Construction trailers are mobile structures ( trailers) used to accommodate temporary offices, dining facilities and storage of

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projects.

Hook-ups

Typically, trailers need to be equipped with

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. Lavatories are usually provided for separately. They are often skid-mounted, on trailers, or put on piles. Construction trailers are often manufactured using traditional stick-frame construction.

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s are also being converted into construction trailers.

Use in different countries

United States

Municipalities can require the use of construction trailers to be subject to permit proceedings. The City of Fremont, California, for example, publishes its permit requirements on its municipal website. Enclosed Cargo Trailers are a very popular tool used by many in the construction industry. Keeping equipment and materials clean and dry are a high priority to anyone in the construction industry. These trailers are very user friendly and are multipurpose. Hauling generators, ladders, air compressors and other small to medium sized power tools from one job site to the next is a necessity. Construction trailers are ordinarily moved by heavy trucks but may also be moved by rail.

Europe

There are people in Europe, especially in

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, who live in trailers of this type, and in German there are words for a congregation of these trailers, ''Bauwagenplatz'' and ''Wagenburg''. These trailers, usually lacking modern-day comforts like heating, electricity, toilets and running water, have become a popular form of

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alternative lifestyle among people mainly from hippie,

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and environmental subcultures. In 2008

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media reported that two construction sites (of Byggmester Harald Langemyhr AS) had been housing Polish workers in construction trailers — 4 workers in each.

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