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8 Shipping Container Homes You Can Buy Right Now
When thinking about designing sustainable homes, finding innovative uses for otherwise discarded materials is fundamental. There are over 17 million shipping containers in the world, and only about 6 million of them are in use. That means that over 11 million shipping containers could potentially be upcycled into stunning homes made from materials that might otherwise end up in the landfill. Container homes can also be less expensive than other homes with similar square footage (see: Pros, Cons, and Pricing article). If you're looking for an inexpensive house that makes the most of this upcycling opportunity, here are eight container homes that you can buy right now.
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Custom Container Living Double Duo
Custom Container Living provides a large container homemade from two, forty-foot containers. This family-sized home has two complete bedrooms, a dining/living room, a full kitchen, bathroom, and storage room. A metal gable roof is included along with full electric and plumbing, a water heater, traditional HVAC, and other comforts making this a home completely ready to move in to for $92,900.
MODS 40-Foot Tiny Home
You can buy almost everything on Amazon these days, even a house. MODS International recently started selling its 40-foot tiny container home on Amazon.com. This is a fully furnished tiny home, which includes a bedroom, shower, toilet, sink, kitchenette, living area, and double patio doors within secure container doors. This home comes ready to hook up to sewer, water, and electric services and is both heated and air-conditioned with full insulation.
It also comes with a bottom septic connection, easy side water, and an electrical connection. The home costs just $36,000, plus a $3,600 shipping fee, and can be yours with the click of a mouse.
Tobias Roberts
Tobias runs an agroecology farm and a natural building collective in the mountains of El Salvador. He specializes in earthen construction methods and uses permaculture design methods to integrate structures into the sustainability of the landscape.
