One of the most important points for constructing your shipping container home is making sure you get your insulation right. Failure to do this will cause you a whole host of issues such as dampness, rust, condensation, and highly fluctuating internal temperatures. Equally important to insulating your container home is ventilating it properly. Without providing […]
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Insulation is the material that separates you and your comfortable room of conditioned air from the extreme temperatures outdoors. When thinking through how to insulate a shipping container, there are quite a few options with their own pros and cons. You likely need insulation for your shipping container home, but what kind of insulation is […]
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The choice of whether to add a roof to your container or not is made up of both personal preference for the style and also the cost. Clearly, not roofing your container will save you money initially. However, in the long run installing a roof and insulating it could save you money in energy bills. […]
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You may have seen our previous post about strategies to keep your shipping container home cool during the summer. Now we will look at how to heat your shipping container home during the winter. Although shipping container homes are awesome, they aren’t magical. During the winter, just like any other building, they can get cold. Here […]
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Where are you actually going to convert your empty shipping containers into a useable building or home? You have several choices, each with various strengths and weaknesses. There isn’t one option that is universally the right one; rather, you need to make the choice that best fits your life and your project. Below we’ll discuss […]
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