Big Container Homes

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Big container homes.

This makes them perfect candidates for prefabricated homes and there are plenty to choose from in fact. That s the mantra that aspiring large container home owners should live by. With container home prices all over the map larry shows us how you can get a lot of house for a little money if you re willing to do a lot of the work yourself. The coolest shipping container homes for sale right now.

This is a second in a series of modern shipping container homes in michigan according to curbed. Shipping container home in michigan. Larry wade built his own shipping container home for a cost of around 35 000. Architects designers and builders have actually found a way to transform big boxes of steel into beautiful and fully functional homes.

Basically you modify and re purpose used shipping containers and stick them together to build a house. There is a hot new trend. Instead of hoarding all that saved up cash by building merely what you need it can be put to better use by making it look as extravagent as possible. Made with five 40 and two 20 containers the house fits in so well with the neighborhood it s hardly noticeable it s cargotecture.

The reasons for building shipping container homes are diverse and include the fact that these containers are globally available affordable sturdy water tight and versatile not to mention that they re meant to be easily transported. Shipping container homes are a great entry point into living in a tiny house shipping containers are rugged and durable built to withstand 100 mile per hour winds huge waves and long journeys on cargo ships. With proper planning you can endeavor to design and build a. Constructing a shipping container home costs substantially less than other ordinary types of homes.

Go big or go home.