Build a Unique Home from Storage Containers for Sale with These Innovative Design Ideas

1. August 2, 2017 Build a Unique Home from Storage Containers for Sale with These Innovative Design Ideas If you are looking to build a custom home that makes a statement, consider making storage containers your basic material. Their innovative essence naturally catches attention in any neighborhood. Moreover, they speak to an environmental awareness of repurposing existing materials instead of scrapping them. Not only do you feel good about your crafty home in this case, but yourself as well. Page | 1

2. Storage Container Homes Pose Many Advantages Unsurprisingly, millions of shipping containers span the globe today. Inefficiently, all of them are not in active use. Of the approximately 36 million shipping containers in existence today, only around 5-6 million of them are working containers, those being used to transport cargo. This means a vast majority of them are not only idle, but destined for scrap. By reusing them for home construction, developers and homeowners practice the ultimate in green living. In fact, reusing a single 40-foot container allows you to upcycle 3,500 kg of steel and save as many as 8,000 kWh of energy required just melt it down. At the same time, constructing a home from a storage container proves 30 percent cheaper than building a home from raw materials. Meanwhile, a container's structure is sturdy, resilient to the elements, and nearly impenetrable to burglars, given secure doors and windows. For all these reasons and more, it absolutely makes sense that you construct your home by utilizing one or a number of storage containers. Needs some design ideas before you start shopping for storage containers for sale? A host of designs grace the builder's pallet. Following are just a few. Elevate It Just because you are building a single-storey home doesn't mean your lodging needs to be at ground level. Instead, build your home by using stilts or a concrete enclosure below to support a lofted container. Such a design lends to a view and the addition of a terrace. Slope the Roof Who said that you have to stick to the rectangular box shape when using a storage container to build your home? Instead, apply a slope to the roof or even some dorm windows to the roof for a novel container design. Page | 2

3. Go All White White is pristine and clean. So, why not cover your entire container home with it. Not to mention, an all-white home makes an elegantly sublime statement. Add a Living Space on Top If you are a building a bungalow home with a container, you can convert the roof into a patio or terrace where you and your family can hang out, barbecue or have a little party with ice-filled coolers and snacks. How's that for a smart use of space? Consider these design ideas to make your container home as impressive as can be. You can also scour a number of home design and architecture magazines for further information. Enjoy the process. Whatever design you choose, you can be sure that your container home will be the talk of the neighborhood. About Equipment Management Services: At Equipment Management Services, we always support various home design ideas as they apply to our storage containers for sale. Once you determine your architectural design, we’ll provide you with as many storage containers as you need and right on schedule so that your home will be ready in time for your planned move-in date. Sources: Top 20 Shipping Container Home Designs and their Costs 2017, 24hplans.com 50 Incredible Homes Made Of Repurposed Shipping Containers, pinterest.com, The Pros and Cons of Building with Shipping Containers, aadhan.org, Page | 3