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Extraordinary shipping container swimming pools.
Imagine doing laps in your own shipping container swimming pool. Ok let’s back up for a second, swimming in a used cargo container? That sounds crazy… As eccentric as it seems, a cargo container pool can actually be a good idea. And you’re almost guaranteed to be the...
Are shipping container homes in the UK viable?
Student shares his UK container home dissertation research with Adaptainer. House prices are rising and becoming unaffordable to many in the UKÂ - so could a shipping container home be a cheaper alternative? Owen Connolly, a student from the University of Westminster...
Shipping container home saves couple $250k versus traditional building.
How do shipping container homes compare to traditional building costs, can you really save money? Architect Michele Bertomen and her husband David Boyle seem to be proof you can. They had a dream of owning their own home and bought a 20 x 40 foot lot of land in...
Rare images of old GRP / FRP shipping containers.
These GRP / FRP container images will take you back in time. If you're a container history buff you might remember GRP / FRP containers from long ago. In case you're wondering what an earth I'm talking about, here's a quick intro to these old used shipping...
Tiny house made from a 20ft shipping container for £20k.
VIDEO: Watch how you could build a tiny house inside shipping container (on a tiny budget). Brenda wanted to build her own tiny house and be mortgage free. She was always passionate about second hand shipping containers and their potential since an early age. As...
Don’t buy a new shipping container until you’ve read this.
Could you spot the difference between 2 almost identical looking containers? (And why it matters). So you want to buy a new shipping container at the lowest price possible. But did you know that some shipping containers are built to a lower specification than...
GAD Gallery – The Shipping Container Building That Moves With You.
Converted cargo containers become a portable gallery What do you do when you need a large temporary building that can be moved to another location within just a few days? This was the challenge faced by Norwegian architect firm MMW. They were asked to build...
UNCOVERED: 5 Most Retweeted Container Home Pics of ALL Time
Don't miss these top container home tweets. Everyday Twitter is buzzing with images of shipping container homes - but there are some popular tweets you shouldn't miss seeing. To save you hours of trawling through Twitter we found the 5 most shared container home...
Why your self-storage business plan should include shipping containers
7 reasons why shipping containers are the SECRET to a successful self storage business plan. If you're putting together your first self storage business plan or just want to find ways to improve your existing one, then this article is for you. Starting any new...
Shipping Container Bar Opens in Austin, Texas
7 recycled shipping containers used to create trendy 'Container Bar'. Austin, Texas is well known for its young and hip residents so if there was ever a place to build an 8000 sq. ft. bar made from brightly painted shipping containers, it’s got to be here. ...