80 Square Meter Container House

The price of an 80-square-meter container house varies depending on the region and configuration, with fire hazards requiring special attention and fire safety recommendations needing strict adherence.

Price Situation

In Guangdong, the price of an 80-square-meter container house varies significantly. In Guangzhou, Guangdong, a light steel insulated modular house, an 80-square-meter container-style house, costs 62,400 yuan per set; while in Foshan, Guangdong, a customized residential container, an 80-square-meter movable panel house, a two-bedroom, one-living-room, one-bathroom container house villa with rendering, costs only 9,500.00 yuan per set. The price differences mainly stem from the house's configuration, materials, and functional design.

Fire Hazards

• Illegal Building Materials: To save costs, some temporary houses on construction sites and illegal buildings of enterprises often use flammable materials such as polystyrene and polyurethane foam for the core materials. These materials have poor fire resistance and safety, and can be ignited by electrical welding sparks or cigarette butts, posing a fire hazard.
• Rapid Combustion Speed: Once flammable and combustible sandwich materials catch fire, they burn extremely fast, melting and deforming at 80°C, causing droplets that can trigger more severe combustion. The combustion products are highly toxic, posing a serious threat to human life safety.
• Difficult Fire Extinguishment: After a fire breaks out, the flames spread rapidly, and container panel houses can easily collapse in a short time. The collapsed houses are wrapped in iron sheets, making it difficult for water cannons to shoot water inside during firefighting, greatly increasing the difficulty of fire rescue work.
• Difficult Escape for Trapped Persons: When polystyrene and polyurethane burn, they produce thick black smoke, and the room fills with a large amount of toxic smoke, making it difficult for trapped persons to escape and prone to casualties.

Fire Safety Recommendations

• Select Qualified Materials: Container panel houses should preferably be made using rock wool boards or fireproof cotton as fillers, achieving an A-grade fire resistance rating or above to meet the fire safety conditions of construction sites.
• Pay Attention to Heat and Fire Sources: During use, heat and fire sources should not be placed close to container panel houses, and open flame operations should maintain a certain distance to avoid causing fires.
• Standardize Electrical Installation: Wires and cables should be protected with sleeves, and sockets and switch boxes should use metal galvanized boxes and be installed openly. Simple firefighting equipment should be equipped both inside and outside to ensure electrical safety.
• Maintain Safe Distances: Container panel houses should maintain a safe distance of at least 6 meters from each other and should not be set up illegally to prevent the spread of fire.