Tornado Shelter in Tyler, Texas

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To provide Tyler quality Moving And Storage assistance as a Moving and Storage Service, Cargo Container, Portable Storage Container and Tornado Shelter.

Big Texas Containers & Shelters meeting your Moving And Storage needs since .

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Big Texas Containers & Shelters was founded and is based in the "Rose Capital of the Nation", Tyler Texas. We ship containers from several different locations within the Great State of Texas & proudly serve Tyler, Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Texarkana, El Paso and surrounding areas.

In addition to containers, we also offer modular tornado shelter safe rooms that can be customized to suit your specific individual needs. We also offer NATIONWIDE shipping at incredibly low rates! We sell only the HIGHEST QUALITY used containers, "Cargo Worthy Containers", and "1-Trip" (Like-New) containers.

Most of the containers we sell are approximately 10 years old, they are wind & water tight and are structurally sound. Our tornado shelter safe rooms can provide safety, security & peace of mind during unstable times, they have been impact tested by Texas Tech & are E-F5 tornado safe! The modular design gives you the ability to install your safe room inside your walk-in closet, your basement, garage, carport or even upstairs without having to tear down walls or re-construct. What ever your storage or shelter needs may be, call us today for a price quote. We sell ONLY the very HIGHEST QUALITY products, and also promise to offer you the lowest and best market price...GUARANTEED!

Low Price Guarantee:
Not only do we sell the highest quality containers & shelters on the market, but we also strive to be the best deal out there. We compare prices with our competitors on a WEEKLY basis and if we happen to find a lower price, we immediately adjust our price to be at least $100 LOWER to ensure that we are consistently offering the absolute lowest price & best deal out there. If we quote you a higher price than our competition, please let us know so that we can update our current pricing. If in the unlikely event that you find a lower price and we can confirm that, we will not only match that price, but we will also give you 10% of the difference or more OFF YOUR PURCHASE! GUARANTEED!

Why Buy A Container?
You don't just get more for your money with a container; you get a portable steel structure that could remain useful for hundreds of years. Containers are also a great investment because the value of scrap steel continues to rise. Regardless of your intended use, every container is a valuable chunk of steel. Simply call your local scrap yard and ask them how much they will pay for 5,000 pounds of steel and you will be excited to learn that you aren't just buying a storage container, but you are investing in a physical commodity. We can confidently say that there is no other portable storage structure that appreciates in value. In fact, when you buy a prefabricated wood shed/building, you lose a significant amount of value the day you receive it, just like buying a car, RV or mobile home. A steel container though should hold its value for years and years to come. In fact people who purchased 20ft containers just three years ago can likely sell them today for $1,000 MORE than what they originally paid. The reason is because the value of steel continues to rise (and likely always will). In addition, the supply of containers seems to keep going down and demand is on the rise, so prices have only one direction to travel...UP!

Why Buy A Tornado Shelter Safe Room?
There are many reasons why a person will buy a tornado shelter safe room, but it's a personal one. Tornadoes and their destructive nature is on the rise so if you live in an area that is prone to tornadoes, simply pick the size that is right for you and rest easy knowing that if the unfortunate happens, you can provide safety and protection for your loved ones. Crime is also on the rise in many areas and a safe room offers not only protection from violent attackers, but is also a form of secure storage to protect your valuables. Our safe rooms are modular and are sort of like giant gun safes that you can take apart and relocate or even expand into a larger size to at a later date. By special request, we can install bullet resistant panels to the interior of your already partially bullet proof safe room. The bullet resistant panels have been tested to withstand multiple hits by a .30 caliber high powered assault rifle. The 7 gauge hardened steel shell will block many different caliber sized bullets, but not all. Adding bullet resistant panels will make your safe room virtually bulletproof to all handguns and rifles. There is certainly a wide spectrum of reasons for buying a shelter, but the fundamental reason that we all share is we simply want to be able to keep our loved ones safe.

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10ft Mini Container: One of the smallest containers available on the market. It's just 10 feet long and just like the larger containers, it's construction consists of 14-gauge corrugated steel walls. It also has lockable double doors and is wind & water tight. This container is very easy to transport and is one of the lightest containers available, however because very few of them have been manufactured and even fewer are in circulation, they are not as cost effective to purchase as a 20ft or 40ft container. Bang for the buck, nothing beats the price of a 40ft container, but 10ft containers are available by special request.



20ft Standard Container: The most sought after container. This is the 20ft standard cargo container. The 20ft container is the most sought after because it can be easily transported with a common flatbed tow truck. It can also be loaded onto a flatbed gooseneck trailer and pulled with a 3/4 ton truck. Since they are roughly 3,000 pounds lighter than a 40ft container, it's much easier to drag it around the job site or farm using a tractor or backhoe. The typical empty weight of this container is 5,000 pounds (approx).



40ft Standard Container: The most commonly purchased container. Bang for the buck, out of all of the available sizes, the standard 40ft container provides a massive amount of storage space and is typically the lowest price per cubic foot. Whether you want to convert it into a mobile office, garage or workshop, or simply need it for storage, you get the most for your money with this one.



40ft High Cube Container: This container is exactly like the standard 40ft container, however it is a foot taller, making the exterior height 9'6" tall! This container is truly ideal for those who are seeking to convert it into a hunting cabin, office, work shop, guest house, mother-in-law suite or man cave! The extra height not only ads a significant amount of extra storage space, but also provides more versatility and options when using for other purposes besides storage.



45' High Cube Container: The 45ft High Cube container offers an additional 380 cubic feet of storage space than the 40ft High Cube model. This model and larger models are rarely available, and when they are, the cost is unproportionally greater than the 40ft sizes. Cargo Containers are world traded commodities, so unfortunately as a consumer you will always see a significant difference in price for any container above 40ft in length regardless of which container dealer you buy from. The reason for this is because most container dealers buy their containers from the same general sources, and the stock market plays a big role in the prices that are offered to the dealers. In other words, the higher prices on larger models are not a result of the dealers being greedy, but have everything to do with supply, demand, & the price of steel. The reality is that when larger sizes are available for dealers to purchase, the dealer cost is much higher.



48ft High Cube WIDE Container: The 48ft & 53ft containers are built just like all the other containers, however they are 6 inches wider, increasing your exterior width to 8'6". This is the second largest container available on the market and the extra wide design makes this container even more versatile when storing cars, trucks, tractors, trailers etc. You can fit a typical 3/4 truck inside even a standard container, but the extra wide design on the 48ft & 53ft containers makes it much easier to exit the vehicle once parked inside.



53ft High Cube WIDE Container: This is the LARGEST portable container on the market. This enormous container is 53 FEET LONG, 8 1/2 feet wide & 9 1/2 feet tall! This BIG container offers the maximum storage space available in a single portable storage container. It's so long that you can easily fit THREE cars inside this Big Texas Container. Whatever your use may be, it is absolutely the largest container on the market.





Interior: Every cargo container is equipped with side-by-side steel entry doors on one side. Typically unless modified, containers will never have any other doors, windows or methods of entry. The large industrial weather stripping makes the container wind &water tight as soon as you close the doors & latch them shut. Each door has a lever that you press forward when closing the doors and this allows the appropriate amount of pressure to be applied to the weather stripping which seals the container. The floor is made from 1-1/8" thick marine plywood. This wood is unlike anything you will likely find at the local lumber yard. This plywood is treated and designed to be regularly exposed to water, moisture & significant amounts of weight. The 20ft containers are designed to store approximately 62,000 pounds of cargo and the 40ft containers are designed to store approximately 59,000 pounds of cargo. These things are virtually indestructible, so if you are considering spending thousands of dollars on a prefabricated wood shed built from 2x4's & 1/2" thick particleboard, you really should consider a steel cargo container.

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- Modular construction which allows for a do-it-yourself install.



- Our Tornado Shelter Safe Rooms are the most versatile shelter systems in the industry. The modular design gives you the ability to install your safe room inside your walk-in closet, your basement, garage, wine cellar or even upstairs without having to tear down walls or re-construct.



- If you later decide to relocate the shelter, simply disassemble it and then reassemble it at the new location. If you move, take it with you! If your family grows & you need a larger size, simply call and order as many modular extension panels as needed to expand your existing shelter into a larger size!



- Vault-style doors can be added to BOTH ends and/or BOTH sides allowing for all sided entry/exit.



- By request, we can install bullet resistant panels to the interior of your already partially bullet proof safe room. The bullet resistant panels have been tested to withstand multiple hits by a .30 caliber high powered assault rifle. The 7 gauge steel shell will block many different caliber size bullets, but not all. If you want your shelter to be bulletproof to virtually all handgun and rifle rounds, call today for a price quote.



- All of our safe rooms are constructed with 7 gauge powder coated steel, which is nearly twice as strong as other safe rooms.



- Engineered to survive a devastating E-F5 Tornado. Wind & impact tested by Texas Tech.



- Exterior lock available for only $200 more! Our safe rooms are sort of like giant gun safes. If you wish to keep valuables secure from theft and also have somewhere to seek shelter during an emergency, simply choose the size that is right for you!





4 x 4 - $4,500



4 x 6 - $5,500



4 x 8 - $6,500



4 x 10 - $7,500



4 x 12 - $8,500



4 x 14 - $9,500



4 x 16 - $10,500



4 x 18 - $11,500



4 x 20 - $12,500





* Safe rooms larger than 20 feet in length are available. Call us for a price quote.



* Professional install is available and starts at $500. Price will vary based on size and options.



Call us Toll Free: (800) 261-1917

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You don't just get more for your money with a container; you get a portable steel structure that could remain useful for hundreds of years. Containers are also a great investment because the value of scrap steel continues to rise. Regardless of your intended use, every container is a valuable chunk of steel. Simply call your local scrap yard and ask them how much they will pay for 5,000 pounds of steel and you will be excited to learn that you aren't just buying a storage container, but you are investing in a physical commodity. We can confidently say that there is no other portable storage structure that appreciates in value. In fact, when you buy a prefabricated wood shed/building, you lose a significant amount of value the day you receive it, just like buying a car, RV or mobile home. A steel container though should hold its value for years and years to come. In fact people who purchased 20ft containers just three years ago can likely sell them today for $1,000 MORE than what they originally paid. The reason is because the value of steel continues to rise (and likely always will). In addition, the supply of containers seems to keep going down and demand is on the rise, so prices have only one direction to travel...UP!

Service Locations

Moving And Storage Service Tyler  -  Cargo Container Tyler  -  Portable Storage Container Tyler
Tornado Shelter Tyler  -  Storm Shelters Tyler  -  Shipping Container Tyler

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