planning for a shipping container in garden

RobAMerc

was thinking of building a garden room.

I got to thinking I could just have a shipping container dropped in, wrap it in insulation, clad it in timber or shingles and I am away.

Would I need planning for this ?
Does the approach seem doable ?

Thanks

Dev84

RobAMerc wrote: »

was thinking of building a garden room.

I got to thinking I could just have a shipping container dropped in, wrap it in insulation, clad it in timber or shingles and I am away.

Would I need planning for this ?
Does the approach seem doable ?

Thanks

No planning needed. Would it work? Not so sure.

sydthebeat

No planning required once its under 25sq m, or total of all domestic stores are under 25 sq m, once its not to the front of the dwelling and once it's under 3m high.

enricoh

Why wouldn't it work. Miles cheaper than anything else and way more robust.
If you're getting one put a few blocks on one side to create an angle so reainwater will runoff the roof.

Lumen

enricoh wrote: »

Why wouldn't it work.

It depends what you mean by "work".

A shipping container in a garden is a "garden shipping container", not a "garden room".

So you start cutting holes and installing doors and windows, and then seal and insulate those properly, and then you've spent a load of money and you've still got an ugly shipping container in your garden. Then what? Do you clad the walls in cedar to hide the monstrosity? How does that tie in with the roof structure and the windows and the doors?

For the same money you could just buy a fancy shed and have all of those problems solved already.

Dev84

Another problem with a shipping container is getting rid when you have had enough of it. It's a big lump of steel in reality.

Calahonda52

Dev84 wrote: »

Another problem with a shipping container is getting rid when you have had enough of it. It's a big lump of steel in reality.

No worries: Green bin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws-_syszg84



On serious note, the cost of getting it dropped in will be horrendous

Markcheese

There's a crowd advertising on done deal, who'll provide the container do the steel work /windows and doors, and arrange delivery... Then you cán insulate and clad it... If you can get access to where you want it dropped then go for it... And if it's nicely clad then it could look really good, but then so could a shed type garden room, with possibly less cost and hassle... 😀

Effects

They can look great. If you have the vision and can pull it off then go for it.

Effects

Not a garden shed but I visited this place last year. Works great in the area as it's close to the shipping docks.
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/interiors/best-of-2017-seven-shipping-containers-become-a-family-home-1.2983804

Dev84

Effects wrote: »

They can look great. If you have the vision and can pull it off then go for it.

Id hazard a guess and say a block built shed with insulation , plumbing and electrics would be cheaper and simpler.

the_pen_turner

I know a guy that moved a static caravan . it took 2 trucks and cost 2500 euro. and needed only the hi ab on the truck. you would build a decent shed for 1500 euro or a good start. building with a container isn't cheap

Dev84

the_pen_turner wrote: »

I know a guy that moved a static caravan . it took 2 trucks and cost 2500 euro. and needed only the hi ab on the truck. you would build a decent shed for 1500 euro or a good start. building with a container isn't cheap

+1. Simple block shed. You can do most of the work yourself.