Buying a home is still a huge expense for most people. If you don’t want to live within the city, buying a home in the suburbs or elsewhere can be even more of a hassle. Then have you considered off-grid container homes. You can try to build an off-grid container home yourself, and it can be relatively simple if you have the right plans. Below we will take you through a series of off-grid container house building steps so that you can build the perfect off-grid container house.

How to build an off-grid container house?

Location and site selection: When choosing the location of off-grid container house, we have to choose the right location according to your needs. If you want to live in a quiet place, you can choose to build off-grid container house in the suburbs annex, but pay attention to the location you choose near the good to have rivers, lakes and other water sources, which is very important for quiet off-grid life. If you don’t want to experience a peaceful life, you can also build an off-grid container house in the city.

For the chosen site, you also need to contact the local government to rent or buy it down directly, without the consent of the local government is not allowed to build houses privately.

Choose the right container: the general size of the container house has 20 feet and 40 feet. 20 feet of the container house may be a little crowded to live, 40 feet of the container house will be relatively spacious. Of course, if you choose more than one container assembly together, in order to increase the container house area can also. You can also ask your container supplier to customise the inside to suit your decorating needs.

For those of you who require space for your container house, you should also consider the height of the container house. The height of a standard container is about 8 feet and the height of a high container is 9 feet. You can choose is and your container house according to your needs.

Installing the container house: before installation, you have to remove the trees or rocks from the land. At the same time, you need to level the surface of your chosen site for the installation of the container house. Building a solid foundation is critical to the stability and longevity of the container house. Common foundations include concrete foundations, concrete slabs, and steel piers. Once the foundation is completed, the container house can be installed, and it must be firmly connected between the container and the foundation.

Getting off-grid power: For houses without electricity, daily living will be very inconvenient. Solar power system is a good option. You can install solar panels on your roof or on the ground. The solar panels will absorb the energy available and convert it into electricity partly for our use and partly for storage in batteries.

The important part of the whole off-grid solar system is the battery. Lead-acid batteries are a good choice for transmission and are relatively inexpensive. However, lead-acid batteries require regular maintenance and their efficiency can be seriously affected in extreme weather. In addition to this, lead-acid batteries can be damaged by over-discharge. Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries are a better option as they do not have the above-mentioned problems with lead acid batteries, except for the fact that they can be affected by temperature.

Interior Decoration: After completing the above steps, the off-grid container house is basically built and still needs some more details to be perfected. You have to add flooring, cabinets, LED Mirror, appliances or other decorations to your off-grid container house. To enhance both aesthetics and insulation, you might consider using WPC wall cladding, which not only adds a modern and durable finish but also improves the thermal comfort of the space. Of course, you have to choose whether to install insulated walls or not according to your actual situation, to ensure that your off-grid container house is more comfortable to live in.

How much does it cost to build an off-grid container house?

The cost of an off-grid container house can vary greatly, mainly related to the size of the container house, the wall panel design and the number of built-in appliances. For some small container homes with only basic appliances, you may spend as little as $10,000, not including the price of the land. For example, some specialized manufacturers may spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a high-end off-grid container home with a range of appliances.

In general, an off-grid container house with land should cost between $20,000 and $100,000. The exact cost of an off-grid container house also depends on the actual size and finishes. Trying to DIY it yourself will save you some money as opposed to hiring a professional to build it.

Conclusion

Although building an off-grid container house may seem like a hassle, it is actually quite easy to build an off-grid container house if you follow the steps above and have someone to work with you on it.