6 Reasons You Have to Build a Container House, a Low Cost Housing

The container house looks cool. Usually a house like this is quite easy to find abroad.
In Indonesia, this concept has begun to be applied for several hangouts in the Jakarta area. In addition, usually in the area of ??construction of housing complexes or other properties, the marketing office uses containers so that it can be easily moved.
Talking about this container house, you never thought about absorbing a house concept like this? Yes, build a house from an iron box that is often carried by this truck.

You know, it turns out that in Indonesia you can make a house from this container. In fact, there are those who sell services for the design of houses that are in containers.

Reporting from the Detikcom site, there are Indonesians who provide services for house design from containers. Adlul Mahmudi is often called Dudi offering a new breakthrough because he is concerned about the expensive land prices plus the rising IMB tax in Jakarta.

Dudi offers design services that are also equipped with installation of toilets, electricity and air conditioning. Dudi said that containers of ordinary size such as 6 meters by 2 meters are enough for one small family.

With this container house, residents can only pay land and do not need an IMB, aka Building Permit. In addition, the cost of building a house is much cheaper than a normal house.

Interested in using containers as your home? Let's see what the advantages of this container house are compared to ordinary houses.

Advantages of Using a Container House
container house
Immediately noticeable compared to neighbors (home)
Now, to make it more solid to understand this idea, let's look at the advantages of building a container house compared to conventional homes.
1. Of course it's much more unique
The first reason is of course for those of you who want to have a house with a unique design, then the container is the answer.

The design is immediately visible from the outside because it's different from the usual house. In addition, you can adjust it to other box shapes. Depends on how many containers you use.

Anyway, this container house is really a new style that is very recent.

2. Environmentally friendly
Why is it environmentally friendly? First, you are reusing used goods so that it doesn't just become garbage in the environment. Second, you reduce the use of wood as the main ingredient in building a house.

Usually when we build a house, we use wood as a framework or foundation for building a house. Well, by using containers as your home, you don't directly save the environment.

Besides that, the house from this container is practically made to move around if you plan to move. Just this type of house will not be practically carried if your land is in a narrow alley area.

3. The price is much cheaper
What is certain is the price of building a house from a container can be cheaper than a conventional house. You don't need to provide building materials such as wood, sand, bricks, and so on.

In some online buying and selling sites, the price of one container box is priced around Rp. 20 million to Rp. 60 million. Then, you just need to add more funds for some installations and fill your house.

The cost of building this container house is much cheaper.

4. Easily modified
If one day you want to renovate or increase the size of your house, then the house from the container is very easily modified.
You don't need to spend a lot of money to remodel your house. Usually containers are semi-permanent and easy to move. Fun right? You can modify your house every year.

5. More disaster resistant
What is certain is that containers come from iron or steel, so houses that use containers are certainly far more resilient to disasters. The sturdy material is certainly very resistant to disasters such as floods, fires, and earthquakes.

At least you don't need to rebuild your house if a disaster occurs. At best you only improve the contents of your house.

6. Suitable for those who like minimalist homes
container house interiors
Who would have thought that used containers could be so cool right? (rumah123)
This container house is the most suitable for those of you who like the minimalist concept. Simple impression is the advantage of containers.

Therefore, you must be smart to place the furniture of your house. You can also choose multifunctional furniture, given the limited size of the container.

For example, you can choose a sofa that can be used as a bed and sofa. Or, you can use a folding table so that the room can look more spacious and relieved.

You can also make a mezzanine or add half a floor in your container room. That way, you can maximize the use of space for many needs.

Don't forget to "play" the colors that are bright enough so that the room looks wider.

Now, you want to build a container house or not? Come on, try to consider from now on.