Building A Container House

Shipping container homes are becoming a popular alternative for home builders wanting something different. They are cheap, easy to build and have many eco-friendly benefits. For many excited architects and builders shipping containers are providing a new form of architecture, where containers can be used as building blocks and structural elements for houses, offices and even cities.
Container homes are built with shipping containers. They are very affordable and strong enough to become the framework for a house. Building a container home is quite easy. Builders place one or several containers onto a regular foundation, cut windows and doors in the container walls, insulate the modified container properly to resist heat and cold, decorate it and voila - a container home turned modern home. The modular structure of shipping containers means that they can be easily attached to each other. This allows architects to create interesting and unique designs.
The cost of a 40-feet cargo container is about US$1200. As you can imagine, building a house made from shipping containers. In general, the cost to build container house is half that of the cost of building a conventional house. Cargo container homes are low cost, very strong, have a fast construction time, easy to modify, and shipping containers are widely available.
However, there is some skepticism with the benefits of t alternative houses. For example, it is argued that the high heat conductivity of steel requires better insulation for such houses in comparison to the usual brick or wood houses. Also, there is concern of the health risks that originate from the original flooring of shipping containers, which are usually treated with harmful chemicals. The original flooring of shipping containers is always removed before construction begins.
Though container housing a new concept, the popularity and public interest in them is growing rapidly in many countries. The obvious economic benefits, with the green eco-friendly practices of recycling and sustainability, create a lot of opportunity for modern architects and builders to develop and improve the container home concept.
It won't be long before we start seeing alternative houses such as container homes grace our neighborhoods. The idea of taking used metal cargo containers and using them as the foundation of a house, building, shelter and so on really excites me. I have already seen some great container home projects, such a student accommodation, modern offices and even prisons. I can't wait to see how container housing evolves over the next 10 to 20 years.

The Auction Process for Buying Shipping Containers Online

Buying new or used shipping containers online may be a first time experience for many people, however it’s very similar to other auction or ecommerce purchases that most people are familiar and comfortable with.

The process of buying a shipping container begins with deciding what you need the container for, and what type of container you’ll need. Will you be using the container for international shipping, converting it into a portable storage unit, modifying it into a container home, or some other purpose? Once this decision is made you’ll be able to choose which type of container is best suited for your needs and begin your search on ContainerAuction.com.

The top menu bar on every page of the website is the most common place to begin your search. Type in your city, select the type of container that you need, and click the search button. These search results will display all container are currently offered by our sellers and you can refine your search criteria on this page. You’re able to remove criteria by clicking on the [X] that’s next to the that item, or add items on the left column to better filter your search results. We encourage you to browse as many of the listings as necessary and register an account so that you can contact the sellers to learn more about the containers that you have an interest in.

Once you find a container that you’re interested and you’re ready to bid, or in some cases use the ‘buy now’ feature. Log into your account and navigate to the listing that you’d like to purchase. Next to the red ‘Maximum Bid’ button is the text field where you can enter in your maximum bid. After you type in and submit your bid you’ll be asked to confirm the offer one last time. Once confirmed the seller will also be notified of your offer.

If the auction closes and you’re the highest bidder over the reserve amount you’ll first receive a confirmation at the time the auction closes.  Then, shortly after 12:00GMT you’ll be emailed a copy of the final invoice. Once the payment is remitted you’ll be able to make arrangements to collect your container or have it delivered to you.