Table of Contents

2.What Is a Shipping Container Home?

What are shipping containers?

The Shipping Container Home Building Process

A Simpler Lifestyle Could Be Yours

3.The Benefits of Living in a Shipping Container Home

Shipping containers and sustainable living go hand-in-hand.

Shipping container homes give you tons of design flexibility.

Shipping container homes are also relatively quick to build.

Shipping container homes can be much less expensive than traditional homes.

Shipping container homes are incredibly sturdy.

4.Things to consider

5.How much does a container home cost?

The cost of the shipping container(s)

The Shipping Container Home’s Foundation.

Insulation for Your Shipping Container Home.

Other Construction Costs.

6.How to get the permitting you’ll need

Reach out informally to your local government

Work with an experienced builder or architect.

Container spec sheets and technical drawings

Design to meet local standards.

7.How to choose and buy a shipping container

Locate a distributor

Think about size

Make sure you look at age and condition

How much do shipping containers cost?

8.How to insulate your shipping container home

9.Frequently Asked Questions

10.How to live comfortably in a small space

Downsize BEFORE you move.

Furnish creatively.

Plan out storage carefully.

Use open shelving.

Use space-saving appliances and utilities.