Who wants to live in or build a container house. Shipping containers seem to be used for building homes everywhere nowadays, but actually I don’t really see a lot of shipping container sellers, which is kind of important for anyone planning to set one of these houses up. It’s the main building material, and that means it requires a little research.
So here’s one option we’ve been looking at in our own research, which we of course try our best to pass on to you guys, knowing how much interest there is out there in alternative home building styles — particularly if the alternative means a savings in cost, right? That’s something I think about when trying to plan out my first house, anyway.
So, here we have options in sizes of containers that are set up already as building blocks (or finished frames) for houses. This usually means you can just get one and crane it onto your simple blocking or whatever foundation you’ve decided on. But in this particular case it can also mean (the company has a few options) you get a “flat pack” (demountable) a– a package with the walls laid down flat on top of each other and you attach them in place (or have a crew do it). This is actually the most interesting thing about the company we wanted to pass on to you — the idea that your shipping container style house can arrive to your door in a few different ways. Later on, we’ll also look at the option of buying regular used shipping containers and see what the prices are like there.
These already-set-up containers come at varying lengths, from 6 meters to twice that, 12 meters.
“Our new generation of demountable containers are produced with high-tech system that uses bolts and nuts instead of whelding,” according to the company. “With 60 mm thickness walls and 110 mm thickness roof panels our containers enjoy superior insulation.
“With Karmod jointed containers’ system, single-storey or multi-storey buildings can be produced including offices, worksite buildings, working offices, worker camp, campus, dormitory, mess hall, wc and shower units, international sport and tourism organizations buildings, sport facilities, military facilities, are all prepared with different alternative plans.
“Karmod worksite and office container buildings have many advantages such as quick design, production and assembling according to international standards, and economic prices that meet customer’s budget.”
For more of Karmod’s work, find them in our shipping container homes directory.
