Creative Ways to Use a Storage Container: Tiny Home

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With a few key modifications, shipping containers can be used in a wide variety of scenarios. This includes a storage unit, a restaurant, or office space. However, some individuals truly test the limits of these containers by transforming them into their primary house.

Tiny houses, also known as micro-homes, have soared in popularity over the past decade, and shipping containers are a great base for construction.

Advantages of Shipping Container Tiny Homes
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There’s a wide variety of reasons why shipping container homes might appeal to different people, often centering around simplicity, affordability, and freedom. Some of the major advantages of shipping container homes are that they’re:

• Portable. The tiny house movement is built on portability, and shipping container homes have the same advantage. They’re built for easy shipping and can be transported in one piece by a truck.

• Inexpensive. The median home price in the U.S. is over $400,000, but a shipping container home can be purchased, personalized, and furnished for only a fraction of that cost.

• Environmentally friendly. Shipping containers are used to ship items overseas, but because they’re big it’s not cost-effective to send them back empty for reuse. Shipping container homes are a form of recycling these containers to extend their lifespan.

• Fewer costs. Traditional homeownership is expensive. With a shipping container home, you won’t have to pay a mortgage, interest, or rent, and you’ll save money on utilities and maintenance costs.

• Available. Many key construction materials are becoming increasingly scarce with supply chain shortages, and increased demand reduces supply. However, with roughly 14 million decommissioned shipping containers in the world, you won’t find an issue locating materials for your shipping container home.

• Customizable. When you purchase a shipping container home, you get to design it yourself. Options are limitless. Try stacking some on top of or next to each other to increase your square footage, or adding a sitting area on the roof for nights spent stargazing.

• Profitable. Shipping container homes don’t just save you money– they can make you money too. Many individuals have found these tiny homes to work great as guesthouses, VRBOs, or other types of vacation rentals.

• Minimalist. Tiny house living appeals to individuals in search of a simpler lifestyle. With a shipping container home, you’ll spend less time worrying about material possessions and more time on what’s most important.

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Storage Container Modifications for Tiny Homes

Today, it’s easy to order an already-constructed shipping container tiny house from a company that specializes in prefabricated homes. However, if you want to start from scratch or have more of a say in the design process, you can customize your shipping container with help from the modifications team at AAA Mobile Storage. If you’re converting a storage container into a home, you’ll want to be sure to add a door, windows, insulation, electric, heating and cooling, and plumbing. The sky’s the limit, so extra modifications can be added to fit your specific preferences.