Can i build a home with sea container by my self?

[jonnytalento]

Well I would think if electricity is installed,then aircon could be fitted easily or at very least one of the portable ones I have seen in Electron.

Hi! With the proper insulation, no hay problema..como dicen en Fuerte.

[Emmi Smith]

Buena suerte a ti.  Y además, tu inglés es muy bueno.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Just because my friends did it, it's not necessarily 'legal'! I don't know if they would have been allowed to live it in permanently. I'd still try to get some official confirmation before committing yourself. 

I do understand that structures that are easily moved require little or no planning permission but I really don't know about them being used as a permanent dwelling.

Good luck!

[Will]

The smart thing would be to build it with the insulation on the exterior with stucco or other cladding material covering it. The container just being a frame to support the insulation and stucco. You'd still need to pretty up the interior. If it's your land you could even landscape it to create wind breaks and shade. 

But. Shipping containers aren't free. You'll need to cut opening for windows,water,power at least.. You'ld likely want to remove the current doors. 

I'm having trouble seeing this ending up much cheaper. Worse you'll end up all the limitations. A 40 foot container is I think l8 feet wide? Exterior dimensions. Once you start making the interior livable you might reach 30 sq metres. The expense of a 30 square metre is mainly the kitchen and bathroom. You need one of each even if it's only 30 metres and not 300. 

The other issue is once you're finished then what? If you decide to move who will buy it?

[Spitfire58]

It entirely depends on what the end intention is. Three 40 footers would give a 96 sq. mtr. floor space, that is larger than my house, it depends on how you lay it out TBH. 
It would be relatively simple to tack these together side by side & take out some internal walls to create good room size spaces. Effectively this is enough for three bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen & at least one bathroom. 
Fit out costs for kitchen & bathroom (in fact all rooms) would be similar to normal build so it really comes down to build cost of actual skeletal structure. 
So the cost of the containers has to be equated against the cost of the same size concrete shell 😁😁

[Emmi Smith]

Here are some images of container homes - some are stunning!( Google images)
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=images...61&bih=634

[Si Tie]

This Irish farmer won awards for this 

https://vimeo.com/147232218

[jonnytalento]

Just because my friends did it, it's not necessarily 'legal'! I don't know if they would have been allowed to live it in permanently. I'd still try to get some official confirmation before committing yourself. 

I do understand that structures that are easily moved require little or no planning permission but I really don't know about them being used as a permanent dwelling.

Good luck!

Here i am, i was gathering info, in Lanzarote i saw with my eyes a container house, promoted by the ayuntamiento of Tias, i recently saw an article on social housing in Madrid, will be made with container house. However in January I'll return to Fuerte to have concrete answers. I have hope.

[jonnytalento]

The smart thing would be to build it with the insulation on the exterior with stucco or other cladding material covering it. The container just being a frame to support the insulation and stucco. You'd still need to pretty up the interior. If it's your land you could even landscape it to create wind breaks and shade. 

But. Shipping containers aren't free. You'll need to cut opening for windows,water,power at least.. You'ld likely want to remove the current doors. 

I'm having trouble seeing this ending up much cheaper. Worse you'll end up all the limitations. A 40 foot container is I think l8 feet wide? Exterior dimensions. Once you start making the interior livable you might reach 30 sq metres. The expense of a 30 square metre is mainly the kitchen and bathroom. You need one of each even if it's only 30 metres and not 300. 

The other issue is once you're finished then what? If you decide to move who will buy it?

Hi, i can do a lot of work so for me is like to pay 60% less than a "normal" house. If possible, I'm gonna put a frame on the exterior, with inside a drywall structure, insulated with rockwool, inside this external wall I'm gonna put cables and stuff, with a big frame i can put water pipe also. Insulated and silent. I'm gonna put 3 12m containers on the bottom and 3 6m on the top for a big terrace. I can work with metal too, so for me is very very convenient to build with container. With concrete bricks and normal foundations the price is skyrocketing referred to containers on antisismic pillars (if possible I'm gonna make the pillars by my self). I studied design in my early years and now I'm ready to put my plans on paper via architects. I cross my fingers. Have a nice day.

[jonnytalento]

Here are some images of container homes - some are stunning!( Google images)
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=images...61&bih=634

Hi! Yeah! Wonderful designs! My project is like the first pic but x 3. Obviously i can make the exterior look like a classic house of the island. I hope to realize this "dream". I really like to do stuff by myself. Have a nice day.