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April 25, 2013

Seattle company uses cargo containers to create houses, portable office spaces

  • Prices start at $35,000 for a 20-foot model with a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and seating area.
    • By LYNN PORTER
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Photos courtesy of ShelterKraft Werks [enlarge]
    ShelterKraft Werks turns old shipping containers into houses by retrofitting them with windows, doors, insulation, wiring and plumbing.

    West Seattle resident Charlotte Selva is having a house made for her to live in on Whidbey Island — a very small and unusual house.


     
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