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Selling site cabins at the end of a contract
The call almost always comes late, when the fencing is going and the client wants the compound gone by Friday. Selling cabins off a finishing job goes far better when the conversation starts weeks earlier, and here is what that buys you.
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Winter on site: heating, condensation and damp in a cabin
Every autumn somebody rings to say their cabin has started leaking, and most of the time the water came in through the door on six wet coats. Here is what happens to a portable unit in winter and what actually helps.
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Preparing the ground for a portable cabin
Ground is the part of a cabin delivery that gets thought about last and causes the most trouble later. Getting the pad right takes an afternoon. Getting it wrong shows up as a door that will not shut.
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What a Hiab actually does: getting a cabin onto site
People book a cabin and then discover they also need a crane, a slot in somebody else's diary and a second contractor standing about. A lorry loader removes most of that, but it has limits worth understanding before the day.
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Jackleg or anti-vandal: which cabin does your site need?
Most people asking for a site office already know roughly what size they want. The harder question is whether it should be a jackleg cabin or an anti-vandal steel unit, and the answer usually comes down to what the site does at night.
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How much is a used portable cabin worth?
Nobody can give you a figure for a used cabin over the phone without knowing what it is and where it stands. What they can do is tell you honestly which things push a number up and which ones flatten it.
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What to check before buying a used portable cabin
A used cabin sells itself on the outside and tells the truth on the inside. Here is what we look at when a unit comes into our yard, and what you should look at before you buy one from anybody.
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