The securing of the foundations of the shipping container should also be considered, for example by welding or hooking it in. Next, the most important part of the construction of the ship container shelter is due: the building of the house itself. Like any other type of structure, the first step in creating a shipping container shelter is to build the foundations and set up the utilities. We examine what makes shipping containers so useful, what disadvantages they have and how they can be converted into tiny houses.īefore you start building, you should sit down and decide how to make your shipping container as small as possible. This blog state everything you need to know about converting a shipping container into a tiny house.