A shipping container is an ingenious way to resolve a shortage of space. Whether you need room to house your family, store extra belongings, or run a business, a shipping container provides the structure you need, and InSoFast preformed insulation is designed to fit shipping containers for an easily and affordably completed project.
InSoFast insulation panels are thermally stable, non-porous units that combine to create a system of continuous insulation on any flat surface. We make several product lines that are perfect for shipping container project designs as well.
Insulation in a Shipping Container Project Is Essential
While insulation is part of any build, it’s especially important to shipping container homes. The steel structure that is so useful as the bones of your build also creates a conductivity issue that results in temperature extremes, condensation leading to rust, and noise amplification. Insulation is the only comprehensive solution to these problems.
Extremes of Temperature
The extremes of heat and cold come to shipping container projects because of the metal comprising the shipping container. Insulation stabilizes temperatures by preventing the transfer of thermal energy. Keep your climate-controlled air inside the structure and the external temperatures where they belong as well.
The Fight against Condensation
The swift transition between hot and cold on the metal of shipping containers can cause significant condensation. This moisture then leads to corrosion and rust. With fiberglass batt insulation, the moisture will seep into the insulation, developing into health hazardous mold and mildew.
A Quiet Building for Calmer Living
The sound amplification within a steel shipping container will be unbearable without quality insulation. Sufficient protection will muffle the echo and make your shipping container project a quiet, cozy environment.
Insulation is obviously necessary, but it comes in many forms. Finding the right one for your project demands that you consider the pros and cons of each option.
Fiberglass insulation is accessible and cheap, but it fails to consistently perform over time, provides fuel for the growth of mold and mildew, offers a haven for pests of all sorts, and requires that you construct a bulky wooden frame to support it.
Spray foam insulation provides seamless coverage, but it’s expensive and requires a high degree of skill for installation.
The ultimate option for shipping container projects is InSoFast closed-cell Expanded Polystyrene foam insulation panels. They’re affordable, convenient, lightweight, streamlined, moisture-proof, and energy efficient.
InSoFast Shipping Container Panels
InSoFast CX 44 Shipping Container panels are the perfect solution to the corrugated design of shipping containers. Made to perfectly follow an 11” repeating pattern, these panels are 44x24x2 inches. They should be installed horizontally for the non-conductive embedded studs to align directly against the corrugated ridges.
InSoFast InSerts
Another product we design just for shipping containers, InSoFast InSerts fill up the depths of the corrugation. A layer of InSoFast insulation panels covers the resulting flat surface for an airtight system of continuous insulation. The panels chosen can be either InSoFast UX 2.0 or EXi 2.5, depending on the level of insulation coverage you prefer.
InSoFast InSerts also work in conjunction with InSoFast CX-LP LowPro Studs and a rigid foam board of your choice. You’ll have good coverage without dealing with a bulky panel shipped; however, the system will lack raceways for running services.
Reach out by calling (888) 501-7899 for more information on how you can use preformed InSoFast insulation to fit your shipping container walls, ceilings, and floors.
