The Empty Nester Steel Shipping Container House

Written by: Arron J. Staff writer @ Hyggehous.com

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Steel shipping containers are just one of the ways you can build a home or get the extra space that you need.

The Empty Nester is just one of the shipping container homes you might consider, a steel container from Custom Container Living. The Empty Nester is a 40 foot repurposed steel shipping container, with a ceiling height of about 10 feet. All of the hardware and the faucets in the steel container home have a chrome finish. Shop Tiny Homes The shipping container home has a 36-inch full view front entry door with a deadbolt, two 3 foot by 4 foot single hung white vinyl windows, and one 3 by 5 foot and one 2 foot by 3-foot window over the kitchen sink.

The tiny home has an electric 20-gallon water heater, closed-cell spray foam R-14 insulation in the interior walls and R-28 insulation in the roof.

The Empty Nester has 2 interior doors that are painted, vinyl interior flooring that looks like wood, corrugated galvanized ceiling, all available with upgrade options at additional costs. The Empty Nester doesn't include furniture, but the appliances are included in the price. The interior walls are painted V grooved wood, however, several interior wall finishes are available.

When steel shipping containers were created, the steel containers were designed with modularity and durability in mind.

Steel containers were required to withstand all sorts of weather and abuse as they made theirs through some of the world’s harshest climates. Steel containers that you source may have been exposed to a variety of situations from saltwater to freezing temperatures and the steel containers are meant to handle the worst weather conditions as they ship their precious cargo across the world. Steel shipping containers are comprised of corten steel, which is a material that helps to protect the steel containers from any rust or corrosion, and when the steel shipping containers fall off the ship, they can take up to a week to sink. With more steel shipping containers being imported than exported, these steel shipping containers are an opportunity to reuse and repurpose something so abundant.

A prefabricated steel shipping container home makes the construction process a lot easier and more efficient than ever before.

Instead of spending months building your home, you can take weeks to do the same. Steel shipping containers can be compared to building blocks, with endless building possibilities, building opportunities, and freedom. If you can imagine a home design, you can imagine it using steel shipping containers. Steel shipping containers can be stacked on top of one another, placed side by side, or connected with walkways or hallways. There are so many possibilities when using steel shipping containers. You can build a modern home design, or rustic, the choice is yours to decide. Place a steel shipping container in your backyard, and then five years later you can move it to a new location. When it comes to building construction methods and building materials, few alternatives are quite as sustainable, durable, and portable as steel shipping containers.