Shipping Container Home in Costa Rica

this is one of the more attractive container home's ive seen. This could deffinatly solve alot of problems such as housing the homeless, I am looking at doing some form of housing in this catagory for myself and my boyfriend. The container houses are also VERY strong and durable and can stand up to even hurricane force winds according to some makers of this type of housing. Cant wait to get my own!!!

I think it's high time there is a movement towards this type of housing. If the people force the issue with the local powers-that-be and bring attention to this great alternative it would solve A LOT of problems. You can make these units attractive (interior & exterior), self sustaining, green and portable. The configurations can be lent to any design/size of housing. THe possibilities are limitless. The only thing limited are the current LAWS.

To keep it from heating up due to the metal outside use Ceramic paint. It's cheap, can be mixed to any color and is added to the paint and then sprayed on. They are using it on roofs to keep the shingles from conducting heat thus making the roof hot.

@MimiZ914
First time I have heard of Ceramic paint. Good ideal though.

I heard some poela have used stucko on the shipping container home. I've also seen one with brick over it on some site.

If you find restrictions with your local building codes there are things you can do to challenge them. 1. make this a mobile home 2. Make it totally off grid. 3. Apply for a Certificate of Occupancy with your local building code official. The strict building codes are to protect the integrity of the neighborhood but also it's another way of keeping people out of affordable housing. It's time that people band together and challenge these disempowering laws.

@MimiZ914
You got that right.
In this day and age no one should be homeless.

North America is one of the wealthiest nation on the earth but yet there are still homeless people there.

When will you be able to ship to the USA? These are very impressive...

Very soon. We are working on the details. Where do you live and which product are you interested in?

I wish the building codes in certain areas werent so damn strict here in the US. I would love to live in one of these and make my home totally off the grid...awesome job!

@sorryociffer
Or you can build one yourself with a shipping container.

Cheers!