Speaking to MailOnline, a woman living there said: ‘I fear I will die here. This is the worst place to live in Britain. It’s like being in a third world country. I am terrified I will be killed or my children will be killed.’
Speaking earlier this year, Labour-led Ealing Council, which covers the area, said it was committed to getting the families out but terrified locals said they were scared they could be murdered while they wait for a new home.
Another confusing part is the term that is used to describe mobile homes. The term “Manufactured Housing” has been adapted by the mobile home industry to alleviate the stigma of mobile homes. Of course uninformed people bundle modular homes in this mix since modular homes are constructed in a manufacturing facility and are transported, but that is where the similarity if any ends.
An Ealing Council spokesperson said: ‘There has long been a chronic shortage of affordable housing in Ealing. But the system is now under extreme pressure, with an unprecedented number of local households having no choice but to approach us for emergency help because they are at immediate risk of homelessness.
There is no stigma for modular homes that I know of,but a lot of people are miss informed about modular construction. Most people are confusing mobile homes with modular homes and there is a stigma about mobile homes and mobile home parks.
There are several modular home dealers. These modular home dealers include Champion Homes, Clayton Homes, Palm Harbor, All American Homes, and Modular Home Book.
Modular house cost is $75/sq.ft up to $115/sq.ft. It is vary from size of the houses and predictable costs for retrofitting and remodeling work.
Shipping containers are designed to endure the harsh conditions of the seas. They are built to put up with heavy loads and transport merchandise safely to ground. They are resilient, durable, and long-lasting and can be stacked on top of each other to create multi-storey homes or even offices. Because of their modular design they can be stacked up to twelve feet high. Additionally, because of their sturdiness, shipping container homes can be earthquake and hurricane resistant.
Real estate prices are still on the rise and people are getting more agitated by the day because there seems to be no sign of it going down. As prices go up, more and more people are gearing towards inexpensive, alternative solutions to social and economic problems. One alternative solution to the problem of home ownership is converting these storage containers into shipping container homes. It’s been causing quite a stir lately, as they have surprising advantages over traditional homes. Here are some of them.
Let your imagination come out with your 4 bedroom shipping container house container home or building. You can even create a multi-storey edifice to make it more modern and innovative. Try searching the internet for some contemporary designs as well as traditional. Enjoy the challenge of planning the home of your dreams at a price you can afford.
You can actually help in saving the environment, in a sense recycling, by buying used containers. Most cargo companies have a myriad of empty containers in ports all over the world, so what they do is sell them to be reused for different purposes. Aside from container homes, they are also converted into portable storage buildings, outdoor storage sheds, and portable buildings such as schools, offices, clinics, dormitories, apartments, and a lot more.
Gone are the days when shipping containers were used only in the sea cargo industry to transport merchandise from one port to another. That is when life was a lot simpler. Nowadays, the demand for these shipping containers is on the rise because of new developments revolving around them.
Compared to an ordinary house, setting up a shipping container may cost you only half of the usual building materials. You do not have to buy bricks and cement as these containers already come with a roof, walls, and floors. You can therefore use some of your spending budget for the interior design and exterior finishes. Brand new shipping containers for sale are more advisable than used ones. You may purchase used containers for a home just make sure they don’t have rust or have any sign of corrosion. Have used containers professionally inspected before buying.