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Sunstate CONTAINERS

Container sales and hire, run by people who pick up.

Notebook

The Sunstate notebook

The longer answers to questions we get on the phone, written out so you can read them at your own pace.

  1. Side-Openers, Open-Tops and Reefers: The Containers Most Yards Don't Talk AboutSide-opening, tunnel, open-top, flat rack and refrigerated containers — what each is actually for, and when a standard box is the smarter buy. · 5 min
  2. Stacking Containers: What the Castings Take, and What the Ground Has ToContainers stack on eight corner castings, not their walls. Twist-locks, why level ground decides it, and when you need an engineer. · 5 min
  3. Shipping Container Grades Explained (Without the Jargon)New, cargo-worthy, WWT, as-is — what container grades actually mean, what each one is good for, and the grade most buyers should actually choose. · 5 min
  4. Dangerous Goods Containers: What You Actually NeedWhen farm chemicals, fuel or hazardous stock need proper storage: how DG containers work, what the bunded floor does, and matching a unit to your DG class. · 5 min
  5. How to Pack a Shipping Container for a House MoveLoad order, weight distribution, moisture control and the packing tricks removalists use — so your furniture arrives the way it left. · 6 min
  6. Container Maintenance: Make Yours Last 30 YearsRust spots, door hinges, roof checks and drainage — the twenty-minute annual routine that keeps a container watertight for decades. · 4 min

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