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Container homes

Buying a container home or having it built? It's possible! And keep in mind that you will not be living in a shipping container. After your home has been completed, you will not notice that your home has been constructed with containers. 

It is exactly like a traditional house construction where you choose your entire interior and exterior finish: cladding, insulation, ventilation, interior floors, painting, heating, sanitary facilities, electricity, windows and doors, solar panels, heat pumps, ...

Everything is possible, according to everyone's budget.

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Container construction

In addition container construction also suitable for extensions & constructions. Consider one kitchen extension, outbuildings, residential units in the garden, pool house, garages, swimming pools, offices, pop ups, storage, en even cellars which can serve more as a foundation for your home (sea containers are incredibly strong).

Advantages of container homes & container construction

Benefits:

  • Containers are extremely strong, durable & ecological.
  • Everything is prepared in the studio (prefab) which caused realization much faster happened (= lower costs).
  • You can very easily start small and then expand (modular construction). This also makes it extremely suitable for residential containers or residential units in the garden.
  • Your new-build home will be ready in a few months.
  • Containers can be used perfectly to realize... BEN homes.

Cons:

The main concern with container homes is cold bridges and condensation, but this can be solved without any problems by coatings and a good insulation shell, which ultimately is beneficial for your E level.

Find a construction company in your region for container construction.

The search for the most suitable construction company can be a difficult process that will take up quite a bit of your time. You don't want to rush into choosing a contractor without thinking through it. You want one find a good contracting company that one good price/quality offers, but also a contractor with whom you click, people who understand you and can think along with you.

In order to find the right construction company, you will have to invest time in contacting several construction contractors and obtaining the necessary information, prices and quotes.

We help you via our website so that this process becomes a lot faster, easier and more pleasant for you. Use our quotation service for free and without obligation and we will put you in touch with the best construction contractors from your own region!

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How much does it cost to build with containers?

This obviously concerns custom work and we cannot provide exact prices here. We can do some target prices to give you an idea. 

You can have a 'tiny house', residential unit or pool house for approximately €15.000 to €20.000. A 12m container costs +- €1000 to €3000 and for the finishing you should count on €7500 to €15000. As always: finishing makes your project expensive or "cheap". You choose that yourself. 

For example, do you want to build a swimming pool with containers? Then, in addition to purchasing containers, you must also take into account ground and excavation works and additional techniques such as heat pumps, ...

The average target price for a complete new-build home with traditional construction is 1.200 to 1.600 euros per square meter. Because this construction process is faster, you will of course save on working hours. Moreover, it is also very easy to start 'small' and expand later.

So you can do a lot save on the price. Comparing quotes is therefore the message. So don't hesitate and Request quotes without obligation via our free quotation service.

Am I entitled to 6%?

For certain renovation and insulation works you can benefit from a 6% VAT scheme and any other premiums. Check this via premiumzoeker.be.

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modular construction, timber construction, steel construction house, concrete construction, turnkey homes, total renovation, construction, architect, interior architect, construction company, interior advice, interior construction, window decoration, shop interior, shell construction...

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First of all, it is best to provide as clear a description as possible of the assignment and we also ask for your contact details so that interested construction companies can contact you to prepare a quote.

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