40ft Shipping Container Removals in Perth (& Australia-wide)
In the moving containers business in Australia, most of our residential moving customers move their household furniture interstate using a 20ft shipping container. This container has a capacity of 38 cubic metres and in most cases can comfortably fit the contents of a 3-4 bedroom home.
Occasionally we have customers that are moving the contents of a 5-6 bedroom house, or they have a granny flat or perhaps a lot of items stored in their garage that they also want to move.
We are commonly asked what to do if a customer cannot fit all of their belongings into a 20ft container. Most of the time we would advise that you attempt to cut back on or declutter the items you are moving. It is not always effective for your budget just to get a bigger container if you only need another 5 cubic metres of capacity for instance.
As we use the rail freight network to move out containers around Australia, we do not offer the option of 10 ft containers as they are not compatible with the interstate train network.
The next step up from a 20ft shipping container is a 40ft container.
Generally, we don’t supply 40ft containers for residential moves. The containers are used more commonly on commercial jobs. You would need to have industrial load/unload sites with plenty of room for the truck and container. In many cases, the truck is too large to access residential streets/properties, especially in newer housing developments.
40ft containers do not come with any packaging items and we include a 12 tonne gross weight allowance.
How big is a 40ft moving container?
A 40ft High Cube container has a capacity of 76 cubic metres and has the following dimensions:
12 metres long
2.45 metres wide
2.9 metres high
How is a 40ft container delivered to my address?
In most cases a 40ft container will be delivered using a side loading truck . The container is unloaded from the side of the truck using crane arms to lower the container on the drivers side of the truck. This type of truck requires a minimum of 6 metres width clearance and 16 metres of length clearance in order to place the container down. Sideloaders also need a nice level area to place down the container.
Substituting two 20ft containers for one 40ft container
In most cases, for household furniture moves, we would recommend using two 20ft containers rather than one 40ft container. There are a few reasons for this but one major one is that a lot of people are unsure how much space they are going to need to move their household furniture. It is much easier to start with one 20ft container and add another if needed rather than commit to a full 40ft container and then discover it is only half full when you have finished loading.
How does a 40ft sideloader work?
Moving two 20ft containers on one truck
If you are certain you need the added capacity of two 20ft moving containers, they can be placed back to back on a 40ft sideloader for transport. They can be bolted together and lifted as one unit on and off the truck with the doors opening from either end. This can be beneficial for a residential customer who needs the functionality of a 20ft container (furniture tie rails in the container, packaging items supplied), but who needs the space of a 40ft container.
