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Modified & Custom Containers in Minnesota

Container offices, cabins, field storage, and climate-controlled workspaces, built on the frame of a steel shipping container and delivered across Minnesota where the truck has the access it needs.

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What Is a Modified Container?

A Standard Container, Built Out for Your Needs

A modified shipping container starts with the same Corten steel ISO structure and adds the features that turn it into a functional space. The base unit can be ordered in different grades. See our container condition guide, and our rent vs buy guide if you are weighing how to pay for it.

In Minnesota, a modified container can serve as a job site office, a lockable equipment room on a farm or acreage, a cabin base on rural property, or a field office that moves between sites.

For a Minnesota winter, a site office needs insulation, an air seal and a heater sized for the space, while a storage room needs vents to limit condensation. Plan the power connection and the placement before delivery, and ask the local building official whether the finished unit needs a permit where it will sit.

Tell us what you need the container to do and where you need to put it.

Why a Container Instead of Traditional Construction?

  • Modified before it ships, so it arrives finished
  • Built on a shell that is already weatherproof and secure
  • Relocatable
Available Modifications

What Can Be Added to a Container

Container One offers accessories, modifications and pre-modified containers. Describe your project when you request a quote.

Doors & Access

  • Steel personnel doors with a deadbolt and lever
  • Roll-up doors in widths from 4 to 12 feet

Windows & Ventilation

  • Dual-pane windows with security bars
  • Window shutters
  • Louver vents and turbine vents

Electrical

  • Interior and exterior LED lighting
  • Outlets and a service panel
  • 50 amp generator inlet

Insulation & HVAC

  • Spray foam insulation
  • Air conditioning with heat

Interior Finishes

  • Interior wall panels
  • Vinyl flooring

Storage Features

  • Shelving
  • Door security bars
  • Lock box that covers the padlock
Minnesota Applications

Ways to Use a Modified Container in Minnesota

Twin Cities Job Sites

Contractors building through a Minnesota winter can use an insulated site office with heat and lighting. In Minneapolis, placing a container in the street takes a city permit, so plan room for the office on the site.

Southeast Minnesota Farms

On farms around Rochester and Owatonna, a modified container with a roll-up door and shelving can serve as a parts room or a shop. Inside Rochester, the city code allows storage containers as an accessory use only in the MX-G, LI and SI districts, so check the zoning first.

Lake Country Cabins and Resorts

Around Brainerd and Alexandria, an insulated gear room with a personnel door can hold dock sections, small boats and equipment through the winter. Check the county zoning for the lot before you order.

Iron Range and North Shore Sites

Crews working near Hibbing, Virginia and Ely can use a modified unit as a field office or a tool room. St. Louis County falls under Minnesota's 60 pound ground snow load, so plan any roof added over the container for snow.

Red River Valley Operations

Near Moorhead and Crookston, a modified container can serve as a scale house, a parts room or an office at a farm or an elevator. The valley's poorly drained lake soils call for a raised, well-drained base under the corners.

The Process

How a Modified Container Order Works

1

Tell Us What You Need

Describe the intended use, the property location, any access constraints, the timeline, and the budget range. Those details let the quote cover the right container and configuration.

2

The Quote Is Prepared

A Container One sales representative prepares the written quote, with delivery to your Minnesota address included.

3

Order Confirmed and Build Begins

Once the order is confirmed, modifications are completed before delivery. A modified container takes longer than a standard unit, depending on scope and the current build schedule.

4

Delivered to Your Property

Tell Us About Your Project

Your details go to S&CC Group Inc., which runs this site, and to Container One, which prepares your quote and contacts you.

FAQ

Modified Container Questions

Personnel doors, windows, roll-up doors, partition walls, electrical with lighting and outlets, HVAC, insulation, interior finishes and shelving.
Tell a Container One sales representative the container size, modifications you need and delivery address in Minnesota.
The same approach any container of that size needs: 130 feet of straight, level run for a 40ft base and at least 15 feet of height for the truck to drive in and 22 feet of height along the entire unloading path. An electrified build also needs a power source. Confirm the service at the site before you order, because a generator changes the running cost.
Longer than a stock container, because the work happens before the unit ships. Container One's Delivery/Dispatch department contacts you to schedule delivery once the build is complete.

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