Container homes

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Container homes

Thank you Gabriel Simpson for your letter, regarding the conversion of 20ft or 40ft containers into a long and lasting dwelling (FT 29/3).

The same thought was on my mind, after the online search for the hire of a container for freight purposes took me to a clip on YouTube, where this guy built a very cheap and beautiful home using a couple of old containers.

But the news that Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston threw a container a couple of metres from where it was, claiming the life of a man who sought refuge in it, kind of changed my mind.

As suggested, a good concrete foundation would really make it a safe container house when another hurricane or cyclone hits our nation.

Savenaca Vakaliwaliwa

Delta, BC, Canada