Containers in our Kamloops yard

Only units physically on the ground in Valleyview’s Kamloops yard at D3-1764 Kelly Douglas Rd, published from Valleyview’s own yard records. Containers available through partner depots aren’t listed, though they can still be quoted. Each listing shows the container type and, when recorded, a photo, its condition, the unit number and a short description, so you’re looking at real units in the yard rather than a catalogue type. One listing can cover several units of the same type.

Listings are added and removed as units arrive and sell, but a unit can still sell between updates, and the website can’t guarantee that every listed item is in stock. If a particular container matters to you, call (778) 694-4050 to check it’s still in the yard before you plan around it. Availability of the exact unit is confirmed with your quote.

The quote form opens with a message already naming that listing and its container type, so Valleyview knows exactly which yard unit you’re asking about. Add your delivery location and timeline, plus anything else you want priced, then send it. The request is free and doesn’t commit you to buy; Valleyview follows up with a quote for that unit delivered to your address.

No. The website has no hold option, and clicking a listing only starts a quote request, so a listed unit can sell in the meantime; if timing matters, call (778) 694-4050 about that unit. An order is confirmed once Valleyview accepts it and issues an invoice or confirmation, and a deposit may be required to secure it, so ask about the deposit and payment terms when you receive your quote.

Choose the listing and send the quote request that opens, with your delivery location. Yard units are priced as a delivered figure for your address rather than with a sticker price, so the quote covers the container and delivery together, plus applicable GST and PST. For a guide to what each size and condition costs before you ask, the products page shows listed price ranges in Canadian dollars.

They give the condition Valleyview recorded for that unit, such as whether it’s new or used, plus a short description of the container. Not every listing has both, and grading terms aren’t universal, so ask what a note means for that unit if you’re unsure. Every container is inspected for wind and watertight condition before it leaves the yard, and you can ask for a fuller condition description of any listed unit before you commit.

Not always, so confirm the exact unit before you order. On a listing that covers several units, or one without its own photos, the picture may show a different container of the same type. Quote the listing and its unit number, and ask for photos of that exact unit if colour, markings or wear matter to you. A listing marked “No photo” is still a unit in the yard. When it arrives, check the doors, floor and overall condition, and note any damage on the delivery receipt before you sign.

It’s the container’s own identification number, an owner code and serial number of four letters and seven digits stencilled on that exact unit, shown when it was legible. Quote it when you ask about a listing so everyone is talking about the same container, and check it against the number on the doors when the container is delivered. Keep it with your purchase records, since it identifies the container if it ever goes missing.

It means the yard has more than one unit under that listing, all of the same type. The photo, condition and unit number shown may belong to just one of them, and used containers can differ in colour, markings and wear. If it matters which one you get, ask Valleyview about the individual units and their unit numbers when you request a quote, or arrange to see them in the yard.

Yes. The units on this page are in the yard at D3-1764 Kelly Douglas Rd, Kamloops, open seven days a week from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Call (778) 694-4050 before you drive over to confirm the unit is still in the yard and to arrange your visit. Bring the listing or unit number, and check the doors, seals, floor and corners the same way you would on delivery day.

That message appears when no yard units are listed at that moment, and it can also show if the listings can’t be loaded. It doesn’t mean Valleyview has nothing to sell. Call (778) 694-4050 to ask what’s in the yard or inbound, or request exactly the container you need and Valleyview will source it and quote it delivered to your address.

Request it anyway. Beyond the yard, Valleyview buys from partner depots across Canada, covering 20ft and 40ft containers in standard and high cube heights, plus double-door, open-side and refrigerated units. Tell Valleyview the size, condition and door layout you need and where it’s going, and you’ll get a quote for that container delivered to your address. Availability of anything outside the yard is confirmed with the quote.

By the distance from the yard to your site, the roads on the way in and the access at your drop spot. Yard units are delivered across BC, including to off-grid and ferry-served sites. Choosing a listing asks for a delivered price for your address, so include your location and a few photos of the access, and the quote shows the container and delivery together before you commit.

It can be quoted together with the unit. Valleyview builds custom containers in the same Kamloops yard, adding doors, windows, framing, insulation, paint or decals before a container leaves, with any electrical rough-in done there by a licensed electrician it contracts. Name the listing or unit number and the work you want when you request your quote, and each modification is itemized line by line. Whether that unit suits your build is confirmed with the quote, and no steel gets cut until you approve it.

In a high cube, usually yes; in a standard-height container, usually not. A loaded pallet at a typical four-foot build height stacks two high at roughly 8 feet, which clears a high cube’s interior height of about 8ft 10in but not a standard container’s 7ft 10in. Check the door opening for your forklift too, about 8ft 5in on a high cube, and plan rows around the interior width of about 7ft 8in.

They are trade grades below cargo-worthy. WWT is a unit that is still wind and watertight but not certified for ocean shipping, and it usually shows more cosmetic wear. As-is means sold without any weather-tight promise; it may have a pinhole leak, a patched repair or a sticky door, so inspect it in person. Valleyview’s catalogue grades are new and used cargo-worthy, so ask what any other grade term on a quote or listing means.

One-trip means the container was manufactured overseas, loaded once for a single voyage to North America, then sold. It is structurally new with minimal wear: straight walls, intact paint, tight door seals and a manufacturer’s plate only a year or two old. Valleyview’s new 20ft containers, including the double-door and side-door units, and its new 40ft high cubes are listed as one-trip.

A new one-trip 40ft high cube is listed at $6,200–$7,100 plus tax and delivery. It’s a foot taller than a standard container and holds about 2,690 cubic feet, with clean factory paint and a manufacturer’s warranty. If you also want full-length side access, the new 40ft high cube side-door container is listed at $9,000–$10,000. A high cube rides about a foot higher on the delivery truck, so check overhead clearance along the route to your drop spot.

In used 40ft containers, a high cube is listed at $3,500–$4,000 against $3,300–$3,600 for standard height, a difference of $200 at the low end of each range, before tax and delivery. For that you get a foot of extra height and about 300 more cubic feet on the same footprint, with the same site preparation. The extra headroom suits tall equipment, palletized goods and workshops that need room to stand and work.

A deposit may be required to secure your order. The amount isn’t published on the website; it’s set out with your quote and invoice, along with the rest of the payment terms. Ask about the deposit when you receive your quote so you know what’s needed to confirm the order and how the remaining balance will be handled.

Usually, yes. Under Valleyview’s terms, full payment is typically required before delivery unless other arrangements have been agreed in writing. Late payments may incur interest charges and can delay delivery, so plan to settle the balance before the delivery date you’ve arranged. If you need a different arrangement, raise it at the quote stage and get it confirmed in writing.

Yes. Several containers can go to one site, and multi-unit deliveries are coordinated. Plan the layout before delivery day: the truck needs a straight run to each unit’s spot and room to turn around, so set the order of drops so a container already set down doesn’t block the run to the next. Leave room in front of each set of doors. Send a sketch or photos of the layout with your quote request so the drops can be planned.

Usually, yes. A modified container keeps its corner castings, so it goes on a tilt-deck like a plain unit, with its framing, insulation and wiring riding along inside. The same site needs apply: a straight, clear approach, overhead space and firm, level ground. Joined container homes, homes set on piers or a foundation, and backyard suites or bunkies with no straight run in may be set by crane instead, and a crane is its own line on the quote.

It can. Water that freezes and thaws in the ground can shift a pad or the blocks under a container, so start with a firm, compacted base on a spot that drains well rather than soft soil that holds water. After the ground thaws in spring, check that the container is still level and that the blocks have not cracked or shifted. A container that has moved out of level can show it at the doors, which become hard to open and close.

Yes. Clean the surface and sand it lightly, then use an exterior metal paint made for steel; the preparation is the step that matters. Treat any rust spots first by wire-brushing off the loose rust, cleaning the area and applying a rust-inhibiting metal paint. If you have not bought yet, a repaint is easier and cheaper in a yard before delivery than on your site, and colour and any paint cost are confirmed in your quote.

It can, so check before you order. If your property is in the ALR, say so on your first call to the local government, because it can change which offices you deal with. Ask whether your intended use is allowed on the parcel and whether any approval beyond local zoning is needed. Plans to live or work in a container on ALR land call for an especially early conversation.

Often, yes, but ask Valleyview first, because it depends on the work and the container’s condition. If your unit is rough, it is sometimes cheaper to start from a fresh used container than to rehabilitate the old one, and Valleyview will tell you which makes more sense. Send photos of the container and a description of what you want done so the work can be assessed and quoted.

Valleyview doesn’t publish those details on its website, so ask directly when you request a lease-to-own quote. Before you commit, ask about approval, any down payment, the interest or financing cost, the term length, what happens if a payment is late, and who is responsible for insuring the container during the term, and get the answers in writing.

A reefer is a refrigerated shipping container: an insulated steel box with its own refrigeration unit on one end. The unit draws air from inside, cools or heats it to the set temperature and circulates it through a T-shaped floor so the temperature stays even from bottom to top. The walls are filled with high-density polyurethane foam. Valleyview sells a 20ft reefer for cold or frozen storage.

Yes, in two ways: a factory 20ft refrigerated (reefer) container with its own refrigeration unit, or a standard 20ft or 40ft converted with framing, closed-cell spray foam and a bolt-on refrigeration unit, quoted per design. To match one to the job, Valleyview asks what you’re storing, the target temperature, the volume, how often the door opens and what power is on site. A reefer needs 3-phase power, typically 460V, or a generator off the grid, and either route needs a firm, level pad.