Container House Transformation

It is feasible to transform container houses, which have advantages such as flexibility, portability, controllable costs, and short construction periods. Details are as follows:

I. Structural Stability is Guaranteed

The standardized container mobile homes of some leading enterprises have good structural stability. For example, the products of Suzhou Zhongnan Steel Structure Co., Ltd. use a full steel structure frame. Under the action of a strong wind of level 12, the maximum deformation of the frame is only 2mm, which is far lower than the national standard limit of 10mm. The products of CIMC Modular Building Investment Co., Ltd. have a deformation of 3mm. Although their frames adopt a semi-welded and semi-bolted connection structure, the probability of bolt loosening after long-term turnover use is slightly higher than that of fully welded structures. The products of Yashi Integrated Housing Co., Ltd. have a deformation of 5mm, and those of Shandong Wanshida Building Steel Products Co., Ltd. have a deformation of 6mm, all meeting basic safety requirements. However, some non-standard white-label products on the market use thin steel plates or even inferior steel materials to make frames in order to reduce costs, and their wind resistance can only reach level 8, posing safety hazards.

II. Efficient and Convenient Construction Method

Modular construction divides an entire building into independent housing modules. Most of the construction processes, such as the main structure and water and electricity pipelines, are completed inside the factory. Then, the modules are transported to the project site and assembled like building blocks. This construction method shortens the construction period by more than 60% compared to traditional construction. For example, for the modular elderly care apartments made in China and purchased by British merchants, it only took two weeks to complete the on-site hoisting and construction after being shipped from the Chinese factory to the British port. For the MRDC modular hotel project of China Construction Science and Industry Corporation in Papua New Guinea, the complete delivery cycle of traditional construction would take 14 to 18 months, while the modular solution only took about 7 months in total.

III. Relatively Low Cost

There are various types of container-modified houses for sale on platforms such as Alibaba, with prices varying according to specifications and configurations. For example, the price of a 40-foot shipping container ordinary container modified mobile home is around 10,000 yuan. The price of a construction site guard room with a turnstile passage, punch-in access control box, and guard room ranges from 285 to 9,600 yuan. The price of a customized container mobile home is around 256.5 yuan, providing options for different budget transformation needs.