The Construction Phase
If you have spent weeks or months on the engineering and design of your container home the construction phase will seem almost anti-climatic because your knowledge of the project will be so complete you'll feel like you could build it while blindfolded.
The construction phase is the final step that takes the project from conception to reality. Your finished project becomes the final verification of the design and engineering processes.
The construction section will show you how to modify traditional construction techniques to take advantage of the ISBU's unique design strengths, thereby reducing expensive construction labor and materials costs.
Actual container projects show all of the relevant aspects of the construction process.
Many examples of container homes on the Internet are attempts to make make them fit the mold of a traditional home. But, the information you should really be after is what makes shipping container construction different from traditional construction. The advantages and disadvantages of steel construction compared with the advantages and disadvantages of traditional wood construction are just the beginning.
Reading the construction section you will begin to see that a container home project is more like a commercial construction project, with lots of heavy equipment, than a weekend DIY project.
The construction phase is only a portion of the complete process, but with the preparation afforded in the Engineering and Design sections you are most likely achieve the satisfaction of accomplishment that comes with completeing your project on time and on budget.
That is why the Constructure Guide provides the engineering and design information along with the construction information, so you have adequate preparation, and the foreknowledge to anticipate problems. The makings of a trouble free project.
Preview the Construction Section
The Constructure Guide is filled with information that you can't do without if you are planning a container house project. Purchase the Guide today and you can be on your way to designing and building your own container home.
For the most up to date and comprehensive coverage available today on the methods and techniques used when modifying recycled shipping containers into homes and other structures
The CONSTRUCTURE GUIDE fully explains every aspect of the process, giving you a foundation based on the realistic necessities required to meet building codes and even acquire building permits.
Container Home Engineering
Learn all the concepts behind designing and engineering for loads and load paths as they relate to both the International Residential Code and the unique engineering of the shipping container. Visit the Engineering Page for more info.
Container House Design
With a complete understanding of the underlying engineering concepts the designer will now be able to utilizes, rather than destroy, the inherent strength of the shipping container in their designs. Learn more on the Design Page.
Container Home Construction
The Construction Section clearly shows you the many special fabrications necessary and the required departures from traditional construction when referring to electrical wiring, plumbing, etc. The Construction page pulls it all together.
Design Studies and Floor Plans
After reading the Constructure Guide you will be able to make an analysis of the strengths and weakness’s of any container home design. The designs you develop using the included CAD software will be based on sound structural and aesthetic design principals as well as construction code guidelines. You will never look at a container home sketch the same way again.
The ability to achieve, the satisfaction of accomplishment, and the anticipated time and material savings, are only possible with a complete understanding of the task, adequate preparations, and the foreknowledge to anticipate problems.
Construction Guidelines for Container Homes
