 sq ft of floor and a 9'6" exterior wall - once you’ve installed closed-cell foam and finished flooring, you’re still walking under an 8-foot ceiling. That single design choice does more for the finished feel of a container home than any other.

The One-Trip pedigree is what justifies the premium for a finished build. Paint is glossy and unfaded, the marine plywood deck shows no commercial wear, gaskets are pliable, and the corner castings haven’t been beaten on by reach-stackers in a hundred ports. For a buyer cutting designer window openings, installing fully framed interior partitions, and finishing with cedar cladding outside - every imperfection you’d otherwise have to fix is already not there.

This is the most expensive single container we sell in Aurora, and it pencils for the customer building a flagship rental, a permitted ADU in Arapahoe County, or a tiny home meant to last a generation.

The Numbers, Inside & Out

ISO-standard measurements for a 40ft High Cube - use these for permit drawings and material takeoffs.

External (L × W × H)40' × 8' × 9'6"
Internal (L × W × H)39'5" × 7'8" × 8'10"
Door Opening (W × H)7'8" × 8'5"
Floor Area (Internal)304 sq ft
Cubic Capacity2,700 cu ft
Empty Weight (Tare)~8,7,7,5 lbs
Livable After Insulation~280 sq ft · 8'0" ceiling
Floor TypeMarine-grade plywood (1-1/8" thick)
MaterialCorten weathering steel - 14 gauge corrugated

Why This 40ft High Cube Works

  • Tiny home or ADU (best-seller)
  • Vacation rental cabin
  • Premium workshop or studio
  • 280 sq ft livable after insulation

    Finished ceiling sits at 8'0" - comfortable for daily living and resale.

  • Corten shell lasts 25+ years on a Front Range pad

    Weathering steel laughs at Colorado wind, hail, and dry-cold winters.

About the One-Trip Grade

Almost new. One overseas voyage, then retired for sale.

Age range: 6–18 months · Prep work: Minimal

What to expect: Clean paint, dry floor, square doors, minimal scuffs.

Recommended for -

Premium builds

  • Finished living spaces and ADUs
  • Premium Airbnb units
  • Showroom or retail conversions

Builds We See Roll Out of the Yard

Front Range projects that start with a 40ft High Cube.

Tiny Home
ADU / Guest House
Backyard Office
Workshop
Vacation Rental

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