Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 3Jan 24, 2017 8:42 pm While you can get some pretty cool designs with shipping container houses the costs do add up as you still usually need a slab, site costs and all the internal walls, possibly frames, guttering and possibly roofing. Id think it would be better suited to an owner builder situatio. Can't imagine it that easy to find builders building with them. You could build a nice home from them though with a good design. I just watched an episode of Grand Designs where they guy built a beautiful home relatively cheaply from them. Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 4Feb 10, 2017 10:23 pm And most people would not buy a house from shipping containers,can't see any advantages but can see many disadvantages and there extremely ugly if you ask me, many better ways to build cost effectively using materials other than ugly containers. Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 5Feb 11, 2017 7:23 am A couple of things: Do his friends, who suggested it, live in container houses...if not what makes it a good, rather than an interesting idea. I would want to visit a couple of container homes before I made the decision, I would think the market for container house homes is fairly limited so if you want to move in the future it may be very difficult to sell. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 6Mar 29, 2017 9:23 am What are the legalities around building a home out of shipping containers? I had thought I had heard they were not legal? I assume they use new containers also? Wouldn't want to live in a container that had been used to store chemicals or other nasties! Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 7Mar 29, 2017 1:27 pm I seriously looked at expandable container home 2 bedrooms 30K but then Nah! It did not comply with BCA and there would have been huge problems making it work and then at the end of the day you still have a prefab. I am with bashworth on this one. The most cost effective way to build is with a large project home builder. They have streamlined production, huge supplier discounts, screw their tradies and arguably give you the biggest bang for your buck. You will get a Ford for the price of a Ford but then hey what's wrong with Ford? If you want something more you will have to pay more. Quality is a function of price, and you should get what you pay for. I am around to see that you do. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 8Mar 29, 2017 4:03 pm They are great if you live in the US.... but I really don't think Australia has a market for them. Good luck - B Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 9Apr 29, 2017 8:47 pm A friend of mine just finished an elaborate multi-level container home in the Gold Coast hinterland. Looks fabulous! They did owner-builder. Sure if you just stack up a few containers and cut some windows and doors in, it will be ugly. But I have seen plenty of homes built from shipping containers that you'd be hard pressed to know that's what they are. It's just a form of modular construction, which I think will become more common. I like the idea and would be willing to do it, but I have the skills to do owner/builder. I dare say if you did a container home and had to do it with a builder in a normal contract, it would end up being expensive. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 10Oct 05, 2021 11:52 am you have to consider where you'd be doing this too. You wont get approval to whack one up in an established metro suburb. Most metro councils will have various planning requirements which will see anything you build need to conform the the character of the area or meet design guidelines of an estate (which are usually very strict). If there are no existing container homes in the LGA, you dont want to be the first fighting that battle. If you are rural, the proposition is much simpler, at which point i'd be wondering if you've considered straw bale designs. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 11Oct 05, 2021 6:34 pm building-expert I seriously looked at expandable container home 2 bedrooms 30K but then Nah! It did not comply with BCA and there would have been huge problems making it work and then at the end of the day you still have a prefab. I am with bashworth on this one. The most cost effective way to build is with a large project home builder. They have streamlined production, huge supplier discounts, screw their tradies and arguably give you the biggest bang for your buck. You will get a Ford for the price of a Ford but then hey what's wrong with Ford? If you want something more you will have to pay more. Quality is a function of price, and you should get what you pay for. I am around to see that you do. Are you sure you get a ford? I would have thought Lada Niva might have been a better analogy Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Home - Shipping container home or normal house? 12Oct 06, 2021 1:55 pm suchbore Wouldn't want to live in a container that had been used to store chemicals or other nasties! you already are Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. 1 10465 Yes, get a builder, make sure he is experienced and a registered building practitioner 5 8934 |