Designing and building your own home using shipping Container Houses can be a fun and financially rewarding experience. As the cost of housing and building materials continues to increase, and the concept of up-cycling is more readily embraced, people all over the world are turning to the humble shipping container to cut their building costs. Not only are shipping containers cheap, strong and durable, they also allow for interesting design opportunities, drawing the attention of architects looking to work with a less conventional material.

Consult an architect or structural engineer before making any modifications to the container. Penetrating members and cutting holes both weaken the container and affect its structural integrity. The solution is to frame openings with steel framing and add column and roof support for large roof loads and openings. Plan to have reinforcing and welding done off-site, starting with the interior, before the container is delivered to the site.

On top of that, since most storage container homes are relatively simple in their design, you won’t be spending a ton of money on architecture or design. There will of course be building expenses, but everything adds up to WAY less then investing in a new traditional household. Even if you’re using your shipping container as a second home or cottage, you’d be spending almost as much to rent out a second home for summer stays.

However, do to repositioning costs and the cost involved with manufacturing new shipping containers, it's now becoming fashionable to pull new, one trip, or other containers in good condition from circulation earlier and convert into something less expected - housing and offices. Cunstructing homes and offices out of used shipping containers has been on the rise over the last 10 years. A popularity and acceptance grows more of us are hearing the latest news on shipping container Sentry Box kits and learning that we can actually build and construct them ourselves.

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