Posts Tagged ‘shipping container conversion’
Container Homes vs Tiny Houses on Wheels: A Comparison
Which is better a shipping container conversion or a tiny house on wheels? More importantly, which is better for you? We compare container homes vs tiny houses on wheels and sharing similarities, as well as pros & cons. Comparison Video Breakdown: 0:00 – Tiny Home Comparison 0:07 – Intro 0:57 – Tiny House on Wheels…
Read MoreImpressive Modern Shipping Container Home Build
A Modern Container Home Build by Relevant Buildings Relevant Buildings owner Carl Coffman shows us his modern shipping container home in New Era, Oregon. At 900 square feet, it’s created with two off-set 40-foot used containers and a site-built 8-foot bridge. The “bridge” creates significant extra width and height. As a result, ample room is…
Read MoreInnovative Container Homes with Conversion Insights
Converting shipping containers into homes is full of amazing design possibilities and is remarkably sustainable. Reusing something in surplus for a dwelling that requires less precious resources, like lumber, makes container homes ideal for our climate change reality. That’s precisely what appealed to Relevant Buildings, a container house manufacturer in Oregon City, Oregon. Owner Carl…
Read More$20k Container Home: Couple’s Clever Build
In our latest tiny home tour, we share a cozy modern DIY container home on a dreamy waterfront location in northern Washington. After living in a rustic school bus conversion, Matt and Paiton were looking for affordable homeownership opportunities to put down roots. So they searched for land and researched alternative dwellings, like yurts and…
Read MoreBuild the Perfect Shipping Container Home with these 9 Tips
Want to build a shipping container home? Ready to DIY, or do you need pro help? For many homebuyers, the size used to mean everything. However, in today’s economic climate, people are (understandably) seeking alternatives, like tiny houses and container homes. This has started the “tiny home” revolution, where you can build a shipping container…
Read MoreMinimalistic Container Home Living – 10 Tips to Know Before Your 1st Conversion
Reduce, reuse, recycle in style and on a budget with minimalist container home. But do your research! Container homes have been a growing global trend over the last few years. Due to their simplicity and convenient size, architects find it very easy to be innovative in designing container houses. Containers can be easily stacked up…
Read MoreUse These Tiny House Basics to Turn a Shipping Container Into a Home
Do you want build and live in a tiny home? These tiny house basics will help you turn a shipping container into a home you can be proud of. You’ve seen them on TV. Cute tiny homes, from those on wheels to container homes, are all the rage right now. And why not? Living simply…
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