Creating an eco-friendly and energy-efficient home in Corpus Christi, TX, on a shoestring budget is feasible when you choose to convert a shipping container. When you buy InSoFast shipping container insulation panels, you will meet the challenges of this project head on and successfully.
What Makes Shipping Containers Different?
Shipping containers are made of metal. Being a conductor, this fact means that the interior will face extremes of temperature; condensation will form on the metal leading to mold, mildew, and rust; and noises will be amplified. Quality insulation can fortunately mitigate all of these problems.
What Insulation Works Best?
InSoFast insulation products are the best solution for your shipping container project, but they aren’t the only options. Alternatives include traditional fiberglass batting paired with a wooden frame, professional spray foam insulation, and other brands’ rigid foam boards.
Traditional fiberglass batting is the most popular method of insulation, and it’s also inexpensive. It’s especially inappropriate for shipping container projects because you have to build bulky wood framing to hold it. Space within shipping containers is already an issue, so the 2” profile of the InSoFast panel is definitely preferable.
Fiberglass batting also soaks up water and provides mold and mildew a place to grow. This insulation settles, so your insulation system will diminish in effectiveness as time goes by as well. InSoFast insulation doesn’t break down or absorb water; it’s both physically and chemically stable.
Professionally provided spray foam insulation provides continuous insulation, but the expense, mess, and professional demands often make it a non-starter for shipping container projects.
Other brands of rigid foam board are available, but they suffer in comparison to InSoFast insulation products because of the absence of raceways for wiring, built-in studs, and closed-cell foam.
InSoFast insulation products were first meant to facilitate energy-efficient commercial construction, but the simplicity associated with their installation quickly inspired DIYers and novice homebuilders as well as professionals to embrace them.
Additional benefits include built-in framing that makes the wood one unnecessary. The studs included in our products are non-conductive to prevent breaks in insulation coverage.
InSoFast Insulation Options
InSoFast CX 44 Shipping Container Panels align perfectly against the corrugated sides of most shipping containers. When set horizontally in a running bond pattern, the studs will line up vertically following an 11” repeating pattern. The panels are 44-inches long, 24-inches wide, and 2-inches thick with 2 embedded studs in each panel.
InSoFast Insulation InSerts fill up the empty space created by the corrugation. This process manifests in a flat surface where interior insulating panels should follow – either the UX 2.0 or EXi 2.5 options. The system of continuous insulation created will be maximally effective.
The final option is InSoFast CX-LP LowPro Studs. This product is less expensive, but it doesn’t provide raceways for running services. It works with InSoFast InSerts and any brand rigid foam board.
Those searching for office, home, and other purpose-driven building solutions can convert shipping containers using InSoFast shipping container insulation panels. Buy some for your project in Corpus Christi, TX, by calling (888) 501-7899. We can help with measurements, installation, and troubleshooting, and we even offer shipping container kits with customized or standard measurements.
