When constructing a shipping container home, a foundation must be laid for the containers. Decisions about the foundation type will vary depending on your budget, structural requirements, local soil type, and local building conventions. Getting this decision wrong can be devastating and it can bring your entire project to an abrupt halt. This is one […]
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This trend of constructing with shipping containers isn’t surprising considering that container homes are Eco friendly, affordable, and incredibly strong. When you look at examples of shipping container homes, you find homes that were built extremely fast and for a small amount of money. However, there are also examples of container homes which have failed […]
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Shipping container homes can be as big or small as you’d like to make them. Did you know that Todd Miller’s Graceville Container home has 6,000 square feet of living area? Of course, not all shipping container homes are this big. Recently, we featured Brenda Kelly’s tiny shipping container home which was made out of a single […]
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So we already know that using shipping containers for constructing buildings is environmentally friendly. In a recent survey, we found that the two most common reasons people want to live in a container home are because they are affordable and Eco-friendly. Read more about that here. Let’s discuss some ways that you can make your shipping […]
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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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