40 ft. Shipping Container as house

[Happyart]

This can be constructed by the sea. Anyway there are a lot of effective rustproofing that can resist sea water.

[EQAddict]

Even my wife likes the idea now. Been googling images of simple rest houses you can build with these things. I think i would need maybe 7 pieces to accommodate friends and their kids as well. But i agree i can save a hell of a lot of money. Finishing, cladding, plumbing, earthworks, glass, doors, tiles, electricals....cant avoid those.

Been dreaming of finally being able to afford to build a simple beach house in the property i bought . I hope i dont get derailed again. Am just worried though as the property is in a slope beside the beach. The terrain in Anilao is really mountainous.


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[monty_GTV]

when i was still in the Phils. working in construction wayback 1993, most of our site temporary facilities, offices and accomodations are made of this 20 and 40 footer container vans. it's convenient and a cost saving to construction companies because they can used them from one project site to another. even when i worked in the middle east, most of the accomodations or labour camps are using these container vans.

[vinj]

Even my wife likes the idea now. Been googling images of simple rest houses you can build with these things. I think i would need maybe 7 pieces to accommodate friends and their kids as well. But i agree i can save a hell of a lot of money. Finishing, cladding, plumbing, earthworks, glass, doors, tiles, electricals....cant avoid those.

Been dreaming of finally being able to afford to build a simple beach house in the property i bought . I hope i dont get derailed again. Am just worried though as the property is in a slope beside the beach. The terrain in Anilao is really mountainous.


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You'll have to look at the foundation preparation as well. There are other options for low cost construction such as prefabricated concrete panels which you can also look into. Have have an engineer evaluate the foundation and soil testing done, get an estimate for the different types of construction/home methods you can use (including traditional CHB) then decide from there.

[ghosthunter]

Even my wife likes the idea now. Been googling images of simple rest houses you can build with these things. I think i would need maybe 7 pieces to accommodate friends and their kids as well. But i agree i can save a hell of a lot of money. Finishing, cladding, plumbing, earthworks, glass, doors, tiles, electricals....cant avoid those.

Been dreaming of finally being able to afford to build a simple beach house in the property i bought . I hope i dont get derailed again. Am just worried though as the property is in a slope beside the beach. The terrain in Anilao is really mountainous.

Maybe you can use the slope to your advantage to have a "stepped" style layout for the containers?

Anyway, the slope shouldn't be a big issue since you can have a simple level platform/base constructed on the site to support the containers on the slope.

[iOz]

* EQ, take a look at this...

[holdencaulfield]

sh!t! pumasok ako sa loob ng office na ganito dito sa barangay namin.
parang di gumagana yung aircon! soooobrang iniiit sa loob!
yung container bilad sa araw, with no buildings surrounding it to act as shade.

[ghosthunter]

sh!t! pumasok ako sa loob ng office na ganito dito sa barangay namin.
parang di gumagana yung aircon! soooobrang iniiit sa loob!
yung container bilad sa araw, with no buildings surrounding it to act as shade.

Dapat kasi lagyan ng insulation yung walls and ceiling of the container to prevent heat from getting in from the sun-exposed sides. Given it's used as barangay office, the walls would either be bare metal or just plywood covered with no insulation used.

[vinj]

Dapat kasi lagyan ng insulation yung walls and ceiling of the container to prevent heat from getting in from the sun-exposed sides. Given it's used as barangay office, the walls would either be bare metal or just plywood covered with no insulation used.

The ones i see at our sites have plywood walls with insulation insulation inside. You also have to wire it up for the electricals, install plumbing, etc. The company stopped using these already though and now use prefabricated slabs which can be knocked down and rebuilt/reconfigured as they need larger and more flexible office space on-site. If your space needs are not too great then this is okay.

The Erap City near C6 uses these container vans in a stacked-up configuration.

[111prez]

You can use solar power for the container van home

I have seen 40 foot container van field offices with solar panels

[Ry_Tower]

You can use solar power for the container van home

I have seen 40 foot container van field offices with solar panels

Ok nga yan.

[monty_GTV]

^ visit Zix Performance shop. atop his shop are 40 footer vans converted into rooms/accomodations for rent. nicely done, very compact and a clever way of utilising the empty space to generate income.

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[papi smith]

Magkano inabot? A bungalow costs maybe around 25k/sqm to build.

[_Qwerty_]

kasama interior.. may kitchen and cr / toilet.. mga 15K per sqm...

Magkano inabot? A bungalow costs maybe around 25k/sqm to build.

[WallyWest]

Maraming videos sa YT explaining why it isn't suitable. Issues such as insulation, structural integrity, chemical residue (from weatherproofing the container), etc.

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[boybi]

Maraming videos sa YT explaining why it isn't suitable. Issues such as insulation, structural integrity, chemical residue (from weatherproofing the container), etc.

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Ok lang talaga ganyan for temporary housing and office sa mga offsite job sites.

Or if may malaking farm ka sa malayo, pwede din as mini resthouse.

[_Qwerty_]

or coffee shop..

Ok lang talaga ganyan for temporary housing and office sa mga offsite job sites.

Or if may malaking farm ka sa malayo, pwede din as mini resthouse.

[Yatta]

Maraming videos sa YT explaining why it isn't suitable. Issues such as insulation, structural integrity, chemical residue (from weatherproofing the container), etc.

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I wanted to make a small house/mancave out of a shipping container but my father who used to work for a cargo company talked me out of it because of the above.

[jay2]

Temporary office ko dati ay 20ft container van, nilagyan ko ng 2.5hp na aircon malamig lang sa gabi. Pag tanghali na sobra init hindi na kaya ng aircon. Pag tagulan naman puro tulo sa frame ng bintana.

[ice15]

only benefit I can see is that tipid ka sa foundation ng bahay.

everything else naman (insulation, cleaning, noise etc) may solution.

pero napag-isip ako sa post ni dr. d earlier... paano makakarating yung container sa destination?