Shipping Container Homes: What to Know Before You Buy

CONTAINER HOMES

Start the build from the right shell.

A container home starts as a standard shipping container, so the first decisions are the ordinary ones: size, condition grade and site access. Design, permitting and modification details are confirmed project by project — we will not quote them from a template.

Modern container home with glass walls in a mountain landscape at dusk

WHAT TO SETTLE FIRST

SIZE

A 20ft Standard gives 160 square feet; both 40ft options give 320. Interior height matters more here than anywhere else — the 40ft High Cube is 8' 9" inside against 7' 9-5/8" for a standard.

COMPARE SIZES

CONDITION

New / 1-Trip is as new as it gets; used only once from the factory to the U.S., and it carries a 10-year structural and 10-year no-leak warranty. Warranty terms shown apply to containers fulfilled by Container One. Used grades can show visible signs of prior service.

READ GRADES

ACCESS

Delivery needs 110 feet of straight space for a 20ft container and 130 feet for a 40ft, measured from the placement point. The driver cannot turn within that space.

CHECK ACCESS

AVAILABLE SIZES