Tara discovered this article in the Winnipeg Free Press and noted that a city spokesperson claims it could probably be a legal residence within city limits. She says, we appear to not have the same minimum-size restrictions that afflict so many places!
“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.
That’s probably the best decorated container home I’ve seen so far. Thanks for sharing it!
This is very nice, I agree with the comment above. How well insulate is this do you think? Would this work well in a cold northeast climate like Maine?
Since the location is Winnipeg arguably the coldest place in Canada it should be well insulted for the ‘mild’ NE US winters…
Thanks for this post. Please, can you give more information about exactly how the walls were made? I’m beginning a similar project and am concerned about moisture in the walls. Thanks so much.
If it’s being advertised in Winnepeg it had better be able to take the cold. It gets very cold in the ‘peg. Very windy with temperatures well into the negatives (often below -20C or -4F).
I think it goes down to -40 C which is the same as -40 F. We do here in Alberta and our climate is probably nicer.
I think insulation might be a problem with storage containers. I’m thinking if I could fill in the ridges on the outside, put some sort of siding on, then do something similar inside, I’d be OK, but don’t know. Might have to have inside exposed electrical and water lines, but I think I could make it work. I wish people would publish the R value they have.
Great sense of style! My favorite container home is still the four story one from Belgium (or another Nordic country), built by architects as a live-in studio.
What more do you need? This thing’s the coolest….(and literally, yes, if not well insultated). I’ve been contemplating outfitting one for myself as a workshop….as they’re real reasonable in price….not so sure my neighbors would be thrilled though!
-Deek
Episodes 1 and 2 of TINY YELLOW HOUSE tv on youtube are up….if bored
I’ve been looking at lots of finished containers for living and this one gets 5 stars! Love it! Clean, streamline, neat and modern. What more can you ask for??
This is gorgeous. The nice people at Apartment Therapy would love to see this, I’m sure.
Count me in in also wanting to know the R value. Would also like to see shot of the bathroom.
At first glance i thought it was the Tempohousing Director.
I would like to know how I can put these containers in a foundation ( do I have to bold them down , to anchor them down to the foundation ? ) Some one mentioned about the twistlock can be incoporporated into the foundation to act as a receiver for these ISBUs , locking them to the ground , but I need a little more details . I would be greatful if some one who have done these , know how , to let me know , thanks, TM ( You can email me direct to TM_aviaryandcages@yahoo.com )
could you pls show the bathroom facilities? this is an awesome container ‘house’.
wheres the windows? are the windows on the side fake? the outside shot does not show a window but the inside shot shows one. just curious.
personally im considering one of these for a storm shelter, put it on a concrete foundation, surround the exterior 3 walls with retaining walls then cover with dirt. grounded and insulated. would be very livable if i was solo n didnt have a family.
If you look closely at the one window you can see it looks like a framed light. Its not hard to cut out a window`so I am not sure why they made a false window but it is interesting
Is there a floor plan for this design?
@james: Maybe the first photo shows another container than photo #2.
This is quiet awesome! I just imagine, really to have a container like this an live there in a simple street with other simple houses. They would think; What does a container in our street? =)
From the inside it looks no different than your average big city apartment. That’s almost 320 square feet of living space; that’s pretty roomy for a one bedroom suite if you ask me. I don’t see how any municipality could be against stacking these by 1 or 100. Aesthetically speaking you can make them look anyway you want on the exterior. So what’s the problem?
This is exactly what I’ve wanted to to for along time and it is beautiful
I am wondering if you would please point me in the right direction for the plans for this container?
Like’n I he “tainer” option… and as an in-ground rootcellar option under a Non-Toxic interlocking wood home above…. a dream of mine since I was a boy, dreaming and drawing cabins!
This is really well done! Love the lay out and feels very roomy and spacious. Good job!
For 4 years I lived in a 29′ travel trailer while building my 2,600 square foot home. I lived in the big house for 21 years and sold it several years ago. I now long for simpler days of tiny house living. We’re in a house nearly half the size of our big house but I’d like smaller. We have a shipping container on our property where my arborist husband keeps tools and things because we have no garage. He’s not ready for tiny yet but I’m working on him ; ) This container is one of the nicest I’ve seen so far. Living small has you pare down to material essentials but also emotional essentials. I’ve lived both ways and I can say living tiny is liberating and closer to what I believe we need to get back to in the U.S.
Awesome interior,luv it!
Shipping containers are for above ground use only and not designed for underground housing.
I’m in the South, and I would wonder about how hot this would get without alot of extra shade. Maybe earth on the roof to house a small garden and insulate from the heat, and maybe a thick bamboo garden on the sides.
I suggest anyone interested in container houses look at the blog @ http://www.tincancabin.com If you take the time to read all the sections and entries he explains all facets of the construction along with photos
My wife and myself built this container home a nuber of years ago and it worked out fairly well. As far a being hot, we used a heat reflective paint which kept it very cool inside. The reason we made a false window on the side was because we designed it to be linked to the units beside it so we could not have windows on the side but we wanted to create the illusion of more windows