The house of modular units: mastering block containers

Along with cabins and houses of the decking, as temporary housing users FORUMHOUSE popular block-containers. Modular homes are assembled from these units, there may be two-story and even three floors. The portal - many examples of how single-storey houses made of block-containers, as well as cottages with a frame of them the same.

The block container as a house. Form Factor

The block container - karkasnika species with the metal skeleton, in the form of an elongated rectangle with a flat roof. Depending on the destination, is welded or gasketed - convertible. Of the latter, and collect a modular home different number of storeys. The metal frame of angles and channels sheathed wooden beam, to get the crate under the insulation around the perimeter - walls, floor, ceiling. The most common option - a thermal insulator glass wool, although there may be mineral wool, and the polystyrene or polyurethane.

Inside the frame hide all the utilities - the wiring, water pipes and sewage systems (if any). Exterior container sheathed galvanized floorings, inside or plate materials, or clapboard or imitation. Rough wooden floor, lined with linoleum.

Typically, one unit is typically made from steel and plastic window, but when ordering from the manufacturer, you can choose a different embodiment, according to the desired design.

The same applies to walls - their presence, number and location can be specified. If you plan to build a modular home in one or a couple of floors, transformable units can make the selected project, actually abandon the interior decoration. In this case, the customer receives not ready to use unit - come in and live, and a modular frame, which can be finished by yourself.

Since the containers are considered lightweight design, they do not require power base as a foundation suitable MZFL, pile or supporting pillars (flood or block). If we are talking about a modular cabin, the foundation selected based on the expected load. The relevant section of assembled FORUMHOUSE a lot of useful information about this theme.

Members of our portal in full master such containers in the original form or with modifications. Bowers block of containers and modular houses blocks further insulated from the outside, sheathe siding parked porches, terraces, make the pitched roof instead of a flat, which dramatically increases the attractiveness design. Taking the subrack, turn pale pretty seasonal workers in makeshift homes or permanent residence.

Modular homes of containers: individual incarnation

voyt ordered a modular home of the three-block containers, the total area - about 45 m², the house is planned for permanent residence. Packaging unit was ordered as follows:

• External walls, floor and ceiling - insulation (100 mm mineral wool);
• Bottom - galvanized sheet subfloor (37 mm board);
• Doors - three inside, one input;
• Windows - PVC, four pieces;
• Inner Coating - lining;
• The outer covering profiled sheet - polymer, in gray.

The house has got three rooms with a vestibule.

Installation on the foundation blocks, heating a bourgeois. Outside, the house has turned out such container:

The interior decoration:

Positive sensations after installation.

voyt (Member FORUMHOUSE):

I put the module - from lunch on Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon finished. I was happy with everything, in the afternoon, in the heat, within three hours of cool despite the scorching heat in 30⁰S.

Participants interested in the question the reliability of threads connecting the modules to each other. Compound sturdy - bolt, slit zapenivaetsya if necessary possible to move the section of the construction crane is entirely without disassembly.

Subsequently modular building block of containers has been modified - a gable roof with gable high, insulation of mineral wool (another 100 mm), siding cladding. Such tuning completely changed not only the appearance but also the characteristics of the house.

Andrey_Dachnik dull transformed block type container in nice country house. Some have expressed doubt that the inside will be collected condensate, and the walls to the ceiling, "cry", as the practice - nothing like that.

Andrey_Dachnik (Member FORUMHOUSE):

I did a weekend house and nothing gets wet from the metal cabins - despite the fact that there are windows. From inside the carriage lined with plasterboard, floor - laminate. Extractor hood, a tributary of the gaps provided in the front door or micro-ventilation. Caravan stands across (along the front facade in depth), the left - the skeleton annex 3.5 x 3.5 m.

KatyaMisha selected frame of three modules, each 2,45x8 meters, four rooms are planned - three bedrooms and a kitchen-living room. Bathroom and hallway will be warm in the attached porch. To nothing to alter, KatyaMisha I ordered modules for your project.

KatyaMisha (Member FORUMHOUSE):

I myself did all the layout - Removed unnecessary, no interior walls demolished, window openings in the right places, the cheapest door (quality metal they have, himself later Change), without finish. In certain places set supporting joist (string) - they zashyut partitions.

Knowing about the main problem areas of containers at the order has been adjusted and constructive:

• Warming - only the floor and the ceiling (100 mm mineral wool);
• Seine - wooden frame (100x30 board and gofrolist).

"Naked" wall was not chosen by chance - it is possible to impregnate the wooden frame protectant and increase the insulation thickness of up to optimal parameters. From the inner lining refused, since instead of the standard lining decided to decorate the walls of timber imitation. A visually to increase the height (2.2 m), the beam will be fixed vertically. KatyaMisha I take into account the possible flaws of blocks, which allowed to eliminate them at the construction stage.

KatyaMisha (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Now I'm glad I made such an order, the reason - a wooden frame without impregnation, the membrane between the shell and the skin is missing, the sheets are pressed to the bars, frame slightly, the gap is formed by pressing. Well that did not take the already existing wall, the first rain would wet unprotected board, and then the mold would have appeared. Today, bought five bottles of foam and fill the gap between the block containers, plus passed around the perimeter of all the places fit gofrolist plating to the bars.

Internal insulation - mineral wool of kontrobreshetke: on the frame jammed board 100x30 mm, cell vraspor fit insulation. Between gofrolist and frame - waterproofing, insulation on top -, steam, installation of partitions and finishing.

In Tomcat1976 at the site of previous owners left a strip foundation, reinforced with crowbars - filled with flaws, but it is not demolished. It was easier to let him in the case, than to dismantle, so we decided on a piece of tape to hoist a modular home of three blocks of 6,8x2,4 m. Since the flat sample containers immediately aroused opposition, it was commissioned by the project with a gable roof and the ability to make a living attic. Selecting a block of containers due to the personal preferences of the participant portal.

Tomcat1976 (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Given my aversion to organic stone-and-concrete crafts, the choice was made in favor of a modular home. At modules supporting frame of the profile pipes / channel, the inner wooden frame with mineral wool insulation 100 mm and necessary membranes. The facade is lined with steel sheets, interior - wall paneling on the CAP. Attic is not used yet, but can be fitted.

Assembling the modules on the site took about four days, the result was a house:

Anatoly__Basov Y (privately owned FORUMHOUSE):

Thanks for the idea, I have only two container means enough, but the family is enough. This summer has already lived, waiting for the next season. Draw the cottage communication and make a simple gable roof, summer living can do without vestibule.

Summer of house unit containers. Everyone who is planning to acquire a dacha a modular home from a block of containers, Tomcat1976 advises carefully choose the artist, it is advisable proven successful projects.

Also pay attention to the electrician - to reduce from each module on a separate machine in a cabinet, it will facilitate the modernization of the system. Gender necessarily protect against invasion "mikimausov" galvanized sheet or fine mesh.

Makes recommendations and Anatoly__Basov:

• Attention openings - on the foam for doors and windows often save;
• Check quality modules compound;
• Remove the plinth somewhere - between joints in the walls there are cracks that are easier zapenit before it starts to show through and dampen the frame;
• Make visor - is not so expensive, and from puddles under the door to protect effectively.

On the basis of the modules are obtained and interesting combination cottages, like id569999 - Lovely building with a terrace and a loft.

Do get a similar module, or to choose the shed, everyone decides for itself, based on the preferences and capabilities. Houses of the block - containers "live" for a long time. Claimed the life of a block of containers - up to 20 years, and if the frame and protect the facade from external influences, and it can last. The owners of these constructions are satisfied with their choice.

Further information on these structures - in the topics "A modular building block of containers " and "House of the flow of containers." article of the houses of the tongue - another version of the summer garden. If you later want to transform the facade, to assist in the choice of material - paper the effective facade. In the video, dreams of a hut - one more compact house, but out of a log.

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