40ft DIY Shipping Container Home (Total Cost Breakdown)

In this video we go over 15 sections you will need to consider when building your 40ft. shipping container home. We go over the materials used in our latest build and the HARD COSTS for each section.

This estimate does not include labor, tools you will need, exterior paint, siding, site prep, septic, site water/electrical hookups.

This is strictly the cost of materials to build a "Do It Yourself" shipping container home.

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[MrShromer]

I'm am architect of many years. I've looked at the numbers for this kind of project. I agree with his estimates here.

[jonahwilliams]

Builders like myself so appreciate your willingness to be transparent with your ACTUAL costs. Thank you, my friend. That was excellent and SO helpful.

[roguegunfighter]

I'm down in Alabama and built a shipping container for a bunk house at our hunting camp. I'll be the first to admit that it's rough and not nearly as refined as what you do, but there's a local trailer salvage company that we bought all of our fixtures and plumbing needs from such as toilet sinks etc. It's by no means a mansion, but for its purpose we spent less than $7k and did all of the work ourselves. The biggest single expense was renting a trackhoe to dig into the hillside. (The container is set into a slot in the hillside for shelter from storms)
We have a large wood stove for heat and a 15000 BTU air conditioner in the front that keeps it cool in the summer. Aside from the bathroom at the rear and six bunks in the center the kitchen/dining area up front is always open and has plenty of airflow for the heat and cold to work easily. If you guys are interested I could always take and post photos.

[HughieDJames-iwqq]

The over 700 with thumbs down are delusional, over 40 years in construction, this guy is spot on. You can’t buy a condo for that.

[jenniferkirkland]

How refreshing to hear someone be so open n honest about prices on all the jobs.. Your integrity is awesome🤙
To offer your opinion is proof on what a good dude u are..
Thanks, I've really enjoyed watching..
Cause I really want one! One day💃

[dbjungle]

u guys should make a community for contractors to connect with people looking to build these houses for reasonable prices. i think there are a lot of people with an appetite for this kind of residence, but don't know the first place to start or where they can even put the thing. i'm one of those people.

[JEvrist]

You could go to the habitat for humanity store “restore” and get lots of windows, cabinets, doors, etc for cheap.

[justpassingthruuu]

important stuff missing here: cleaning/sandblasting and repaint [sometimes the containers are used to carry poisons or garbage] and sometimes a little panel-beating and one of the most *important - strength integrity, remember you can't just cut, you have to reinforce*

[deep]

I’d rather spend $30, 000 on a shipping container home than a $40, 000 car. Absolute no brainer.

[marvinatwell]

I love the honesty in this video! I'm very very interested in building my dream home using containers! $17, 320 is actually a relief! I'm not looking to build a tiny home or spend a tiny bit of money. But I do think for the type of dream home I WANT that containers will be the less expensive way to go while still using a contractor for some of the work. Between my father, brother and I we seriously have the knowledge and experience to do everything except the foundation and welding. Thanks so much for this video because it really gave me the confidence that I needed and I think I really can build a really really nice home for about $150k with containers!

[JDavid-gxrs]

18:22
total cost = $17, 320,
*doesnt include labor, tools, site prep.

[sjcdt]

I’ve spent aprox £60k for rent in 5 years living in the UK... i could of made a house of 3 containers.... damn

[s.e.fernandez]

Absolutely the most educational and realistic video I have watched on looking at the possibility of realistically building a livable 40 ft container home. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this video!

[rajarepublic]

Man, do you have any idea how you have aided a lot of us to achieve our dreams? You are a gem!!!!

[OneJuanWon]

A couple of very important items to investigate if considering this: 1) see if this can be legally built in your area per code, and 2) what is the cost of the lot/land you want to build on. The latter can vary quite a bit depending on location which adds to the total cost. Where I live, the code in the incorporated city limits permit 1 container on the property as long as it is for storage or a "studio space" (basic electrical ok - no water or sewer hookups).

[gdaymates]

My dream is to buy some land and put one of these on it but also have enough space to help other people who want to do the same thing. The main issues with tiny houses, modular homes and shipping containers is the land. I'm saving really hard at the moment and hopefully next year I'll be able to buy some land, somewhere within a 2 hour drive from Melbourne. I drove around Australia last year and that solidified for me what's important and what's not.

[arnaldocasillasberberena]

As former MD-USA HIC (HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR), quite TRULY & BRIEFLY THOROUGH TCB estimate — ECONOMICAL / LEAST EXPENSIVE CONTAINER HOME BUILDING. He NAILED IT!!!

[josephashe]

Love your videos! My girlfriend and I as a young couple hate the idea of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for a house that we won't truly own for years and years so we haved turned to a container home, starting small and adding on in the future and your channel has given us an idea of how to do it and how much it might cost. Thanks!

[ShotClanTxter]

weve built hundreds of shipping container homes offices and other structures, this is a great video.

[isacousins]

dont understand how someone could dislike this video. for him to even tell you cost is nice because most people dont know great video