05-14-2016, 05:30 AM
So Since I have a container home I built it works out to 45.00 per square foot. I did most of the labor myself. Construction of a container home is quite a bit more work than a standard stick built home. I might add, substantially more work.
The pro list.
Containers are relatively inexpensive.
very Durable and will last virtually forever if taken care of with paint etc.
comes with heavy duty floor decking 1-1/4" (Might be the entire cost of a container there)
6" steel floor joists at about 18".
The con list
Depending on how you want to finish the inside, you will still have to frame walls with wood or steel studs just like a normal house. this includes the ceiling if you want to put insulation and wallboard in.
all materials removed for inside rooms, windows and doors must be cut out with grinder,saw or plasma torch.
if you cut more than 16' of a container wall out you will need to put up beams to support the roof and keep the container lid from collapsing.
The doors are incredibly heavy and tricky to remove, almost dangerous, after spending a half a day grinding out the hinges on one door of mine I decided to leave the doors in instead of framing in a wall in on the door holes.
The pro list.
Containers are relatively inexpensive.
very Durable and will last virtually forever if taken care of with paint etc.
comes with heavy duty floor decking 1-1/4" (Might be the entire cost of a container there)
6" steel floor joists at about 18".
The con list
Depending on how you want to finish the inside, you will still have to frame walls with wood or steel studs just like a normal house. this includes the ceiling if you want to put insulation and wallboard in.
all materials removed for inside rooms, windows and doors must be cut out with grinder,saw or plasma torch.
if you cut more than 16' of a container wall out you will need to put up beams to support the roof and keep the container lid from collapsing.
The doors are incredibly heavy and tricky to remove, almost dangerous, after spending a half a day grinding out the hinges on one door of mine I decided to leave the doors in instead of framing in a wall in on the door holes.