When I order a container, where will it come from? Obviously part of the answer depends on where you are located. But a huge part depends on the network of shipping ports and rail ports around the US. Containers do not linger in the port Almost all shipping containers are manufactured in China. So ...

We were recently at a conference in Las Vegas and decided to duck out on some of the container conference fun to check out the Container Park. The Container Park is a complex with stores, restaurants, cafes, bars and other businesses housed in modified shipping containers and located a few blocks ...

A 16’ overhead door opens to reveal 4 containers One of the joys of visiting customers is to see what they have done with their containers! I stopped in to see a recent customer who added 8 of our 40’ containers onto his warehouse. Here are some pictures of the great way he maximized his warehouse ...

St. Charles container house made out of Super Cubes containers Are you ready to be different than everyone else? Are you wanting to build something out of a box? If you are saying yes to both questions, shipping containers may be a route for you! ISO containers are a great way to build a unique ...

3-container structure in Chicago You have your basic design work done, so now what? Now, comes the fun part - figuring out how to make your vision a reality. The first big question is about the modifications to your container. Who will do them and how will it come together? Today, we’re going to ...

A stand-alone 20’ container hotel room that can move around When you are in the early stages of a container project, it is important to figure out the general scope of your project. You should have a rough idea of how many containers you think you will need, an idea of how you plan on using them ...

This week’s blog was written by Super Cubes’ latest hire, Katie. I got to be a part of my first container delivery. We went to see two 20’ containers be delivered onsite. I first wondered what all was entailed with having such a large container delivered to a small parking lot, which in this case ...

This week’s blog was written by Super Cubes’ latest hire, Katie. Last week, I was able to experience what “going to the yard” means. Being completely foreign to the cargo container business, it truly was my first time ever viewing and visiting an actual container yard. I didn’t really know what to ...

Last week we brought the rest of the containers to make the Trammel Container Home. Since the first floor went into place, Justin at MJF Contracting and his team have been hard at work. They cut down a container to be a stairwell. They finished a lot of the site work for the home including ...

Drone view of 3 container sitting on the foundation of a house with the crane next to the house Last week we had a bit of crane excitement at Super Cubes!! We delivered three one-trip 40' high cubes containers to the Trammel Container home. We worked with MJF Contracting LLC and Kuehn's Crane ...

Getting into position to drop two 20' containers We recently delivered two 20' containers to a customer's location. I went along to video how this works and to show what is involved in delivery of two 20's at once. The customer ordered two modified 20' containers. The driver dropped them next to a ...

What happens when your brilliant customer makes a hotel room out of one of your containers? Answer: You stay in it!! Geoffrey Warner, AIA, the founder of Alchemy and weeHouse created LightHotel as an ecotourism alternative. They started with a 20' container from Super Cubes. We added in the windows ...

What would you do with a one-trip 20' container? We have some great customers who have taken 20' (and in some cases 40') containers and created something much bigger than a box. We are showcasing some of the fun stuff we've been a part of or at least supplied containers today. Super Cubes worked ...

We have reported on how a Super Cubes customer has converted eight 40' high cube containers into their home. See our blog on putting the containers in place by clicking here. Now the house is almost done and Show Me St Louis has done a piece on the home. You can watch it below: Or you can go to ...

This virtual reality booth was made from a leftover "tube" of container.

Our shop in Chicago has put together this 2-story building made from 3 containers. They made it to show how a few of the modifications can work for their customers. The first floor is one large open room that spans two 40' containers wide. They used used containers to show how well they work for ...

Super Cubes LOVES container homes. That is no mystery to anyone who reads this blog. But most of the time we repost pictures and stories about container homes and buildings that we had no part in. Not today!!! We are SO excited that a Super Cubes customer is making an 8-container home using Super ...

Do you volunteer or work for a group that needs more storage? A youth sports team, a church group, or a community group that has stuff and nowhere to put it? Think about a container! Containers are a great way to provide storage where you need it and solve other space issues that may come up while ...

Super Cubes team volunteers at Matter in St Louis Park, MN Super Cubes has teamed up with Matter in their mission to expand access to health care, next door and around the world. Matter, formerly Hope for the City, is a St Louis, MN based non-profit that works locally and internationally on hunger ...

We often talk about how great containers are for hunting cabins. They are portable, secure, easy to modify, pretty much everything you could hope for when making your own hunting cabin. The head of our shop in Minneapolis passes this hunting cabin that is for sale in northern Minnesota whenever ...

Here is a video of #5. Today we're going to look at container homes. I get a lot of calls about these and I realized it is time for more inspirational ideas! Today we're going to look at 5 different container home projects that couldn't be more different! There aren't any pictures on this page, but ...