Every day more people are trying to find new forms of housing capable of being sustainable, habitable and functional. The latest development is the houses in containers. Yes, we are not joking. Not only can it be done, but more and more people are interested in this type of sustainable and functional housing. Expandable container houses have caused a very important change in the world economy. Before certain types of products whose costs involved a high outlay can now reach any point thanks to containers.
The containers begin to be valued as possible housing once they have a transport duration of between seven and ten years. Why? Because it is at that moment when they are removed from the market for safety and the recycling project can be started to turn them into ecological houses.
Container homes can be as big or as small as you want them to be. The advantage of designing this type of housing is that you can put together the number of containers you want and stack them in different creative ways.
Advantages of container houses:
- Countless designs can be created. You can even forget that you are living in a container if you get creative.
- They can be mobile. If you are one of those who like to travel the world, this is your perfect home.
- Cheap and easy to manufacture. In just 45 days you can have your house built and ready to move in, having saved between 30% and 60% of the cost of a traditional house.
- And most importantly, they are sustainable constructions. By using reused containers you are contributing to the environment.
Disadvantages of container houses:
Research your regulations. Find all the information you can get about your local regulations in case you could not build this type of house.
They are houses that require good insulation. It is convenient to create a double wall inside the container to help with insulation. Remember that it is metal so in winter it can be very cold and in summer extremely hot.
You need land. You will need space to be able to build your expandable container homes as you want and for that you will need a piece of land where you do not bother anyone and you can build as you like.