12 Dec Top Benefits of Choosing Container Homes

Affordable, Durable and Sustainable Container Homes

Between increased inflation, supply chain disruptions, and material shortages, building your perfect home may seem unrealistic and expensive. If your only other option is to delve into the property market where you will be buying somebody else’s dream, you need to consider the innovative and sustainable option of container homes. At a fraction of the cost of a brick-and-mortar build, shipping containers allow out-of-the-box thinking companies, like Absolute Containers, to create your dream home.

From Transporting Cargo to Building Container Homes

Contrary to popular belief, shipping container uses aren’t restricted to transporting goods across vast oceans, over roads, via train, or for storage. Once they have traversed the globe instead of leaving these sturdy boxes littering dockyards, repurposing them for container homes gives them a new lease on life. As containers have the basic structural elements of a home with floors, walls, and a roof, converting them into a home or multi-story dwelling is relatively simplistic, less time-consuming, and more importantly, affordable.

A Durable Housing Solution

Containers are engineered to endure the toughest of ocean voyages, making them incredibly resilient in even the harshest conditions. It is also important to understand that the walls and roof of these metal boxes are designed to keep container contents dry and protected from the elements. With a lifespan of up to 20 years, even longer if properly maintained, using containers to build your home offers unmatched durability, ensuring your structure withstands environmental challenges and lasts for decades.

Eco-Friendly Homes

With sustainability being in the spotlight, you can reduce your environmental impact with the materials chosen to build your home. By taking shipping containers and repurposing them as a home, you have already taken a significant step in reducing your carbon footprint and the amount of landfill waste. You can make your container home energy-efficient through solar installation and insulation. As containers are relatively small and compact less energy is required to heat and cool living spaces, further reducing your energy consumption.

More Home for Less Money

When building on a budget, modular housing is the perfect option. As the primary building material is the container, the expense of construction materials and intensive labour won’t factor into the costs. What you do need to keep in mind is that these savings might be offset by the modifications you opt for.

Breathing New Life into Old Materials

Possibly the biggest advantage of container homes is that Absolute Containers can customise them according to your specifications and within budget. As the leading experts in container conversions, consulting with our team means that your vision will become a reality sooner than expected. Contact us today to start designing your ideal home.