One of the most common uses for shipping containers today – apart from transport and storage – is the shipping container home. In other words, homes that have been constructed primarily from new or used shipping containers. It’s a growing trend that seems to be on the increase year after year, and one of the …
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At first glance, building a home using shipping containers seems straightforward: The containers are readily available and multiple units can be joined or stacked to create large multi-storey buildings – what else is there to it? While not at the calibre of rocket science, building a house using shipping containers does require some thought and …
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It’s a little unusual, living in the box that brought your stuff. Ok, maybe, quite unusual. But there is good reason why people in Australia and the world over have been choosing these utilitarian metal boxes to construct their homes. For one, shipping containers offer significant cost savings when used for construction. They’re also eco-friendly, …
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