Foundation Problems Can Be Easily Solved When You Use a 20 Ft Container House

 

"20 Ft container house" is a misnomer of course, and a big waste of money for contractors trying to sell these types of homes. In the USA in particular, building codes in the construction zone are getting stricter on new home construction and it is becoming more difficult to get your "20 Ft container house" built without breaking the law. Now we know what a shipping container house looks like - a square box with a roof. But I don't think the name'Shipping Container House' really tells the whole story.

In order to qualify as a "20 Ft container home" in the US you need to build either on a concrete foundation or on a steel slab or on a floating floor consisting of Styrofoam. If your home is going to be built on a concrete slab, you must have a Seam Foundation as well to support the weight of all of the poured concrete that will be on top of your newly built "20 Ft container home". The first thing most contractors will try to sell you in order to save time and money is a "20 Ft container home" that is also known as a " stacking container".

Here is where I am going to show you how to distinguish a "20 Ft container home" from a "rolling 20 ft container home". Just so you understand the differences... A container house is simply a house that has been manufactured in an expedient manner, with the intent that it will be shipped in an intercoastal shipping mode. A "rolling" type of shipping container home, as its name suggests, is manufactured on site and then rolled on a foundation in a factory where it is assembled into a complete building.

Now here is how the manufacturers of "rolling" style shipping container homes differentiate their products. They "paint" the house to look like a standard shipping container, but on the outside they add special reinforcement for the walls and "spray" insulation material to help maintain the interior temperature of the inside of the shipping container. And that is the key to being able to tell the difference between the two. A "rolling" type of container home, when compared to a "moving" one, has all of the internal parts of the house positioned differently, and has the walls and flooring placed along their edges. By having the sections of the house aligned along their edges, you can see right through the walls and floorings of the "rolling" containers, and therefore make your purchase decision much easier.

You may have to contact several different building contractors before you find one that will design and build your special prefabricated home on site using your preferred building contractor. The location of the container home will determine the best place for the foundation of the building. If the foundation is to be put under a piece of property that does not have structural stability problems, then your best bet would be to locate the foundation under the home's existing slab. However, if your preferred location is one where there is a foundation that needs to be built over soil and rock, then the best choice would be to locate the foundation under the property where the slab would sit.

After your construction crew arrives at your preferred location, they will pour the foundation. If it is required, they will install a sump pump to keep the water away from the interior of your prefabricated home. This will also make sure that your new foundation is completely dry before they can begin working on your home. Once the foundation is properly in place, you and your building contractor will be able to begin working on your home.

The most important part of building your special home, whether it is a container house or a traditional home, is making sure that you plan correctly. You want everything to be perfect, from the carpeting in your living room to the plumbing in the bathroom, kitchen and stairs. You may even need to hire a plumber for some of the more difficult jobs. To save money, you may even decide to do some of the work yourself, which would give you extra time to do other things around the house. It will also help you to get familiar with your new home as you will see it all the time while you are there.

As you can see, building a special home from the ground up can be an extremely complicated project that costs a lot of money. Luckily, there are many ways that you can cut down the cost of this type of home. One such way is to do the majority of the foundation work yourself. Although you may not have experience in doing foundations, you can learn how to do it by reading several books and watching a few videos. In fact, if you read through the various website for a local home building company, you will be able to find plenty of information about what you will need to know when you are building a 20 ft container house.