Porta Cabin & Portable Cabin Manufacturer in India

Porta Cabin and Portable Cabin: One Product, Two Names

Porta cabin and portable cabin are two names for the same factory-built steel cabin. Construction buyers, contractors and government tenders in India mostly write porta cabin. Corporate and residential buyers often search portable cabin instead. The product underneath does not change. It is a welded mild-steel chassis with an insulated enclosure, a finished interior and protected electricals. We build it in a factory and deliver it to your site as one module. SAMAN therefore publishes one specification, one price ladder and one quotation process for both names, on this single page.

This matters for more than vocabulary. Some suppliers keep separate porta cabin and portable cabin pages with different claims. Buyers then compare two versions of the same product with mismatched numbers. Our approach is the opposite. Every figure on this page traces to one controlled costing and specification workbook. The downloadable PDF in the hero carries the same numbers, the version marker and the source workbook they came from.

How SAMAN Builds Every Porta Cabin

Every cabin starts as a welded chassis of 100x50x3 mm MS C-channel with cross stiffeners. The floor is what a cabin lives or dies by, so the chassis gets the heaviest steel. Onto that frame we fix an 18 mm Bison cement-fibre floor board. A 1.3 mm vinyl layer finishes the walking surface. The wall frame uses 50x50 mm MS square pipe with an approximately 60 mm cavity. Outside, the walls carry 1.2 mm specially corrugated MS sheet. Inside, they carry 8 mm pre-laminated MDF lining. The roof runs 1.4 mm corrugated MS sheet over its own stiffener grid.

Insulation is standard, not an upsell. Walls take 25 mm glass wool or 12 mm Heatlon. The roof takes 50 mm glass wool at 42 kg/m³ nominal density, because that is where Indian sun load actually hits. The 7x3 ft MS-framed main door opens outward. Two-track powder-coated aluminium sliding windows carry 4 mm glass. Electricals run in concealed or protected copper wiring on a 1.5/2.5/4 sq.mm schedule. A distribution board with MCB/RCCB protection and earthing controls the circuits. Ventilation is natural cross-flow, with fan, exhaust and AC provisions as scheduled. Plumbing is not included unless your approved scope states it.

Two build facts deserve honest emphasis. First, engineered lifting points are part of the structure, and the cabin is handled only by the approved lifting and support-point drawing. Approximate completed unit weight: 10x10 ft approximately 1.5 tonnes; 20x8 ft approximately 2.4 tonnes; 20x10 ft approximately 3.0 tonnes; 20x12 ft approximately 3.6 tonnes; 30x10 ft approximately 4.5 tonnes; and 40x10 ft approximately 6.0 tonnes. These are approximate completed unit weights, not floor load capacity, roof load capacity, lifting capacity or structural load capacity. Actual completed unit weight can vary with the approved configuration, fit-out and optional equipment. The cabin is designed to be moved, and that is what makes it genuinely portable rather than merely prefabricated. Second, the final colour, openings and fit-out follow your approved drawing. The images on this page are approved SAMAN visualisations of the standard build, not a fixed appearance. The complete line-by-line specification sits in the Specifications tab and in the versioned PDF.

Read the Approved GA Plan Before You Fix a Size

Each of the six sizes on this page now carries its approved general-arrangement plan. The plan shows the exact door and window positions, the workstation grid, the clear central aisle and the four exterior elevations for that footprint. Counts are stated on the plan itself: the 10x10 ft carries one door and three windows for four workstations, while the 40x10 ft carries three doors, a partition and twelve workstations with a separate manager cabin.

Use the plan to test your layout before you commit. Check that the door falls on the side your site access allows, and that the window line suits your orientation. The GA drawing shows one sample furniture and seating arrangement. The number of illustrated seats is not the same as the recommended occupancy. These are buyer-facing arrangements: fabrication, services and foundations still follow the approved project drawing issued with your order.

Choose Your Configuration: The Full SAMAN Porta Cabin Range

This page covers the standard porta cabin, also sold as a portable cabin, in its six published sizes. Ten approved specialist configurations sit alongside it, each with its own page. The table below gives a buyer choosing between eleven options the side-by-side routing view that prose cannot give. Open a configuration's own page to compare it properly; this page stays with the standard build and the range-wide selection.

Is your requirement a cabin to live in rather than work from? Then the porta cabin house page covers residential layouts. It is the right destination for home-use enquiries.

Porta Cabin Price in India: The Published Ladder

This page publishes a size-wise price ladder. The table below lists the published price for each size option, so a size and a budget can be matched before an enquiry is sent. SAMAN publishes the ladder instead. A buyer who can see the price logic negotiates faster and trusts the quotation more. The table below lets you compare all six sizes at once, the single most requested comparison on this page.

These are base-specification supply prices. Customisations are quoted separately. Compare the size-wise prices in the table above before requesting an itemised quotation.

Four factors move a final quote away from the ladder. Interior fit-out adds partitions, furniture and AC. Optional additions include an attached toilet module. Transport cost follows distance, per the Shipping tab. Finally, site conditions at unloading can change the last leg. GST applies at 18% under HSN 9406 for prefabricated buildings.

Porta Cabin or Container Office: Which One Do You Need?

Porta Cabins and Container Offices are two separate approved product families. This page owns the Porta Cabin and Portable Cabin range. Container Offices is its own family with its own hub, and Shipping Container Office is the container-shell subtype within that family.

The detailed material and construction boundary between the two families is set out in the CO-01 package, not here; this page states the routing only. For the Container Offices family, open the Container Offices hub.

What Buyers Use Porta Cabins For

Site and project offices are the largest use. A contractor orders the cabin with the work order, and the office lands before the first excavation. General-purpose rooms come next: security points, drivers' rooms, first-aid rooms, storage and sample rooms. Retail and service use covers shops, kiosks, ticket counters and reception units, usually in the shop configuration. Sanitation and project-support configurations round out the family, from toilet-fitted cabins to stores.

The common thread is time. Civil construction of a 200 sq ft room takes months and leaves debris. A porta cabin arrives finished, works the same day it is placed, and moves to the next site when the project ends. That reuse is also why buyers who once rented often switch to owning.

Porta Cabin on Terrace and Rooftop

Rooftop placement is one of the most asked questions on this page. It often works, because the module weighs far less than an equivalent masonry room. Two checks decide feasibility. First, your structural engineer must confirm the slab can carry the cabin at the planned position. Second, there must be crane or lifting access to the roof level.

Share the building height, slab details and access photos with your enquiry. We then advise on the lift plan and quote accordingly. However, never place a cabin on a roof without the engineer's confirmation. That check is the buyer's responsibility, and we state it plainly.

Customisation Options

The published price buys the standard open-room specification. Almost everything else is configurable. STANDARD scope covers the shell, insulation, floor, one door, windows and the electrical baseline. OPTIONAL additions include partitions, furniture packages, AC provision and units, attached toilet modules, extra doors and windows, and grills or mesh.

CUSTOM work covers layouts, colours and openings, which follow your approved drawing. EXCLUDED items are plumbing (unless the approved scope states it), foundations, transport and installation, which are quoted separately. Every option is priced as a line item on the quote. So you can add or remove scope and see the effect immediately.

Delivery, Installation and Site Readiness

Standard delivery takes 7–21 working days from confirmed order. Your itemised quotation arrives within 48 hours of sharing requirements. Cabins dispatch from the nearer factory: Bengaluru for the South, Greater Noida for the North. Transport runs on 20 ft or 40 ft open trailers, priced by the distance ladder in the Shipping tab, where all freight figures are tentative until confirmed with your delivery quotation. Delivery within Bangalore city and Delhi NCR (Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida) is free. Crane hire, unloading, installation, ODC movement and difficult-site access are not covered by free delivery and are quoted separately.

Prepare these before the trailer arrives, and installation day stays short:

• A base prepared to the project engineering approved for your order
• Clear vehicle approach and turning room for a 20 ft or 40 ft trailer
• Unloading arrangement as confirmed in your delivery quotation
• A power supply point for hook-up to the cabin's distribution board
• The person authorised to sign delivery and placement acceptance

How to Compare Porta Cabin Quotations

Cheap quotes usually hide in the specification, not the price. Compare line items, and the differences surface fast. Ask every vendor for the same five numbers:

• Chassis section and thickness (ours: 100x50x3 mm MS C-channel)
• Wall and roof sheet thickness (ours: 1.2 mm and 1.4 mm corrugated MS)
• Insulation type and thickness in walls and roof
• Electrical protection (DB with MCB/RCCB and earthing, or a bare board)
• What the price excludes: transport, installation, foundations, plumbing

A quotation that cannot state these numbers is not comparable. Ours are printed in the Specifications tab and in the versioned PDF, so you can check delivery against the promise, line by line.

Quality Checks, Warranty and Honest Scope

Four things belong in writing before you confirm an order: the inspection and hand-over checks that apply, the warranty terms and their duration, the expected service life, and the returns position. Verify each of them against your quotation, the technical specification you can download from this page, and SAMAN's current published policies. If any of the four is not covered there, ask for it before you commit.

Scope honesty, in one place: the published price includes the structural shell, enclosure, insulation, floor, standard door and windows, and the electrical baseline. It excludes interior fit-out, optional add-ons, transport, installation, foundations and project-specific engineering, unless your quotation states them. Plumbing appears only when your approved scope includes it. Check the returns position in SAMAN's current published refund and return policy.

Why Buy From SAMAN

This page publishes six size options with a price against each, a technical specification link, a general-arrangement plan for every size option, and links to the ten approved specialist configurations. Scope, inclusions and exclusions appear in the sections above. For anything not stated on the page, ask for the applicable scope, inclusions and exclusions to be confirmed in your quotation.

Porta Cabin FAQs

What does a porta cabin cost per square foot?

The published band runs from ₹1,187.50 to ₹1,437.50 per sq ft ex-GST, depending on size. The 20x10 ft cabin at 200 sq ft works out to ₹1,250 per sq ft. Compare the published price for each standard size in the table and request an itemised quotation for the configuration you need.

What sizes does a porta cabin come in?

Six published sizes: 10x10, 20x8, 20x10, 20x12, 30x10 and 40x10 ft, all 8.5 ft high. Send your requirement with your enquiry if none of the six matches your footprint.

Can a porta cabin be installed on a terrace or rooftop?

Rooftop or terrace placement depends on the building. Ask your structural engineer to confirm that the slab can carry the cabin at the planned position, and check that there is lifting access to roof level. Share the building height, slab details and access photos with your enquiry.

Do I need a foundation?

The base is set by the project engineering approved for your order, and any base work is outside the published price. Share your site conditions with your enquiry so the base requirement can be confirmed for your location.

How long does delivery take?

Standard delivery takes 7–21 working days from confirmed order, plus transit. Your quotation confirms the schedule that applies to your order.

Is GST included in the published prices?

Prices are shown ex-GST with the 18% inclusive figure alongside, under HSN 9406 for prefabricated buildings.

How long does a porta cabin last?

Service life depends on use, siting and maintenance. Warranty period and exclusions are confirmed in the final quotation for your order.

Can I customise the layout?

Yes. Partitions, furniture, AC provision, colours and openings follow the drawing approved with your order. Send your requirement with your enquiry and it will be quoted against that drawing.