How to attach a flag to a shipping container
Do you need to display a flag or sign above a shipping container, perhaps for advertising your company or brand? Here’s an easy way to do it, with no drilling or welding required. Using our Domino Clamps together with 48mm vertical tube clamps, you can get flags up high where...
Tags: Banner, Branding, Domino Clamps, Events, How-to Guides, Signage, Utility Pole
How to attach Lumber to a Conex Box
In this article, we’ll cover: 3 sturdy methods for attaching lumber beams which don’t damage your container(for lightweight to heavy-duty applications). How to attach lumber studs, joists, or lumber frames to the exterior of your container. A way to provide extra support for long spans of lumber or heavy frames along the container’s side without the need for drilling.
Tags: Brackets, How-to Guides, Lumber, Timber, Wood
7 Shipping Container Roof Ideas
Explore 7 ideas for shipping container roofs, from metal roofs for solar panels and rainwater collection to timber pergolas and roof decks for great sunset views.
How to use the roof bracket for shipping containers
The shipping container roof bracket can be used for projects like roofing, framing, mounting photovoltaic solar panels, adding extra stability and reducing movement of your structure along the length of the container.
Tags: Brackets, Horizontal Tube, How-to Guides, Lumber, Pipe and Tube, Roof, Roof deck, Roofing, Solar Panels, Timber, Unistrut, Wood
How I built a shipping container office on a budget
I share my process, mistakes and successes so you can learn from them before you build your container office. Including photos of the office transformation.
How to Frame a Shipping Container
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In this article we will show you methods for framing the outside of your shipping container - using timber, steel, Unistrut or scaffolding. Download the instructions here...
Tags: Banner, Cladding, Framing, How-to Guides
How to Mount a Starlink Kit to a Shipping Container
Learn how to securely mount your Starlink kit onto a shipping container, how high to install it & how to run the cable into the container. Full instructions & tips
Tags: Antennas, Container Homes, How-to Guides, Starlink
How to attach a banner to a shipping container
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Due to customer demand we are pleased to introduce a range of three kits for mounting a banner frame to your shipping container. Read the blog to find out how to attach a banner to your shipping container...
How to attach a solar floodlight to a shipping container
If you have been looking for ways to attach a floodlight directly to shipping containers, you may have already found our instructions for installing a full height floodlight kit, but not thought about using a solar floodlight instead of a conventional wired one. Here we’ll explore the advantages of attaching a solar floodlight above your shipping container.
Tags: Floodlights, How-to Guides, Lighting, Security, Solar Lighting
How to attach Unistrut channel to a shipping container
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Unistrut channel systems are a highly practical and versatile set of building blocks, allowing you to build fully customised support systems and structures without the need for welding or drilling. For those old enough to remember, they are a lot like meccano, but for adults.
Tags: Framing channel, How-to Guides, Unistrut
How to Make a Ramp for a Shipping Container + 2 DIY Ideas
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We are going to show you two DIY shipping container ramp ideas for how to make your own ramps - to make loading and unloading your container quicker, easier and safer. The Domino Ramp is designed for rolling wheeled items like flight cases, motorbikes, pallet trucks & sack barrows in and out of a shipping container and the Dominos will prevent the ramp from sliding away particularly when wheeling heavy objects out of the container.
Tags: How-to Guides, Ramp
Attaching a banner to a shipping container solar battery
Adal Advertising is a Domino Clamps customer from the Netherlands, who recently put together this substantial steel tube frame on the side of a shipping container in order to attach a huge advertising banner to the side of it.