Affordable, customized structures are hard to find, but abandoned shipping containers are everywhere. By converting containers, you match need with available materials for an ideal solution. The most obvious problem with this plan is climate control. Staying cool in the summer and warm in the winter requires effective insulation. Within the catalog of InSoFast insulation products, you’ll find a standard kit for a 40 ft. shipping container.
The InSoFast insulation solution provides the necessary modifications to make shipping containers livable. Regardless of your climate, skill level, and time available, InSoFast insulation panels will quickly resolve temperature challenges. Our products also mitigate condensation, provide a built-in frame, and facilitate a variety of other construction processes like running wiring and hanging drywall.
From 2006 forward, InSoFast, LLC, has offered commercial-grade insulation that’s simple to install and effective for all climates. The skill level and tools required are minimal, and the panels are easy to modify down to the size required to complete the project. Whether you need office, home, or climate-controlled storage space, our products can provide you with a completed project in mere moments.
The Creativity Possible with Shipping Container Constructions
The standard shipping container is uniform in size – either 20’ or 40’ long. This factor lends them to easy modular builds using more than one container. If tiny house living doesn’t appeal or your office/school needs more space to function, combining multiple container units into your build isn’t a pipe dream. It’s completely doable, but it will begin with insulation.
The Right Insulation for Your Shipping Container Project
The right insulation for your project should work with the property where the unit will reside, its climate, and the unit’s planned purpose. InSoFast insulation products share a common material – closed-cell Expanded Polystyrene Foam with embedded polypropylene studs – but have different thicknesses, R-values, and best uses. The InSoFast PLUS method also allows projects to enjoy greater insulation protection through the cumulative insulation of our panels in combination with other rigid foam board insulation.
For shipping containers, the InSoFast CX line of panels is made to fit directly against the side walls. The thin panels follow an 11” repeating pattern, resulting in a simple method of building out a wall system of insulation. The panel insulation systems provide rot-resistant framing, electric raceways, and R-11 level insulation strength. Each of these panels is 44” long and 24” wide. Installation should be horizontal to ensure that the studs line up directly against the corrugated ribs.
An alternative option for installing shipping containers is to use InSoFast InSerts – sleeves of EPS foam – to fill the depths of corrugation. A little construction adhesive will hold the inserts in place, creating a level surface upon which a full system of InSoFast UX 2.0 or EXi 2.5 panels will follow.
InSoFast insulation panels are simple for DIY applications. Cutting the panels is easy with a utility knife through the foam of the panel or a saw of some sort if you need to cut through the embedded stud. The panels connect into a wall system of insulation without the need for taping the panels since the notched edges will keep the panels straight and true, and the lightweight, non-bulky panels are stackable and easy to maneuver without assistance.
To order InSoFast insulation for your 40 ft shipping container project, give us a call at (888) 501-7899. Prepare yourself to be surprised by the convenience of installation and the effectiveness of the product!
