Martin Eastburn wrote:

I had a friend in California that had a 40x40 metal shop and had two
containers attached to the side.

They measured the containers themselves - determined the heavy piers
and flew them between four piers. They use two wheelers and shop carts
in and out of them. One is raw stock and the other is finished.
He was in business and shipped both special metal out and machines out.
(a crane came and met the transport truck to drop the containers in
place. ) As I recall, another was in the parking lot intended to be
added some day but was used where it was to store stuff.

The store house one kept the doors on the inside of the shop - so it
could be locked up so no one would pilfer it if not with trusted
workers. The other had heavy racks built into the walls and upon the
floor. Both were insulated all around and sheeted as well with ply.
(He would go off and train people using his machines spending weeks from
home)

In the shop were massive lathes - a barrel (cannon) lathe and mill pair
that was capable to work on cannon mounts. It was once a specialized
set of hardware - business long gone from World War II work. He turned
the shop around and made other items completely.


Sounds like he made good use of them.

Those rental warehouses are popular around here. I think shipping
containers would be perfect for one, but of course they don't satisfy
the idiots in charge. Pour three concrete strips so they can be set
back to back, with a narrow work are to run wiring. Replace the swing
out doors with roll ups as needed. You could offer storage for half
what anyone else charges and still make the same money.