“There is some interest out there,” said Vern Hiebert, a Winkler area man who is selling a refurbished, made-to-live-in container on the Kijiji website. “We have had interest from people wanting to build homes out of the containers with multiple units.”

Hiebert is selling one cube, 14.6 by 2.6 metres which provides about 37 square metres of living space. Split into three rooms — bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen/den — the recycled container has all the modern necessities of a typical dwelling.

Hiebert calls the residence is an “all-season suite,” with space-saving insulation inside the walls, ceiling, and under the laminate flooring.

“These things are practically bulletproof; you’re not going to damage them. They’re made out of steel.”

Hiebert listed the container at $32,500, priced to move, he said.

A 20ft standard ISO shipping container converted into a small apartment.

A shipping container with a giant unfolding door. The size of the opening of the unit can be done with several options depending on the client’s budget.

We will be installing the motor next month, so for now we are using a long cable and my truck to open the sidewall.  A 12V wench should lift the 1000lb sidewall. This is the total  weight of the cutout, the reinforced steel and the wooden deck.  With this particular project, we are going with a pulley system most commonly used for small bridges and very large doors.

These small tiny homes sell for $15,000, not including international transportation.

The items included in the container home is:

• Insulation and wallboard.
• Electric connections and fixtures (240 volts)
• Finished Kitchen (sink, counter, shelves)
• Finished Bathroom( shower,toilet,sink)
• Glass sliding door.
• Louvered glass window
• Lights.
• Finished floor.
• Wooden deck
• Painted inside/outside
• All Labor and Local Taxes

The estimated time required to build this home is 6 weeks.

The future of our 20ft home is “Off the grid”!

1. Solar power, Being used with low energy appliances and a conservative use of electricity. Propane refrigerator.
2. Rain water catchment systems/  Water from  air converters.
3. Incinerator toilets/Composting toilets.
4. Wind power.
5. River water generators.
6. Location of the container home to maximize wind exposure and minimize sun exposure.
7. Placement of fast growing trees and Bamboo for sun protection.
8. The use of high RV factor paint and proper insulation.
9. A-frame roof system and space creation between insulation and wallboard to minimize the heat.

Thanks Jimmy for the update and good luck with your new product. For more information and pictures of this home visit Jimmy’s website Container Homes.

Jimmy gives you a video tour of the new model.

Magoline Hazelton is used to people driving by her home just to take a look. She’s also known as the “house lady” by her fellow residents in North Charleston, South Carolina.

From the outside, Hazelton’s home doesn’t seem much different from the rest of the neighborhood. But there’s one big difference. Her house is made from cargo shipping containers.

Using containers to build homes has increasingly become a trend in the past several years because it can be cheaper and faster than using traditional construction methods. There are also plenty of containers at most major ports. Read full article »

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