Shipping container

[principal skinner]

Anyone concreted the floor of a container? Want to convert one to chem store/ bunded area and think 100mm c40 layer on top of the wooden floor (with membrane) is the cheapest and easiest way to go.
Any one done it?

 

[grainboy]

Or just paint on rubber compound,

 

[principal skinner]

Red tractor man doesn’t approve of wooden floor as it could catch fire, as could the cardboard boxes the pesticide come in!

 

[Kidds]

I'd tell him to bugger off making up dumbass rules just for the sake of it.

 

[principal skinner]

I'd tell him to bugger off making up dumbass rules just for the sake of it.

Tempted. I want this to be right though and not need touching again for the rest of my career.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Tempted. I want this to be right though and not need touching again for the rest of my career.

Passed ours. Slightly leant back with a small metal lip fitted to the front.

I’d push back

 

[alomy75]

Red tractor man doesn’t approve of wooden floor as it could catch fire, as could the cardboard boxes the pesticide come in!

My whole store has chipboard lined walls and wooden shelves. Fire risk never mentioned once. Oh and a wooden door.

 

[Steevo]

Can you use intumescent paint?

Is it supposed to be 60 minute fire rated?

 

[Steevo]

Just looked up the fire rating of ExpandaChem as there's plenty of them on farms - apparently it's not fire rated due to its flat pack nature.

 

[steveR]

Passed ours. Slightly leant back with a small metal lip fitted to the front.

I’d push back

What did you do about a bund on yours ?

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

I'm surprised nobody makes a load-liner type thing like pickups have, especially with containers being a standard size.

 

[robs1]

I'm surprised nobody makes a load-liner type thing like pickups have, especially with containers being a standard size.

I expect sharmans might make one up out of their gutter liner stuff

 

[TheTallGuy]

Red tractor man doesn’t approve of wooden floor as it could catch fire, as could the cardboard boxes the pesticide come in!

What would the source of ignition be and how likely is the floor to catch fire?

 

[Tractor Tim]

Red tractor man doesn’t approve of wooden floor as it could catch fire, as could the cardboard boxes the pesticide come in!

Red tractor man was fine with it here 2 weeks ago as long as it's bunded or got a slope towards the rear

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Concreting it to the floor would make it a structure so you would need planning permission (or at the very least to seek Prior Approval)

 

[Steevo]

Concreting it to the floor would make it a structure so you would need planning permission (or at the very least to seek Prior Approval)

I think the OP was thinking of concreting the floor inside…like carpeting but with concrete.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

I think the OP was thinking of concreting the floor inside…like carpeting but with concrete.

Would it still be mobile? The interesting thing about shipping containers is even if they remain mobile but the intent is not there for them to be temporarily sited they can still be considered structures requiring planning permission.
I see a lot of posts on here about using shipping containers for chemical stores, I haven't waded in on the discussions previously but if they are to be used in one location for a significant period of time then technically they should have prior approval/planning permission.

 

[Steevo]

Would it still be mobile? The interesting thing about shipping containers is even if they remain mobile but the intent is not there for them to be temporarily sited they can still be considered structures requiring planning permission.
I see a lot of posts on here about using shipping containers for chemical stores, I haven't waded in on the discussions previously but if they are to be used in one location for a significant period of time then technically they should have prior approval/planning permission.

I'm sure it would still be mobile.

But exactly as you say - intention is where it's at as far as planning permission is concerned.

 

[David.]

Is this likely to be a hill that the planners want to die on?

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Is this likely to be a hill that the planners want to die on?

With NIMBY's around every corner they have a duty to investigate. The easiest way to get NIMBY's off their back is find a way to enforce.
We have had to seek permission for clients for shipping containers in other industries, it is only a matter of time before we do one for an agricultural client.