Shipping container homes have become popular elements of our cities. The use of recycled sea containers not only positively affects the environment, but can also be cost-effective and have interesting modern architecture.
The price of houses from shipping containers.
The latest example of an object made of shipping containers is a low-cost residential building made in Johannesburg, which was put into use in September 2017. The purchase price for the cheapest studio is only 120 000. rand $9 000). It probably resulted from the specificity of the building, which was added to the existing one-story service building, lower than in Europe requirements of thermal insulation, lack of central heating.
In Europe, shipping containers homes, depending on the standard of finishing, can cost from $400 to $2000 per m2. For comparison, prices for m2 of traditional construction are in the range of $800–$2000 per m2.
The main factor shaping the price is the cost of the used sea container. For example, used HC40’’ container can cost about $2000.
Features of shipping container homes.
Houses with containers for $400 / m2 are available for holiday homes or temporary commercial facilities that do not have special requirements for thermal insulation or heating.
Houses with containers costing about $2000 / m2 are objects that meet the standards requirements for thermal and acoustic insulation for single-family houses. At the same time, it should be added that the standard of the building is comparable to homes made in wooden frame technology. We will not be able to achieve nice microclimate of brick houses, such as high heat and moisture storage capacity.
It should also be remembered that the amortisation period for recycled containers is over. The durability of such an object in this case can be a big question mark.
If the renovation works were carried out properly, and steel container elements such as roof and floor on the ground were protected from external factors by something more than a new layer of paint, then you can expect trouble-free use for decades.
Otherwise, expect corrosion after a few years.
Fashion for shipping container homes and recomendtions?
Fashion for houses from shipping containers has taken over practically the whole world. They are not only made of summer houses or temporary commercial buildings, but also all-year modular residential buildings, office buildings, shopping centers, clinics, hospitals and many more. This is influenced by the increasingly common tendency in the world to make homes modularly. In technology, which allows you to move your home from place to place, expand or reduce it depending on your needs.
Houses made of shipping containers are a great alternative for an investor interested in cheap construction, and the industrial style, as well as investors looking for mobile solutions, eg a temporary trading town.
For investors looking for natural style homes, and more durable solutions I do not recommend shipping container house. In this case, traditional construction or modular houses in concrete or frame technology seem more advantageous.
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