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Folding house: The folding house is an openable house composed of aluminum alloy frame and PC endurance board. It has the advantages of being lightweight, convenient, beautiful, and energy-saving, so it is favored by more and more people.

[Use Cost Advantage] - Folding design, aluminum alloy frame, stainless steel hinges, sturdy and durable, with long life after repeated use of more than 10,000 times. It is easy to prepare and can greatly reduce the cost of use for customers who use it for a long time and in large quantities.

[Transportation Cost Advantage] - Folding structure, compressed shipping, convenient for sea, land and air transportation. Greatly reduce batch transportation costs.

[Installation cost advantage] - Manual/electric/mechanical folding operation methods, a house can be easily built within 3-5 minutes, without on-site construction, greatly reducing labor and time costs.

[Storage Cost Advantage] - It occupies a small area after folding, uses the smallest space to store the most house, and greatly reduces storage costs.

10FT Double Wing Expandable Container House Configuration Product model 10FT Expandable Container House  Extended size L*W*Hmm Internal dimensions L*W*Hmm Folding size L*W*Hmm Land Area 18.5' type one living room Capacity  2~4 people Electric power 12KW Total net weight 1.65 tons Appearance pictures are for reference only Frame Structure Interior view renderings NO Name Content Specification 1 Main Frame (fully galvanized to national standard) Top and side beams 80*100*2.5mm galvanized square tube 2 top beam Galvanized bending parts 2.5mm 3 Top longitudinal secondary beam  30*30*1.3mm galvanized square tube 4 Top transverse secondary beam  40*60*1.5mm galvanized square tube 5 Bottom side beam 80*100*2.5mm galvanized square tube 6 Bottom beam Galvanized bending parts 2.5mm thick 7 Bottom longitudinal secondary beam  40*80*1.5mm galvanized square tube 8 Bottom transverse secondary beam  40*80*1.5mm galvanized square tube 9 6mm galvanized hanging head Galvanized hanging head L210*W150*H160mm 10 steel column Galvanized bending parts 2.5mm thick 11   Side Frame (fully galvanized national standard) top frame P40*80*1.5mm P-shaped tube 12 40*80*1.5mm galvanized square tube 13 bottom frame 60*80*2.0mm galvanized square tube layout drawing 14 folding hinge 130mm galvanized hinge 15 Overall frame protective coating Spray paint Electrostatic spraying/straight white plastic powder baking process + anti-corrosion coating 16 Top external roof Type 950 - 50mm thick double-sided 0.3mm, EPS color steel composite panel + corrugated veneer t0.45mm 17 Wing roof Type 950 - 65mm thick double-sided 0.3mm, EPS color steel composite panel + corrugated veneer t0.45mm 18 interior ceiling panels Type 950-50mm thick double-sided 0.3mm, EPS color steel composite panel 19 Wall panels Side walls, front and rear walls Type 950-65mm thick double-sided 0.3mm, EPS color steel composite panel 20 Interior partition wall panels Type 950-50mm thick double-sided 0.3mm, EPS color steel composite panel 21 Floor Main frame Fireproof cement fiber floor 18mm thick 22 two wings Bamboo plywood 18mm thick 23 Doors and Windows Plastic steel double glass sliding window 920*920mm*4 fans 24 High quality steel fire door 840*mm*1 piece 25 Electrical System circuit breaker system 1 32A leakage protector. Voltage 220V, 50HZ 26 lamp Bull 30*30 flat panel lamp, large ceiling lamp 27 socket Standard international three-hole and five-hole sockets (socket standards can be configured according to customer requirements) 28 light switch Double-open, single-button switch (switch standard can be configured according to customer requirements) 29 Wiring Incoming wire 6², air conditioning socket 4², ordinary socket 2.5², lighting 1.5². (Standard national standard wires, circuits that meet certification requirements can be customized according to the country) 30 Accessories Including corner lines, skirting lines, corner wrapping, waterproof tape, suspenders, structural glue (Baiyun), glue gun Remark This quotation is valid for three days Set/cabinet 40HQ can load 4 sets

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Shipping Container Homes - Pros, Cons & Costs

Last Updated: Feb 2,

Container homes are exactly what they sound like; homes made from the steel shipping containers that you see carrying goods everywhere on trains, trucks, and ships. From these giant Lego blocks, people are building homes of all shapes and sizes.

Shipping containers are generally available in 10ft, 20ft, and 40ft. The smallest shipping container can provide about 100 square feet of floor space for a shipping container home. Eight larger containers together can make a two-story house at about square feet. Hundreds of container micro-apartments together can make a huge apartment building.

Table of Contents

1. Pros of Shipping Container Homes
2. Cons of Shipping Container Homes
3. Are Shipping Container Homes Safe?
4. What Is The Standard Size of a Shipping Container Home?
5. How Do You Insulate a Shipping Container Home?
6. Can You Add a Roof to a Shipping Container Home?
7. What States Allow Shipping Container Homes?
8. How Much Are Shipping Container Homes?
9. How Long Does A Shipping Container Home Last?
10. Do Shipping Container Homes Rust?
11. Do Shipping Container Homes Hold Value?

Why are shipping containers being used to make homes, studios, cabins, and offices? Well, with about 14 million 'out-of-service' containers in the world, there are lots of them available. And playing with giant blocks has a definite appeal!

Besides trendiness, interest in container homes is also part of a wider interest in saving money with prefabricated and modular homes. Many potential homeowners are looking for lower construction and maintenance costs. There is also a perception that container homes are contributing to recycling.

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Could a container home be a good choice for you? Here are some pros and cons to consider.

Pros of Shipping Container Homes

Prefab Shipping Container Homes

Many shipping container homes are available as prefabricated modular homes, making construction time shorter. Some companies advertise delivery within 10 weeks! Most of the building code inspections are done at the factory, which makes things simpler and quicker. Or if you are designing a custom home or building a do-it-yourself project, the container gives you a fun prebuilt structure to work with.

Ease of Transport and Finding a Site

A worldwide system exists for moving containers around. Once they reach your site, they are relatively simple to set in place on a prepared foundation.

Shipping Container Homes Have Predictable Costs

Most of the work is completed on a factory floor for a fixed price. Delivery to the site, site preparation, foundation, assembly and utility connections are the only variable costs. That said, container homes are not always less expensive. Estimates vary, and some put the savings at 5-10%, depending on what you're comparing against.

Recycled Shipping Container Homes

The environmental appeal of a container home is the idea that you are re-using a leftover product of the shipping industry to make a home. This can be a good thing, but as we will see, it's not always true or the best thing.

Some of the advantages, like short construction time and predictable pricing, are the same for all prefabricated and modular homes, not just those made with shipping containers. But container homes benefit uniquely from the worldwide infrastructure built to move shipping containers. Even container home skeptics admit they can be useful where local building expertise is lacking or for emergency shelters that can be moved easily. In these scenarios, the versatility of container transport is a huge advantage.

Container homes are often marketed as being environmentally friendly because they are said to be made from used containers, thus conserving metal resources. There are lots of old shipping containers out there, no longer in circulation, and repurposing them into homes has a strong appeal. But is a container home really the best use of a container, from a sustainability perspective? Many would disagree.

Cons of Shipping Container Homes

Shipping Container Homes Are Not Always Effective Recycling

Most factory-built container homes are built from 'one-use' containers that have only had a single trip. These containers tend to be in good shape, without dents or rust, so they are nice for building with, instead of containers that have gone 'out-of-service' and may be damaged from years of use. Taking a box with lots of shipping life out of service after a single use isn't effective recycling. And there is way more steel in a container than you need to build a house - if recycled as steel, it could make enough steel studs for 14 framed houses the same size.

Shipping Container Homes Could Have Structural Issues

A shipping container is very strong at the corners, but the roof is not that strong, so typically you need to build another roof over it, especially where there will be snow. Also, the corrugated steel walls are essential to the strength of the structure. This means anywhere you cut out a large window, or door opening requires new reinforcement. And when they are stacked together to make larger homes, welded (expensive) reinforcement is needed wherever two containers join at a spot that is not a corner. Any later renovations require significant engineering and welding.

What States Allow Shipping Container Homes?

Suburban and rural areas tend to be more open to shipping container homes; however, some states are visibly more open to alternative living. Texas, California, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Oregon, and Alaska are among the more progressive states that have, to some level, opened their doors to shipping container homes. Texas already plays host to many container homes. Even though California is known for its red tape, it has been open to container homes and hybrid container homes. Louisana and Tennessee experience some of the most lenient and forward-thinking zoning regulations in the United States. As alternative living options continue to grow, it's only a matter of time before more states in the country begin to allow shipping container homes in designated areas.

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