PORTABLE CABIN GUIDE
Portable Cabin Installation & Site Preparation
A cabin's installation day is short when the site is ready. This is the exact preparation we ask of every customer, the delivery-day sequence, and the small details — gate width, overhead lines, level ground — that decide whether placement takes an hour or an afternoon.
Preparing the base
Cabins sit on a simple level base: compacted ground with concrete pads or blocks under the load points, or a low plinth where the site floods. The base does two jobs — keeping the cabin level so doors and windows operate sweetly, and lifting the underside clear of standing water.
Levelness matters more than strength; the cabin's steel base frame spreads its weight, but a twisted base means binding doors from day one.
Access for the lorry and crane
The cabin arrives on a lorry and lifts into place by crane or hydra. Walk the route before delivery day: gate width, turning space, overhead cables and tree branches, and firm ground where the crane will set its outriggers. If access is tight, tell us the constraints and we plan the lift accordingly — or size the cabin to what the route allows.
- Clear gate and route wide enough for a lorry
- Firm, level ground for crane outriggers
- No live overhead lines across the lift path
- Someone on site with placement authority
Delivery day, step by step
The lorry arrives, the crane slings the cabin from its lifting points, and the cabin lands on the prepared base and gets levelled. Utilities connect to the wall points — power to the DB, water and drain where wet areas exist — and the cabin is handed over the same day. Total time on a prepared site is measured in hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
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