The Pros And Cons Of Building A Container Ourselves

Many people who live in container houses are built at least in part on their own. If you want to build your own container houses on a low budget, be sure to read our article on building container houses on a smaller budget.

Now, let's look at the pros and cons of building a container ourselves.

DIY Container Home Advantages

The main advantage of building your own shipping container house is cost savings. You can save a lot of money and do a lot or all of your own work without having to pay someone else.

The second big advantage of building it yourself is that you know exactly how it's built, and there's no shortcut. You know that insulation and roofs are made the right way, because the builder has run out of time, so there is no hurry.

Finally, by designing and building your own container houses, you are free to design and style container houses the way you like.

Would you like to stack containers and make a roof terrace? Well, if you build it yourself, you can!

In addition, if you are building half of it and change your mind, you are free to change the design of your house (although we do not recommend major design changes in the medium term!). ）。 If you purchase a prefabricated container house or have a work plan with a contractor, any changes will be more difficult and sometimes impossible.

The disadvantages of DIY Container House

One of the biggest obstacles to building your own container house is the lack of the right skills, experience and knowledge.

You don't need to build a container house first, but we recommend that you have some hands-on experience.

In addition, if you have a full-time job or other major time-consuming work, it is especially difficult to start a project of this magnitude. Like any other house, building a container house will take a lot of time and effort. If there is work, it is not impossible to deal with all these balls is a little more difficult. We do know people who have worked hard and built houses. Expect to be realistic and understand that if you're working, it takes longer to get the job done.

If you are seriously considering building your own container house, we'll go into more detail here about its pros and cons.