How to Prepare Land for a Container Home — A Checklist

Quick answer

Preparing land for a container home means clearing and levelling the site, ensuring drainage, designing a foundation for the soil and frost, providing access for the truck and crane, and bringing water, power and waste to the point of use. Doing this before delivery keeps the project on schedule.

Clear, level and drain the site first
Design the foundation for soil and frost
Provide access and services before delivery

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Clear and level

Clear vegetation and obstructions, then level the area where the unit will sit. A level base is what keeps the frame true.

Handle drainage

Direct water away from the base so the steel never sits in standing water. Good drainage protects the unit from below.

Design the foundation

A slab, strip footings or screw piles sized for your soil, slope and frost depth. In cold regions, the frost line decides the footing depth.

Provide access

Check the route in for the delivery truck and crane: gate widths, overhead lines and ground bearing. If they cannot reach the pad, the unit cannot be placed.

Bring in services

Water, power and drainage to the point of use before the unit arrives, so it is not left idle waiting for connections.

Ordering

Send your size and site details and your nearest port for a quote. Bank transfer in full; delivery port-to-port (FOB).

Frequently asked questions

How is payment handled?

Payment is by bank transfer in full before production.

How are units delivered?

Units ship folded and are delivered port-to-port (FOB). You arrange local transport from the port to your site.

Can I order more than one unit?

Yes. Multi-unit orders ship together, which lowers the freight cost per unit.

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Tariffs, duties and shipping are extra.

What to check before you commit

Three checks prevent most problems. First, confirm what your local authority will classify the unit as once it is permanently sited, and get that in writing. Second, get a local price for the work after the port — haulage, lifting, foundation and connections — because those costs are not related to the unit price and are where budgets move. Third, ask for the structural drawings and the insulation specification before you order.

On the unit itself, look at four things: how the shell was reinforced at every opening, what insulation is used and how the vapour strategy works, what documentation arrives with the electrical installation, and what the structural warranty actually covers. A supplier who can answer all four promptly is building to a standard you can inspect.

On payment and delivery, understand the terms clearly before committing: units are sold port-to-port (FOB) with payment by bank transfer in full before production, and the buyer arranges local transport and site works from the arrival port.

Getting a real number

Send your destination postal code and the model you are considering, and we take that to a customs broker and return an all-in delivered figure — unit, ocean freight, duty and brokerage — usually within one business day. There is no online checkout and no obligation: the quote opens the conversation rather than closing it.

Payment is by bank transfer in full before production, and units are delivered port-to-port (FOB); you arrange local transport from the arrival port to your site. We work factory-direct with a single vetted manufacturer, so the price you see is the same price a retailer would pay, with no distributor margin layered on top.