Container Homes Manufacturer and Supplier in China

EIHE STEEL STRUCTURE have been dedicated to container home furnishings for 20 years. Container home construction refers to buildings that use sea freight containers as the main body of the house. Residents can choose to customize a brand-new sea container or use recyclable old containers. The container structure can be transformed into a multi-functional building through cutting, reinforcement, decoration, and the renovation and pre-burial of water and electricity lines. The design options for container homes are almost unlimited and can be customized to suit different lifestyles and preferences. They are also very durable, weather-resistant and require minimal maintenance.

What is a Container Home?

The main material of container homes is steel. The main body of the house uses sea containers that have passed ISO standards, with sizes including 20-foot and 40-foot boxes. The design of this type of building is flexible, adopting a prefabricated and modular production mode. It can be processed and manufactured in the factory, and then transported to the site for direct installation after prefabrication. Residents can use multiple containers, and each container can be made into a room with different functions, such as a study, living room, bedroom, bathroom, and so on. Container homes have the characteristics of being movable, environmentally friendly and having a high cost performance. Container homes offer residents a brand-new housing design solution. They can not only be designed in irregular scenes according to the residents' ideas, but also the boxes can be connected with each other to form large Spaces. Just like traditional concrete houses, they can have complete door and window systems and basic indoor facilities.

Common Types

Single-box container homes refer to those made from standard-sized containers. This type of container home is fast to build and flexible to move. It is suitable for application in micro houses, vacation homes or temporary use houses.

The modular container home refers to a kind of architectural strength that arranges, combines and superimposes multiple containers, which can form a complete living space. Interior design and exterior design are more free. It is suitable for complex villas, apartment buildings and hotels.

Mobile RV-style Container home construction refers to installing tires at the bottom of the container and towing hooks on the surface of the front side of the box, making it legally capable of moving on roads. It is suitable for those who enjoy self-driving trips.

To Transform a Container Into a House, What Will We Do?

The transformation of a container from a "transport container" to a "house" usually requires the following steps:

Selection and inspection: Purchase second-hand or new containers and check their rust and deformation conditions.

Structural cutting and reinforcement: Cut the doors and windows according to the design drawings and carry out structural reinforcement. The materials of the door and window system are usually aluminum alloy. If the residents need more natural light, they can choose large tempered glass sliding doors or floor-to-ceiling windows.

Rust and corrosion prevention treatment: The material of sea freight containers is steel. To prevent the surface of the material from rusting, galvanized coatings need to be sprayed on the outside and inside of the containers. Residents can choose the thickness of the coating according to the local natural environment.

Thermal insulation and soundproofing treatment: The roof and walls of container home buildings are usually made of rock wool sandwich panels or glass wool sandwich panels, while the floor typically uses high-density extruded polystyrene boards. These materials not only provide thermal insulation and heat preservation, but also have excellent sound insulation effects.

Interior decoration: Laying electrical circuits, water pipes, network lines, installing wall panels, floors, ceilings, kitchen and bathroom facilities, etc.

On-site hoisting and assembly: Transport the processed units to the site for hoisting, fixation and connection.

External beautification: Carry out external painting, install sunshades, and arrange landscapes, etc.

Product Features

Durable and sturdy: The container body of the container home is made of sea freight containers. During ocean transportation, to cope with complex and harsh natural conditions, it is made of heavy steel itself, which is sturdy and durable, and resistant to wind and earthquake.

Environmental protection and energy conservation: Container home construction extensively utilizes retired second-hand containers, reducing the consumption of steel resources and casting energy, and also finding new uses for discarded containers. In addition, compared with traditional buildings, its construction process is more industrialized, and the on-site construction waste is significantly reduced.

Fast construction speed: The main body of container homes is prefabricated, and most processing can be completed in the factory, such as the reservation of doors and windows, the reservation of indoor pipelines, etc. It can be directly installed after being transported to the site, saving time costs.

The cost is relatively controllable: The comprehensive cost of container home construction is relatively low. Although high-end customization and interior decoration may be costly, in most cases, the overall cost is more competitive than that of traditional brick-concrete structures.

Flexibility and mobility: The modular nature of container homes makes them easy to expand (horizontally or vertically stacked) and dismantle. If necessary, the entire house can even be moved to a new location by truck, which is very suitable for projects with temporary or mobile needs.