Shipping Containers are in trend, everyone needs one for storage, to build a shed or a tiny home, but now you can find out there projects on how to build a pool and a hot tub out a a conex box. That is so cool and we believe it will be this year trend, since everyone wants to cool down during the warm summer and everything skyrocketed in prices, cheapest solution is a shipping container pool. It’s easy to make, cheap and also portable.
Why would someone want to build a shipping container pool. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having one? It raises up so many questions that we will try to cover the highlights below. The long and rectangular shape of the shipping container will let you actually swim around a little bit, and with a n average cost of around $1900 to $5000, depending on grade and size, shipping containers are still much more affordable than a traditional pool.
Benefits of having a Shipping Container Pool are:
- Affordability – comparing prices between a regular and a container pool is difficult but in the end they offer the same thing, swimming, but they both offer quality, strength and durability
- Durability – the container pools are durable and sturdy as the steel boxes they are made out off, they support large amount of loads and dealing with a lot of stress
- Easy and quick setup – can be build off site and dropped by crane, minimal work, easy to make the foundation, versatile on uneven ground, you can build posts and support only the edges.
- Environmental friendly – upcycling a shipping container makes you act green and sustain the planet by reusing a box to make something else useful out of it
- Increase your home value – a pool will always up your home value, even if it’s container or conventional and when selling your house it can be an asset you can rely on.
- Portable – if you decide to move, you can always take it with you or move it to your proffered vacation home
The drawbacks of a Shipping Container Pool can be:
- Size and Shape – it is limited since it’s only 8 ft wide but can offer you and your family a great time
- Temperature – since it’s made out of steel, temperature might be spread around it, and in cool climate you might need to insulate it, to keep you warm
- Appearance – not all the time you can burry it, but you can build a deck around it and fit it in your landscape
- Setup above ground – it is visible from the moment you’ll have it, because of it’s shape and you won’t be burring it so it sticks out, but is not always a non benefit
If you stay with us and subscribe, you will get our next blog post about the Shipping Container Pool where we will talk about the Frequently Asked Questions, how to build a Container Pool and Install it and many other interesting things. Stay toned!
