Shipping Container Homes Available To Order Today

Shipping container homes combine the best of eco-friendly living and industrial design to create dwellings that bring prefab housing into the 21st century.

Here are five shipping container homes available for purchase today.

Backcountry Containers Custom Home

Backcountry Containers specializes in custom-built shipping container homes. The Needville, Texas-based company designs with each client’s preferences and specifications in mind, creating everything from decks and screened-in porches to workshops and entertaining areas that suit future homeowners’ lifestyles.

Basic builds come complete with insulation, AC/heat, plumbing, and electricity, and customers are welcome to add other features, such as high-end appliances, luxury finishes, and even a rooftop deck.

Kubed Living Predesigned Home

Kubed Living is one of the most diverse manufacturers on this list. The company's homes range from one-room studios to a five-bedroom option that combines eight shipping containers to create a sprawling, family-ready space.

Hands-on homeowners can have their say throughout the custom design process, but those looking for turnkey housing can select from pre-designed structures and then personalize elements such as flooring, fixtures, and exterior paint.

IQ Container Homes

All the products built by IQ Container Homes utilize grade A shipping containers, meaning those containers were only used once for one actual cargo trip before being repurposed as a housing shell.

Grade A containers have the longest possible life spans, making them a perfect fit for the multi-unit luxury properties IQ offers as well as the tiny 10-foot homes the brand makes for customers eager for a smaller, easy-to-maintain space.

MB Architecture's Insta-House

MB Architecture built its first insta-house in 2008. That initial prototype was an artist’s studio made by combining four upcycled shipping containers, but the concept has since evolved into a prefab two-bedroom, two-bath house.

Customers can order their very own insta-house as-is or choose to customize the double-height home by adding bedrooms or connecting multiple units for even more living space. All buildings come ready for residency, meaning fixtures and finishes are included.

Bob’s Containers Custom Home

Bob’s Containers’ portfolio of properties runs the gamut from ready-to-ship container homes and offices to rentals available for weeks, months, or years. Bob’s also offers DIY kits that maximize freedom and flexibility without requiring customers to construct their new homes completely from scratch.

Interestingly, Bob’s works with customers interested in a single unit for personal use as well as developers who may buy units in bulk to establish an entire shipping container home community.