Shipping Container Home

 

What Is A Shipping Container Home?

A shipping container home is just as it sounds, a home made fabricated from shipping containers. The average shipping container is built from weathered steel, and are generally eight feet wide, eight feet tall and can be purchased in either a 20 foot or 40 foot lengths.

Container Homes are comprised of either one or many shipping containers stacked in many different designs to make a stylish, affordable, and green home.

Buying A Shipping Container

Shipping containers aren't hard to find. If you live near a coastal area check around the local ports. Even if you live in a rural land-locked region there is a high probability that there are some shipping containers sitting around close by. Prices average from $1000 to $2000 for a decent quality used container 40 feet in length. Delivery is seldom a problem because they are made to be transported. Most trucking companies will haul them for about $2/ mile.

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Building A Shipping Container Home

Building a container home is no different than other modular construction. The largest exception is working with a metal structure rather than wood. To modify the basic structure you will need metal working tools such as a welders, torches, cutters and grinders. Interior construction shouldn't be a lot different than standard home remodeling. A foundation or concrete slab will keep your home stable and provide a solid base that will keep your container home off of the ground and relatively dry. Remember to put your plumbing in place before you set your container.

The addition of a slanted roof on the top level is always a good idea. Keeping setting water off of your container will prevent premature corrosion that could otherwise take place. Ultimately the design of your home will be up to you, local building codes, and your skills and imagination. Learn More

Affordable And Green

There are many reasons to consider a shipping container home. Currently there are seven hundred thousand idle shipping containers in the U.S. alone that are literally piling up in the junkyards.

Shipping Containers are extremely affordable and because they are made from weathered steel, are structurally very strong. Shipping Containers are also built to standard sizes so they could be stacked on boats easily and snap together like legos. Building a house is as easy as snapping them together. Solar Power Ideas For Containers.

 

Hurricane And Earthquake Proof

In addition to Container Homes being green and affordable, they are also very resilient. Because of their steel structure they are able to withstand Hurricanes and Earthquakes better than most homes built today.

Homes built from brick will crumble in the event of an earthquake and structures built from wood are commonly destroyed in a tornados or hurricanes. Storage containers are built to be stacked. Their welded construction makes them water tight almost indestructible.

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Stylish

I know what you're thinking, what kind of house am I supposed to make out of a Storage Container? Actually, there are many different designs you can make. Not only that, you can make the interior very well insulated and just as spacious a the current home you may live in.

Building a home out of Storage Containers gives you so much flexibility that companies are actually building transportable homes that can be moved and set up within 24 hours. A shipping container home is an easy way to build an indestructible stylish home.

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