Shipping Container Homes

Turn Your Dream of Living in a Shipping Container Home Into Reality

This book contains everything you need to know to turn your dream of living in a home constructed from shipping containers into a reality.

Chances are you’ve seen them on the road or on a freighter pulling into the port – but did you ever imagine that one of those shipping containers would one day make a home for someone? Whether you live in European countries such as Poland, Norway or Spain, or even across the globe in locations such as the United States, New Zealand, China and South America, shipping container homes are cropping up in a number of housing developments.

Discover the Ins and Outs in this Essential Guide to Shipping Container Homes:

In this book, you will learn all the ins and outs of home construction using shipping containers. You will discover what you need to know about building codes and zoning and how that will factor into the construction of your new home. You will learn all the advantages and disadvantages construction using this alternative material and why it is so popular all over the world. You will find out how to buy a shipping container suitable for home construction and what you need to know before you purchase one. In this book, Shipping Container Homes: An Essential Guide to Shipping Container Homes, you will discover advice and tips that will help you every step of the way. With this book, you will be ready to tackle any challenge and will ready to turn your dream of living in a shipping container home a reality.

Within this book, you'll find the answers to these questions and more. Just some of the questions and topics covered include:

• Seriously: A Shipping Container Home?


• Pros and Cons


• Getting Started


• Design Options


• Rules and Regulations


• Preparation


• The Container Has Arrived – Now What?


• About Window Openings and Doors


• Roofing and Insulation


• Transforming your Container into a Home


• And much more!