Container homes apartment in Berkeley

Container homes apartment in Berkeley

Seattle, WA · Member since 2017 · 29 posts · 15 votes

https://www.berkeleyside.com/2018/08/02/prefab-housing-complex-for-uc-berkeley-students-built-in-four-days

Im seeing more and more of these now and really believe in it potential

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  • Rental Property Investor · Ypsilanti, MI · Member since 2018 · 25 posts · 65 votes
    8y

    That's awesome. 

    So what? What are you thinking about them and what are you trying to do with them?

  • Seattle, WA · Member since 2017 · 29 posts · 15 votes
    8y

    Thank Nathan for your question,

    I have been helping out with few containers home projects and see the trend getting more and more popular (at least I have a lot more questions regarding this year). I just want to share the post here to see if anyone interested as well, especially in Seattle areas where I know there is a huge need for affordable housing. The article doesn't talk about the details of the cost of customized container home, but since I have a direct relationship with the container manufacturing company in Vietnam which has done a lot of this type of project, I know the number is low and make a lot of sense. 

  • Professional · Redding, CA · Member since 2017 · 123 posts · 81 votes
    8y

    Just to be clear, that article is NOT about shipping container homes. They are pre-fabricated steel shells. Completely different.

  • Seattle, WA · Member since 2017 · 29 posts · 15 votes
    8y

    Thank Josh! I'm sorry for using the wrong technical term. The projects I've worked with didn't use used containers and turn them into the home either but built from the ground up. They mostly use the same standard container size (20'x8' or 40'x8') to keep the shipping cost low. The homes were built 90% in the factory and just ship to the US to finish all the last steps of installation.

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