Step-by-Step Container Home Conversion by Casa Cubed

Step-by-Step Container Home Conversion by Casa Cubed

Casa Cubed builds container houses in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They post photos on their Facebook page as they build.

Building a Container Home

Before: This is a 20’ shipping container
Before: This is a 20’ shipping container
Casa Cubed begins with a strong and durable shipping container.
Casa Cubed begins with a strong and durable shipping container.

Outside

The container with the windows and doors opened up.
The container with the windows and doors opened up.

They start by cutting the openings for french doors and windows.

Ready to put the cedar cladding on the container house
Ready to put the cedar cladding on the container house

The exterior walls are clad in cedar. Cedar is beautiful, natural and durable.

Cedar Exterior Cladding on a Casa Cubed Shipping Container Homes
Cedar Exterior Cladding on a Casa Cubed Shipping Container Homes

They don’t finish the cladding until the power is finished.

Grilling Outdoor Kitchen

Framing the Outdoor Kitchen on a Casa Cubed Container House
Framing the Outdoor Kitchen on a Casa Cubed Container House

On the back they framed an outdoor kitchen.

The outside of the container house is clad in natural cedar wood.
The outside of the container house is clad in natural cedar wood.

Here is another shot of the wiring and cladding.

Building the Outdoor Kitchen on a Casa Cubed Container House
Building the Outdoor Kitchen on a Casa Cubed Container House

Here is the outdoor kitchen nearly finished.

Outdoor Kitchen Ice Chest and Weber Grill built in on the back of a Casa Cubed Container House
Outdoor Kitchen
Ice Chest and Weber Grill built in on the back of a Casa Cubed Container House

And here it is complete.

Outdoor Kitchen Ice Chest and Weber Grill built in on the back of a Casa Cubed Container House
Outdoor Kitchen
Ice Chest and Weber Grill built in on the back of a Casa Cubed Container House

The Weber Grill is built in with a natural stone countertop.

Inside

Windows and doors are opened up for the container house
Windows and doors are opened up for the container house

Meanwhile a lot was happening inside. The container is insulated. That makes it warm in the winter, cool in the summer and quieter, too.

Framing the bathroom wall in a new container house
Framing the bathroom wall in a new container house

Then any interior walls are framed. This is the framing for the interior wall for the bathroom.

Wired and ready for drywall
Wired and ready for drywall

Electricians provide power and Plumbers install indoor plumbing.

Installing the drywall
Installing the drywall

Next, the drywall is hung. Even for such a small space, it takes a drywall lift to get the ceiling.

Starting on the kitchen
Starting on the kitchen

Now they can start on the kitchen. The bar will be on castors, but the fridge is framed in.

Hardwood flooring
Hardwood flooring

Hardwood flooring gives the container house a warm feeling inside.

The Finished Container House

The sliding barn style door opens to the bathroom.
The sliding barn style door opens to the bathroom.

Casa Cubed can complete a shipping container home in as little as 12 weeks.

The bath and shower
The bath and shower

The bathroom has a comfortably sized shower.

The bath and standard size toilet
The bath and standard size toilet

And the toilet is also standard sized.

Casa Cubed container homes can have incoming water set up with just a garden hose connection and black water hook up for either septic or sewer.

The island is on castors.
The island is on castors.

The kitchen bar is on castors, so you can move it anywhere convenient.

The open concept full kitchen has enough room to cook.
The open concept full kitchen has enough room to cook.

There is enough room to cook in the open concept kitchen. The windows and wide french doors keep the house airy and bright.

The full kitchen has granite countertops and electric appliances.
The full kitchen has granite countertops and electric appliances.

The kitchen is more functional than some tiny houses I’ve seen. There is storage, an under-mount sink and granite countertops.

The kitchen has an electric stove.
The kitchen has an electric stove.

The stove is small, but completely functional, with four burners and a glass top.

The kitchen has an electric stove with an oven.
The kitchen has an electric stove with an oven.

There is even an oven.

Casa Cubed is a family owned and operated company. Andres and Maria Guillama, build these container houses in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Casa Cubed is committed to building the best. The best contractors and people, using the best materials, starting with the strongest base in a steel container, building nothing but the best of tiny houses ready to take on the world.

The homes we build are fully completed and livable, inclusive of all necessary insulation, plumbing, electrical, lighting, and furniture custom curated to the specifics of the home.

Their website is casacubed.com
Casa Cubed follows construction on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CasaCubedLLC

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