A 20ft storage container runs about 20 feet long by 8 feet wide by 8.5 feet tall, giving roughly 1,170 cubic feet of lockable space. Empty weight lands near 5,000 pounds. Thornton Porta Pros rents them by the month, with delivery scheduled around your site access, and pairs well with a portable toilet rental if the crew needs both boxes on the same trip.
Monthly rental for a storage container falls between $100 and $250 depending on condition, security features and how long you keep it. Thornton Porta Pros prices most 20ft units toward the lower half of that band for straightforward ground-level drop-offs, and the same logic drives the numbers on our porta potty rental cost page. If you're comparing against a 20ft storage container against something bigger, check the 40ft storage container page for the larger box, or read the full storage container rental cost breakdown before you call. Delivery itself is quoted separately and depends on distance and site prep, similar to how dumpster rental cost works elsewhere on a job. Most renovation and construction crews in Thornton keep a unit for a full month rather than a week, since the per-day math rarely favors short stays on a container this size, much like the logic laid out on our monthly porta potty rental page. If you need a rolling schedule instead, our storage container rental page covers month-to-month terms and what happens at renewal, and crews running a full build should also look at construction site services for the rest of the setup.
A 20ft box holds the contents of a two to three bedroom household, or a modest run of tools, lumber and fixtures on a active build, similar in scale to what a porta john rental serves on the same job. Contractors doing a kitchen gut or an addition often pair one with a home renovation porta potty so the crew has both waste storage and a restroom on the same delivery day. Because the unit sits at ground level with double doors on one end, loading is straightforward with a hand truck or a couple of movers, and a nearby handwashing station rental keeps hands clean between trips. Event planners in Thornton sometimes rent one alongside an event restroom rental setup to stage tables, tents and cabling out of the weather, and a temporary fence rental can keep the perimeter secure overnight. If you're weighing a 20ft mobile office container with trailer wheels against a stationary box, know that the wheeled office trailer is a different product entirely, closer to what you'd find on our mobile office trailer rental page, and it costs more because it includes desks, HVAC and power hookups, the same category as a temporary power pole on a bare lot.
Placement depends on ground stability and clearance, not just square footage. ADA Standards section 302.1 calls for stable, firm, slip-resistant surfaces on accessible routes, and that same logic applies to where you set heavy equipment: a soft lawn or loose gravel pad will let a loaded container settle unevenly over a few weeks. Thornton sees enough freeze-thaw cycling that a compacted gravel or concrete pad is worth the extra hour of prep, and a look at our porta potty placement guide covers the same ground-stability issues for restrooms. If the container needs to sit in a public right-of-way rather than your own lot, that placement needs confirming with the City of Thornton before delivery, since we have no blanket permit rule to cite here, the same caveat we give on the dumpster permit requirements page. Job sites already running a construction dumpster rental or a roll-off dumpster rental usually stage the storage container on the opposite side of the lot to keep truck paths clear for both deliveries, and crews near Northglenn can compare notes on our porta potty rental in Northglenn page.
Not as a standard stocked item. Most of our fleet is dry storage for tools, fixtures and event gear. If your project needs refrigerated capacity, ask when you request a quote and we'll tell you straight whether we can source one for your dates.
Empty, the box itself weighs around 5,000 pounds. Loaded weight varies entirely by contents, so there's no single figure to quote. Heavy loads like tile, brick or full lumber packs add up fast, so tell us roughly what's going inside before delivery day.
Standard dimensions run about 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 8.5 feet tall, with double doors on one end. Interior clearance is slightly less once you account for wall thickness, which matters if you're loading pallets or large equipment.
Technically yes, but pricing is built around monthly terms, between $100 and $250. A one-week rental usually costs close to the same as a full month, so most customers in Thornton just take the month.
For most single-room remodels, yes. Whole-house renovations or major additions often need more room, in which case the 40ft storage container is worth pricing out before you commit to the smaller box, and a quick read of our FAQ covers most other sizing questions.
Yes. Thornton Porta Pros delivers 20ft storage container across Thornton and the surrounding metro, with same-day and next-day drop-off available on most orders.
Pricing depends on the unit and how long you need it. See our cost breakdown and request a free quote for an exact figure.
Standard rentals include scheduled service — a pump-out, a clean, a restock and fresh deodorizer. Busy or hot-weather sites can be serviced more often.
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