Frequently Asked Questions
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General Enquiry
Do you hire your portable buildings or just sell them?
We do both! Any of the available portable buildings in our yard can be hired or purchased.
Do you hire your portable buildings interstate?
Unfortunately, we only currently hire within Victoria.
Do you have a minimum hire period?
Yes, we have a minimum 3 month hire term. Unfortunately, we do not do short term hire.
Do you have second-hand/refurbished portable buildings for sale?
Yes, we have second-hand/refurbished portable buildings & ex-hire buildings in our yard for sale or hire. Please check the website or speak to a sales consultant to find out what is currently available.
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What does EE stand for?
EE stands for Energy Efficient. For clients who have informed us that they require a Section J Report as part of their permit process, we will automatically upgrade the materials of the portable building to comply. Once the report has been paid for and acquired, we will then downgrade any of the upgraded items that are not necessary as per the verified report.
Depending on the type of portable building, we will upgrade materials such as; thicker Wall and/or Roof Panels, R-Flor Subflooring, Low E Glass, Door Closers, Emergency Electricals & Energy Saving Electricals.
Do I require a council permit or building permit?
You will need to contact your local council to provide this information to you. Once you have that confirmation, we can ensure that we will build a portable building that is tailored to your needs.
Can you obtain the council permit or building permit for me?
We cannot obtain the permits for you, but we can arrange some of the documentation required through our preferred suppliers. This includes the structural engineering report and the section J energy efficiency report. Other reports that will be supplied with your portable building are the electrical and plumbing certificates. Glazing, waterproofing, & split system air conditioning installation certificates are obtainable upon request.
Do I need insurance if I am only hiring a portable building?
Yes, while the portable building is on hire at your site, you are required to have public liability insurance to cover our building.
What warranty do you offer on your portable buildings?
Our portable buildings come with a 12-month warranty
Product Enquiry
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What size of portable buildings do you build?
We can custom build to almost any size.
Most of our portable buildings are a one-piece transportable building. But, for larger portable buildings, that would exceed transport limitations, we can build these in multiple sections (pieces), deliver each section separately and then join them together for you on your site.
Transport limitations –
The maximum length we build in one piece/section is 15.0m. This length cannot exceed 3.45m in width
The maximum width we build in one piece/section is 4.8m. This width cannot exceed 12.0m in length
We also have a range of common/standard sizes which include (but is not limited to):
- 1.8m x 1.2m
- 2.4m x 2.4m
- 3.0m x 2.4m
- 3.0m x 3.0m
- 3.6m x 2.4m
- 4.8m x 2.4m
- 4.8m x 3.0m
- 6.0m x 2.4m
- 6.0m x 3.0m
- 6.0m x 3.45m
- 6.0m x 6.0m (2 sections)
- 7.2m x 3.0m
- 8.4m x 3.0m
- 9.0m x 3.0m
- 12.0m x 3.0m
- 12.0m x 3.45m
- 14.4m x 3.45m
12.0m x 6.0m (2 sections)
Do the portable buildings come in different colours?
Our standard internal and external panel colour is Surfmist. We can order in other colorbond colours at an additional cost. Please speak to a sales consultant to check what colours are available or if there is a specific colour that you would prefer.
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Do the portable buildings have different flooring options?
Yes, we have a range of flooring options for our portable buildings. These include – standard vinyl, slip resistant vinyl, wood look vinyl, carpet and carpet tiles. If there is a specific flooring you are after, please contact one of our sales consultants.
Can you build your portables to a specific fire rating?
Our standard portable buildings are made from Bondor EPS-FR Panel which has a BAL-40 rating. We can also build our portables from Bondor Metecno PIR Panel which has a BAL-40 – 200mm BAL-FZ Rating.
Delivery Enquiry
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Do you offer delivery? And how do you deliver your portable buildings?
We do offer delivery. We have a select group of preferred external transport companies that we utilise frequently. We can arrange delivery for you via their tilt trucks, semi tilt trucks, flat bed trucks and crane trucks. We can also arrange franna cranes and dogmen for safe loading & unloading of portables or sites with more complexities.
Can I arrange my own delivery?
Yes, you can arrange your own delivery by any of the following types of transport:
- Tilt Truck
- Semi Tilt Truck
- Crane Truck
- Flat Bed Truck (a separate unloading method will be required at your site)
Please note that our portable buildings cannot be transported by:
- Tautliner Trucks
- Car Trailers
Our friendly team can also assist in loading your building in our yard via forklifts, if required.
We also recommend not to use straps that sling over the building when transporting as this will dent the roof and cappings. Our roof panels are installed in a way that they will not detach, so will not fly off in transport.
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How long will it take to construct my portable building?
This is dependent on what is in our current schedule at the time. Please speak to a sales consultant to find out the current lead time.
Do you deliver to interstate?
Yes, we have trusted interstate transport companies that we can arrange to deliver our portable buildings anywhere nationwide.
Installation Enquiry
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What do you offer regarding installation?
Our team can provide basic levelling. If the portable building is in multiple sections, our team will attend site and complete water-tight joining of the building sections. We do not provide connection to services.
What is basic levelling?
Basic levelling involves one of our onsite trained team members attending your site to lay concrete base pads for the portable building to sit on and to ensure it is level.
Can my portable building sit directly on the ground?
If the ground is fairly level, our buildings can be placed directly onto the ground as they are built on a steel skid. However, we do recommend placing our portable buildings on some type of footing to avoid rusting or sliding/movement.
Can you provide connection to plumbing or electrical services onsite?
Unfortunately, these are not services that we provide. Our portable buildings are wired and plumbed in the most efficient way(s) to make the connection process faster and most convenient. We recommend contacting a local contractor to complete these services for you.
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Can you build large complexes that come in multiple sections?
Complexes are via application only. Please speak to a sales consultant.
Do you supply stairs, ramps, or landings with your portable buildings?
Unfortunately, this is not a service we provide.
I don’t have mains power or plumbing connection onsite, what can you provide?
We can build our portable buildings with an external 56 series outlet for plug-in power connection. We can also provide waste storage tanks which are supplied with 2000L, 4000L or 6000L capacities. The waste tanks sit underneath the building and are required to be pumped out.
Do you provide pump out services for the waste tanks?
No, we do not provide pump out services.
