The Steel vs. Wood Secondary Building Showdown
Is Wood the Best Option for an Ancillary Building?
Look back to the thousands of years of human civilization, and you will see that wood has been a popular choice. Let’s see why…
It’s Convenient – just look around, and you will see wood everywhere. In buildings, in nature and waiting to be purchased in home improvement stores. Unless there’s a major pandemic, your access to wood will not diminish in the near future.
It’s Renewable – cut down a tree, and ‘someone’ can easily plant a new one. With a few decades of growth, it’s just as good as the one that was cut down.
It’s Cheap – if you’re doing the work yourself, it’s a make-work project that only costs your time. (And maybe your back.) But likely, you will need to hire a contractor to build this for you, which will cost thousands of dollars.
It Looks Nice – natural wood grains always look great, but much of the wood will be hidden as structural elements.
All of that being said, the money you spend on a structure can be thrown away when your building is smooshed to pieces with a bad wind storm. Wood can also lead to irreparable bug damage, not only to the structure but to the building’s contents.
Should a Secondary Structure Be Built using a Steel Shipping Container?
Shipping containers are fairly new to civilization and used as buildings for far shorter than that. But they’ve quickly become a great way to build without the negatives inherent in wood. Let’s take a look…
It’s Durable – hurricanes have met their match! An all-steel structure means it can withstand most things that dare attempt to damage its exterior.
It has Low Maintenance – besides cleaning once in a while, you don’t need to do much to maintain a secondary building with a steel shipping container.
It’s Resistant – to bugs, fire, water, wind and most other things that are thrown at it. This provides decades of peace of mind.
It’s Convenient – although you may not see one being sold on every street corner, you can buy a steel shipping container from TargetBox and often have it shipped within 48 hours. This speedy service is on par with Amazon and skips over the months of labour required to build a wooden structure.
Yes, steel shipping containers don’t look like much on the outside, which is why TargetBox suggests that you request a custom paint job before delivery. This will ensure your box is delivered and set up within just a few days, allowing you to use it to its full potential faster than anything else.
So, what is it? Wood or Steel?
If you really love insect infestations, manual labour, contractor delays and wood rot, we strongly recommend you choose wood as your secondary building.
If you want durability, less work, convenience, and a ready-to-go solution, you’re the perfect customer for TargetBox, which has a wide range of shipping containers available in Ontario and British Columbia.
Here are just a few:
10-Foot New Shipping Container
20-Foot Used Shipping Container
20-Foot Used Refrigerated Container
40-Foot Construction Grade High Cube Shipping Container
40-Foot Shipping Container Tiny Home
Reach out to our sales team to request your quote or buy a container using our new online sales portal right now.
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