Proper piers, lofted container:dig 8' holes for the piers, as you would with piers for a pier-and-beam-house. extend piers 8' above ground. Rent a crane and place container on top of piers. Build spiral staircase to access your container in the sky. Optionally, fence in ground-floor ...
we recommend that there be pier supports spaced no more than 4 feet apart to make for a very sturdy deck structure. Again, it's fine for the ends of the joists to slightly overhang the outer piers. This kind of construction is called cantilevering, and...