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How Heavy Are Container Houses

Admin September 15, 2026

The weight of container houses varies depending on their type and size, typically ranging from 800 kilograms to 3800 kilograms.

  1. Packing-box container houses: Taking Tengfei packing-box container houses as an example, they weigh approximately 1350 kilograms and have dimensions of 6055mm×2990mm×2896mm. The entire frame is made of 2.3-3mm thick galvanized steel, and the walls are 50-75mm color-steel glass wool sandwich panels. There may be some differences in weight and size specifications among packing-box container houses from different suppliers.

  2. 3m×6m container mobile houses: This size of container mobile houses usually refers to standard containers, with a width of 3m and a length of 6m. Their self-weight varies depending on the type of container house. For example, a foldable container mobile house weighs 1265 kilograms, a packing container weighs 1350 kilograms, and a fixed container house weighs 800 kilograms.

  3. Standard container mobile houses: The external dimensions of a 20-foot container mobile house are 6.058m in length, 2.438m in width, and 2.591m in height, with a weight of approximately 2200 kilograms. The external dimensions of a 40-foot container mobile house are 12.192m in length, 2.438m in width, and 2.591m in height, with a weight of approximately 3800 kilograms. The external dimensions of a 10-foot container mobile house are 3.048m in length, 2.438m in width, and 2.591m in height, with a weight of approximately 1500 kilograms.

  4. Non-standard container mobile houses: The size and weight of non-standard container mobile houses can be customized according to customer needs. For example, non-standard 10-foot container mobile houses start at a weight of 1200 kilograms, non-standard 16-foot container mobile houses start at a weight of 1750 kilograms, and non-standard 24-foot container mobile houses start at a weight of 2300 kilograms.