What Is a Normal Custom Shipping Container ?
Custom shipping containers are units designed to meet specific project requirements, such as camping house, staff accommodation, ect. The layout, functionality, and internal configuration are defined by you before production to ensure they match uses and project needs.
Our expandable container house is a kind of custom shipping container.With over 10 years of experience, we can design each unit based on your specific project requirements before manufacturing. The layout, electrical and plumbing systems, and interior configuration is installed in the factory. This creates a complete, ready-to-use space that reduces on-site work and ensures reliable project delivery.
Why Our Expandable Container House Better?
An expandable container house is a prefabricated home built from shipping containers designed with foldable sides, allowing it to triple its living space after expansion.
Standard custom shipping containers are often too small and expensive to move. For example, a regular 20ft container is only 2.4m wide with 14.7㎡ of space. Our unit expands to 6.3m wide, providing 37.17㎡—nearly 3 times the area of a normal container.
The shipping cost is a major advantage. Take our 10ft unit as an example, it allows for 4 units per 40HQ container, effectively cutting transportation cost per unit.
Versatility for Any Purpose
Floor Plan for Custom Shipping Containers
From 18.59㎡ to 74.34㎡ , explore our 10ft, 20ft, 30ft, and 40ft expandable container houses for custom shipping container solutions, designed for different project needs, from compact units to multi-room functional spaces.
A compact layout for basic functional use such as a studio, small office, or utility space, with flexible configuration based on your project needs.
An open layout designed for flexible use, allowing you to create a studio, workspace, or small commercial unit depending on your application.
A dual-room layout that separates space into different functional zones, suitable for combining living, working, or service areas in one unit.
Extra width allows more flexible space planning, supporting customized layouts such as kitchen areas, work zones, or combined living and operational use.
40ft Unit (3 Rooms)A multi-room layout that supports different configurations, making it suitable for residential, office, or commercial applications with better organization.
40ft Unit (4 Rooms)A larger configuration that can be adapted into multiple independent spaces, offering flexibility for complex projects, shared use, or mixed-function environments.
Our units are built in our original factory from start to finish, using standardized processes. This ensures consistent quality, pre-installed internal systems, and reliable delivery schedules for every project.
Real Room for Real Living
Most people worry that living in a container feels like living in a narrow hallway. A standard container is only 2.4 meters wide, which makes it hard to arrange furniture or feel at home. Our expandable container house fixes this by unfolding to a 6.3-meter width. This extra space is the difference between a storage box and a real home.
With this wider layout, you can finally have a normal living room where a sofa and dining table fit comfortably side-by-side. It supports a symmetric floor plan, allowing for 2 to 4 separate bedrooms and a full-sized bathroom. Because the interior walls and doors are set up in the factory, you get better privacy and airflow than any standard container modification.
Strong Steel Structure
Many buyers worry that an expandable container house may be less stable than a standard container. In fact, our design is built to meet the same structural standards, and in many cases performs even better. Each unit uses a reinforced steel frame with strong corner posts and secure locking points to keep the structure stable after expansion.
The folding sections are carefully engineered to connect tightly, creating a solid and unified space. Compared with a typical custom shipping container, our system is designed not only for transport strength but also for long-term daily use. From wind resistance to overall stability, every detail is tested before delivery, so you get a safe and reliable living or working space with full confidence.
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JEEZOO follows internationally recognized manufacturing standards, with ISO 9001 certification and complete internal quality control processes. We use standardized production and professional team training to make sure every expandable container house is built stably and accurately. Our CE and other company certificates show we take safety, reliability, and international standards seriously.
Product Details
Explore specifications, interior features, and service support of our 20ft expandable container house.
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General | Interior living | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sliding glass and lockable aluminium entry door |
| 75 mm glass-wool insulation, roof centre section has glass-wool insulation, side roof 50 mm insulation. Rockwool & glasswool available. |
| Aluminium double-glazed windows with fly screens |
| Timber-looking PVC vinyl |
| Electrical | AS/NZS purple-coded electrical cable, power points & power board | Bathroom | |
| Galvanised steel frame, epoxy treated & acrylic painted | Shower | Full-width shower, shower rail, rainmaker shower head, and frosted privacy glass door |
| Roof | EPS insulation with galvanised & painted steel | Toilet | Soft-close toilet lid |
| Sandwich panels with 75 mm EPS wall insulation |
| Sink with stainless steel tap and vanity with mirror |
| 6 × LED oyster lights supplied | Installation | |
| Water & insect-resistant magnesium concrete composite |
| Easy set-up and installation |
Kitchenette |
| Our units can be set up or packed within 1-2 days. Detailed step-by-step instructions included | |
| Soft-closing kitchen cabinets and overhead cabinets | ||
| Sink | Stainless steel sink and tap | ||
| 20 mm quartz stone benchtops |
We provide comprehensive after-sales support for every expandable container house. Detailed installation guides and video instructions are included to ensure easy setup. Our technical team is available to assist with installation questions, maintenance guidance, and spare parts support when needed.
All houses are manufactured under strict quality standards to ensure reliable long-term performance. For project customers and distributors, we also provide professional technical consultation and ongoing service support to guarantee smooth project implementation.
