Learn essential do's and don'ts for building a shipping container home to save time, money, and avoid costly mistakes.
This course guides you through the essentials of constructing a shipping container home, covering crucial tips to avoid common mistakes while maximizing savings. Plus, you'll learn about the sustainable and sturdy nature of these homes, making it easier for you to plan your dream project.
Learn the things to avoid and the things you must do when building your own shipping container home and save
Up to Date as at:Â January 2020.
Shipping Container Homes in 2020, why or why not?
Do's and Don'ts When Building a Shipping Container Home.
Learn the things to avoid and the things you must do when building your own shipping container home. You will save a lot of sleepless nights, time and money by just planning your building process better.
You can save more than $500 on your building project by applying the information covered in this course.Â
Why should you look into this course?
Over the last 10 years, an idea evolved to use stockpiled shipping containers as modular units for building office space as well as domestic homes. Because these empty hefty steel boxes are piling up in ports around the world and posing a storage problem. Since 2005 several architects and builders are taking advantage of this surplus to recycle the containers.
Looking at a container has 2 metric tons of steel which will take 8000 kwh of energy to melt down and make new beams. The process of modifying that entire 2 metric tons of steel into a higher and better use domestic home only takes 400 kwh of electrical energy (or 5%). This takes a bit more muscle and planning but we feel is that next step up for better Re-cycling.
Each long container measures 2.4 m wide by 12 m long by 2.5 m tall. Depending on the quality of a used shipping container, it could set you back anything from $2,000 - $10,000 per container.
According to structural engineers, these units are stronger than conventional house framing because of their resistance to "lateral loads" -- those seen in hurricanes and earthquakes -- and because steel is basically welded to steel. The roof is strong enough to support the extra weight of a green roof - which has vegetation growing on it - if the owner should want it.
As for their energy efficiency, they claim that when the appropriate coatings are installed, the envelope reflects about 95 percent of outside radiation, resists the loss of interior heat, provides an excellent air infiltration barrier and does not allow water to migrate in.
When applying a standard exterior siding to a house, the finished house is virtually indistinguishable from conventional housing.
Avoid the 10 common mistake most people do when building with shipping containers
Apply the 10 thing every shipping container home must include
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I am an Internet entrepreneur for the last 23 years. Left my full-time corporate job by the end of June 1997 to work for my self.I am a Certified Light Steel Frame Erector and Building Contractor focusing on alternative building methods since 2007.Things I do and enjoyCreate Shipping Container homes where it is possible to deliver them and as alternative...
I started my own company on 7 January 2005 and joined up with my partners and parents Philip and Jacqui Viljoen. I have been an entrepreneur for the last 10 years. My main focus is on 3D Rendering, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Youtube Video Marketing and the Embroidery Industry training service and support. From My CV: I have been training...
Already learning valuable points to having a good build.
A lot of good material. A bit too static content, no video or even photo examples in many cases, mostly explaining by voice
I found the course informative enough, and it does address critical subjects, like the purchasing phase of a container and getting the best for your buck. I learned what I needed for now Thanx for a great course.
So far so good information .
Subject matter good but requires more depth. Could do with more samples, pictures and diagrams. A bit too wordy and need for more illustration
I haven't got much of the content done yet, im excited on what I will learn as I plan to out that knowledge in to practice and build my own.
Educational and well thought
Notes on how to choose and recived the container
This course is good learning about how to build shipping container homes. But, I must use closed captain on the screen because I, myself am deaf and I am reading the words and sentences. There are THE MOST GRAMMARS and WORDS ERRORS! I had have to re-read re-read and I try to understand them. Some I get it and some I don't get it because of subtities errors
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Nathan G.
A good quick overview with some good considerations to keep in mind. Hi-level, not super in depth.