Why is 10ft Expandable Container Home Better?

The IVY - a 10ft expandable container that can be collapsed and packed into a compact flat form for easy relocation.

See an example of how an IVY can be used as an accessible toilet:

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Specifications

• 10m² Total Internal Area
• External Dimensions: 4.7m(L) x 2.38m(W) x 2.55m(H)
• External Dimensions When Folded: .55m(L) 2.38m(W) 2.55m(H)

Construction

• 50mm EPS Galvanised steel sandwich panel walls/ceiling
• Heavy duty galvanised steel frame
• Robust doors with aluminium frames and double glazed tempered glass windows
• 18mm fibre cement subfloor board base, pre-fitted to steel frame.
  

Electrical 

• Pre-wired outlets, switches and power.
• Australian standards approved electrical cabling

*Inspections of our display home are available upon request at our site in Mulgrave, NSW. Please contact us for further information. 

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Please note that the listed price does not include any home options, customisations, additions or upgrades. We do stock these specifically for our container homes however they are added on top of the unit cost. Once we have received the balance payment we can facilitate/organise freight to your delivery location.  

Container homes are often marketed as being environmentally friendly because they are said to be made from used containers, thus conserving metal resources. There are lots of old shipping containers out there, no longer in circulation, and repurposing them into homes has a strong appeal. But is a container home really the best use of a container, from a sustainability perspective? Many would disagree.

Cons of Shipping Container Homes

Shipping Container Homes Are Not Always Effective Recycling

Most factory-built container homes are built from 'one-use' containers that have only had a single trip. These containers tend to be in good shape, without dents or rust, so they are nice for building with, instead of containers that have gone 'out-of-service' and may be damaged from years of use. Taking a box with lots of shipping life out of service after a single use isn't effective recycling. And there is way more steel in a container than you need to build a house - if recycled as steel, it could make enough steel studs for 14 framed houses the same size.

Shipping Container Homes Could Have Structural Issues

A shipping container is very strong at the corners, but the roof is not that strong, so typically you need to build another roof over it, especially where there will be snow. Also, the corrugated steel walls are essential to the strength of the structure. This means anywhere you cut out a large window, or door opening requires new reinforcement. And when they are stacked together to make larger homes, welded (expensive) reinforcement is needed wherever two containers join at a spot that is not a corner. Any later renovations require significant engineering and welding.

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