Covering Shipping Container Floors

Find out how to easily refinish the floors on a budget to turn it into your modern dream home.

Covering shipping container floors.

Going over the container floor. Containers are usually manufactured with hardwood floors. Western shelter is an authorized distributor of podroof container kits. They are spaced out about every 4 6.

Custom flooring to improve appeal when you re busy planning the conversion of your container flooring is one of the major aspects you need to consider. I bought the flooring from here to cover 320 square feet total price with delivery was 610 22. Container flooring is made up of two basic parts steel cross member supporting the floor and a wood floor. One shipping container is actually installed vertically instead of horizontally to provide more ceiling height in some spaces.

These floors are durable but after use in the shipping industry they may need to be replaced or tended to. According to the container owners association a large percentage of shipping container floors are still made using tropical hardwood. They are about 5 high. Two units for a 40 ft container.

Years of use. How to remodel a shipping container s floor to make it move in ready. Steel cross members span the width of the container. This is episode 5 of our how to build your own shipping container home series.

These turnkey kits mount on standard shipping containers and can be assembled with basic tools. Great design inspiration and cost info for your shipping container house. These floors are also usually damaged. The combo makes for a super strong and very watertight floor to your container.

In this video we cover how to install a lightweight waterproof vinyl floor. There are gauges cracks holes and missing layers. The damage to the shipping container floor naturally varies according to container and most people replace their floor rather then cover it. The live work 2070 is constructed out of seven 40 foot long shipping containers.

So while many shipping container manufacturers are looking at alternative forms of flooring such as bamboo and steel the chances are that your shipping container flooring will have been treated with pesticides. These floors are very durable and water resistant and can withstand tons of weight internally. The ground floor holds an open gallery workspace while the second floor has a two bedroom two bathroom layout. Also used in repairing rotted wood and injected into soft wood cores on fiberglass boat decks.

Used for sealing in the chemicals found in the treated floors of shipping containers and as a base for carpet etc.