Container Simple House Design

The design of container simple houses requires comprehensive consideration of factors such as structural type, size specifications, material selection, layout planning, and installation points.

Structural Types

• Welded Integral Box: It is welded into shape as a whole in the factory, with a direct load path. The roof load is transferred to the bottom sill through the side wall columns and then evenly distributed to the ground through the bottom sill. It has strong resistance to deformation and is suitable for frequent lifting and moving.
• Bolt-Connected Modular Box: It uses standard panels connected by bolts. There are multiple connection nodes in the load path, and the tightness of each node directly affects the overall stability. When purchasing, it is necessary to check the steel wall thickness of the columns and bottom sills. Common specifications range from 1.5 mm to 3 mm. The thicker the wall thickness, the greater the load-bearing redundancy, but the self-weight also increases accordingly.

Size Specifications

• Common specifications are 20 feet and 40 feet, which can be used as a single box or combined with multiple boxes. The conventional size for domestic trade is 3 meters × 6 meters, while the size range for foreign trade extends from 5.8 meters × 2.2 meters to 11.5 meters × 2.2 meters, with areas of approximately 12.98 square meters and 25.96 square meters respectively. The standard width of a single container is 3 meters, and the length can be selected as 3 meters, 6 meters, 9 meters, or 12 meters, supporting various permutations, combinations, and stacking.

Material Selection

• Main Frame: It is usually welded from hot-dip galvanized square steel. Common specifications include galvanized square tubes with dimensions such as 100×100 mm and 80×80 mm. It undergoes hot-dip galvanizing treatment to enhance corrosion resistance.
• Wall Panels: They are made of galvanized aluminum-zinc color-coated steel plates combined with insulation materials such as rock wool, glass wool, or polyurethane. The wall panels have strong weather resistance and a designed service life of more than 20 years.
• Glass: Hollow tempered glass is used to increase thermal insulation and safety.

Layout Planning

• Internal Space: It can be freely customized, allowing for independent placement or modular assembly. An open layout is adopted to closely connect the internal and external environments, meeting the requirements for living comfort.
• Functional Zoning: Areas such as living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and bathrooms can be set up according to needs. Wooden walls are used for partitioning to achieve effective space utilization.

Installation Points

• Ground Treatment: Remove the floating soil and debris on the ground and compact the original soil layer to provide a uniform load-bearing foundation for the container house.
• Waterproofing Treatment: Ensure the waterproof performance of the roof, walls, and other parts to prevent the intrusion of wind and rain.