Uncontainable demand — Shipping container homes rising in popularity in Northeast Ohio and across the country

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Whether it's a home planned in Mansfield, a car dealership on Cleveland's east side, shipping containers are being used for construction of new buildings.

CLEVELAND — It's an alternative to a traditional home that's gaining in popularity, including in Northeast Ohio.

We don’t just report the initial story—we follow through to its conclusion. Read and watch our previous reporting on this story below and see more stories that we've followed through on here. Census data from 2021 shows it can take almost eight months to build a new home. That number rises to more than a year for owner-built homes, and falls to about six months for a build-for-sale home.

"We have clients looking for us to remodel trailer parks, all the way up to high-end luxury 5,000 square foot mansions," he said."We take containers and convert them into whatever you want them to be." The excitement continues to build for Larry Briggs outside his Mansfield home, where he plans to build a container home in the shadows of his existing home.

 

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