Master Yacht Builder Creates Cargo Container Home Masterpiece for under $15,000

When I found this video of a master yacht builder turned cargo container home builder savant, I was blown away. The wood work alone in this 8x20 cargo container is amazing!

The owner of the tiny home, shipwright Evans, lost his wife four years before he decided to take on the project and did a masterful job utilizing space without sacrificing beauty. He has all the amenities you would need to survive- a kitchen made for a chef, a normal size bathroom, washer and dryer and LED lighting built into the ceiling. He also has plans to make the tiny home off the grid, and as it stands, he operates it with a water filter and battery system hidden behind the fridge.

To keep the 8x20 cargo container insulated he used 12 mm (1/2 inch) multi-key insulation combined with 30 mm (1 inch) of high density polystyrene installed directly on the steel walls and in the ceiling he used a one panel sheet that was made by a company that makes insulated truck bodies. The one panel sheet was made of fiberglass and high density insulation and to spice it up he routed in LED lights into the ceiling. With this insulation system, shipwright Evans uses a wall heater that takes as much energy as a light a bulb to keep himself warm.

The cost of this home in US dollars was roughly $15,000. Which is simply amazing when you consider the beauty of this cargo container home. His goal is to make the home larger, expanding it to 22 square meters with a glass wall opening up into a veranda. As is, the side of the home currently opens up, adding an awesome feature and adding space.

This video is a must see and truly shows how creative you can be with a cargo container. Shipwright Evans home is still seaworthy and in my opinion a masterpiece. This video was discovered on YouTube and was produced by Living Big In A Tiny House and is roughly twelve minutes long. See more pictures of this home below.