Why shipping container homes are overrated

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The whole video is worth for its conclusion, but somehow I think the arguments for it weren't present in the plot of the video. Still quite nice.

I wish you were funny.

Watching this video, I think it really just comes down to the 'speed' of having (4 walls and a roof).

Therefore 'speed' is the main selling point

Yeah.. i'd really like for it to work. But the fact of it is that it would be cheaper and more sustainable making a wooden box. And while you're at it, it would cost next to nothing to just make it 4 meters wide. Also movable work rigs are already a thing, and should probably be used more for emergency housing as well. I guess they could work for someone moving around a lot for work, but then you already got trailers and apartment busses.

I mean, who was in charge of rating living in a shipping can so high? Nobody ever told me and it’s been clear since I’ve seen this that it is not a luxurious lifestyle. But that’s my own personal rating system.

Cant believe rich people shacks (in a south african context) are being glorified.

That thing is hot in the heat and freezing in any cold. No just no.

Cement and brick house >>>>

So… three people who have never built anything have definitive opinions on what should be built. Got it.

im confused that they hate containers being built just because they need reinforced after you cut?

Shout out totony hinchcliffe

What was the end dollar amount???

modular house could be possible but it has to be designed directly for that, you can't use shipping containers.

Mud house are better

I never knew they were rated highly in the first place

Why would anyone want to live in a steel can!!

They are genuinely impossible to seal, insulate, and regulate temp.

“No….”
end of video

I've heard they get really hot inside since they're just a giant metal box.

Why is he/no one talking about the stunning house next door? Why not do that one up?

Even with a foundation, insulation, and interior materials like drywall and cabinets, it still seems like these would be cheaper than a traditional house. $4k for a solid structure is very cheap compared to traditional building.

So, why wasn't there a direct comparison to shipping container costs to buying a classically built home? Seems like a glaring ommission given the subject of the video.

Shipping container homes are overrated is overrated.

Good Idea
You want to escape family without
Leaving the house area

“There’s no debate: they’re garbage.”

Well, when most of us cannot afford anything other than garbage, we aren’t left with many other choices!

I too enjoy living in an oven

Not efficient at all

So wierd what people do

Yeah, drywall is much stronger

Also drywall is way stronger than concrete

Everyone should be allowed a regular home and shouldnt settle for less.

Unforseen problem buying used. What did that container transport over its life. Hazmat something that becomes airborne or som other such hazards that your breathing in.

Theres so many comments that I couldn't go through all, but is there a better solution for something that is cheaper, extremely durable, insulated for lets say just 1 40ft container? Does someone here actually owned or constructed both a small traditional home and a container home to compare prices?

It seems like a wonderful idea. Until you realise you're living in a Faraday cage.

They are great storage. Dont reinvent the wheel.

They just gave their opinion. Very little facts.

The professor looking guy is a royal goob. The fact that it's being used effectively for Ukraine refugees is enough to make his arguments moot.

Here in Serbia we can buy containers but not like this. Ours are made of panels that are used for walls in cooling rooms (metal sheets on both sides with foam insulation between). They are a bit smaller but they are sold with a door, windows, bathroom, electrical wiring. A ~15m2 costs around 6000$.

Come on, you talked to two architects…. Of course they’re not gonna like the idea of an industry that does not require their work.

Not to mention: it’s dangerous, health wise too. Used shipping containers seldom have information tracking the items it’s carried in its lifetime. So think like industrial chemicals and hazardous materials. You don’t want exposure to the traces or remnants of these materials. So you have to look at new containers instead of used ones. And for the price of buying and shipping new containers, in addition to all the costs associated with making a container home code compliant and livable -it’s both cheaper and safer to build with wood.

My plan for the future does involve using shipping containers as a part of my home. But, I'm not going to make the whole house out of containers. One day I'd like to buy land some isolated land to build an eco conscious setup using rainwater and solar and so on. I'd use shipping containers as a fast, ready made structure to temporarily live in while building but I'd also make a row of containers to serve as a 'ground floor' that elevates the actual house off the ground and storage. I'd build an actual house on top of the containers. The containers could store the pump and filters for my water, the batteries for solar power, and other stuff that doesn't need to be stored in my house such as garden tools. I'm even considering burrying a container to use as a cellar for canned produce and other products from gardens that need to be stored.

I think it’s more to do with people absolutely tired of unaffordable housing & are sick & tired & literally looking for any way out to live somewhere, even if it’s in a metal box

I don’t see what this video is hating on. Will it ever be as good as a house? No, but it’s essentially a sitting Rv home.

He got what he wanted to push. He asked two people against it. No architect will approve it cause it will cause less and it wont require an then cause its easy to design

Shipping containers are great, but they're not always safe. You never know what those containers had in them years prior. There could've been hazardous materials shipped in them at one point.

Shipping containers are a thing, because people today are just like a dog chasing their tail. They don't take time anymore to think critical. The problem you haven't mentioned is the paint and stuff that was transported in those containers. I looked at a one year old container. When I opened it a wall of chemical smell hit me. That was just from the interior paint. And people want to live in such a gas chamber? People get a heart attack over lead paint. Yet they want to live with a paint that was designed for harsh environments and can survive decades. Most containers are made in China for a reason. There environmental regulations don't matter. The same is true for the lithium production for batteries. That process is not legal in the US.

Not educational waste of time

The shipping container itself is just a fraction of the cost of a container house.
That means you can get a much nicer place to live for the same money if you build your container house without the container.

Structure is great...until it has to function.

cap

So if you take out the whole "modularity" focus, and don't stack them incorrectly... Then they're basically all around better than building a regular house from scratch? After all, the cost averages are still consistently cheaper than building a normal house.