
40ft High Cube Used Shipping Container
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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).
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 Capacity | 2,700 cu ft |
| Empty Weight (Tare) | ~8,7,7,5 lbs |
| Livable After Insulation | ~280 sq ft · 8'0" ceiling |
| Floor Type | Marine-grade plywood (1-1/8" thick) |
| Material | Corten 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.
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.
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