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Portable expandable homes are very flexible, and it is easy to install temporary accommodation or office facilities. Folding rooms are made of high-strength materials throughout. We can fold and unfold quickly by designing and manufacturing. The design of the prefab expandable house is customizable. In addition to the basic house type and common appearance, YG can customize the folding house to meet the needs. It is the best solution for temporary construction. Click to get a free quote for a folding house!
Portable Expandable Homes Parameters
| 20FT Basic Characteristics | External dimension (mm) | W6320*L5900*H2480(Side 2270) |
| Internal dimension (mm) | W6160*L5560*H2240(Side 2150) | |
| Folded state (mm) | W2200*L5900*H2480 | |
| Total mass (kg) | 2500 | |
| 30FT Basic Characteristics | External dimension (mm) | W6360*L9000*H2480(Side 2180) |
| Internal dimension (mm) | W6200*L8660*H2240(Side 2060) | |
| Folded state (mm) | W2200*L9000*H2480 | |
| Total mass (kg) | 3750 | |
| 40FT Basic Characteristics | External dimension (mm) | W6240*L11800*H2480(Side2180) |
| Internal dimension (mm) | W6080*L11540*H2200(Side2060) | |
| Folded state (mm) | W2200*L11800*H2480 | |
| Total mass (kg) | 4400 | |
| Smaller Fold Size | External dimension (mm) | W4820*L5900*H2480(Side2270) |
| Internal dimension (mm) | W4660*L5560*H2240(Side2150) | |
| Folded state (mm) | W700*L5900*H2480 | |
| Total mass (kg) | 1850 |
How to Choose a Suitable Prefab Expandable House?
When picking the right double-wing prefab expandable house, the key is to balance your living space needs, site constraints, and logistics transport conditions. You can make an accurate selection based on the four aspects below:
- Focus on cost performance and standard living space: The 20FT standard model is the most popular option right now. When folded, it is 2.2 meters wide. After unfolding, it delivers a spacious outer dimension of 5.9 meters long and 6.32 meters wide, with a total weight of 2500 kg. It works perfectly as a standard double bedroom unit, mobile office, or holiday cabin.
- Pursue larger space and multi-room layouts: If you want a layout with multiple bedrooms and two living rooms or more complex internal partitions, the 30FT medium model (9 meters long, total weight 3750 kg) or 40FT flagship model (11.8 meters long, total weight 4400 kg) is an ideal pick. Both models have a clear inner height of 2.2 meters when unfolded, offering bright, roomy interiors with no cramped feeling. They are great for permanent family homes or commercial exhibition halls.
- Limited transport space or extremely narrow access roads: If the roads leading to your construction site are very narrow or you have limited space for container shipping, the Smaller Fold Size is your best choice. This model uses advanced compact folding technology. Its folded width is only 700 mm — nearly two-thirds slimmer than the standard model — with a total weight of just 1850 kg. Its unfolded outer dimensions (W4.82m × L5.9m) are slightly smaller than the 20FT model, but its outstanding mobility fully solves transport and lifting troubles for the “last mile”.
Expandable House Container Applications
We use the expandable container houses widely in temporary workshops and dormitories in construction sites, large-scale field exploration and field operation construction rooms for transportation, water conservancy, oil, natural gas, and so on, temporary rooms for urban operation, civil layout, display, etc., leisure villas in tourist attractions and resorts, post-earthquake resettlement, and emergency response to dangerous houses in rural areas.
Movable Container Homes Models
The following are the common portable expandable homes type structure of a double-wing folding house: 1 bedroom, 1 living room, 1 kitchen room, 1 bathroom; 2 bedroom, 1 living room, 1 kitchen room, 1 bathroom; 3 bedroom, 1 living room, 1 kitchen room, 1 bathroom(This is generally the 40ft folding room layout). We also produce other styles of folding houses. We provide the more popular ones in the market are 20ft converted shipping containers, 30ft folding rooms, and 40ft movable container homes. These folding rooms can be of various styles, layouts, colors, and patterns. If you need them, please contact us and tell us what you need!
Optional Portable Shipping Container Homes Configuration
In addition to the basic house structure, we can also provide you with other incidental configurations. For example, we can add a sloping roof and a terrace to your expandable house container. We can customize the exact size parameters according to your needs. As shown in the picture below:
5 Advantages of Expandable Container House for Sale
- Fast and Easy Installation: The folding container house is engineered for rapid deployment. Only 2 to 3 workers are needed to finish the installation. All electrical wiring, lighting systems, and wall panels are pre-installed at the factory. No extra assembly work or special tools are required on site — simply unfold the unit, lock all fasteners, connect water and electricity, and it’s ready for use.
- Low Transportation Cost: The foldable design greatly cuts down shipping volume. Its lightweight steel frame allows multiple units to be shipped in one trip. Take the 20FT model as an example: a standard 40FT flatbed trailer can carry up to six folding container house units at once. This drastically lowers freight charges and simplifies logistics arrangements, making it ideal for remote areas and overseas shipments.
- Reduced Storage Expenses: When folded, the unit takes up only a fraction of its unfolded space. For instance, the folded dimensions of the 20FT model are 2200mm (W) × 5900mm (L) × 2480mm (H), cutting floor space usage by over 60%. Warehouses and construction yards can stock many units within limited space, effectively slashing storage costs and boosting inventory turnover efficiency.
- Full Compliance: Fatigue-resistant materials are used for all core load-bearing parts and folding hinges of the entire unit. It can withstand more than 50 cycles of repeated folding and unfolding without structural deformation. Its high reusability fully meets strict international compliance standards for emergency relief shelters, field military camps, and temporary epidemic isolation facilities.
- Excellent Durability: The folding container house is constructed with high-strength steel. The main frame steel plate is 2.5mm thick with a hot-dip galvanized anti-rust coating over 80μm thick, guaranteeing rust-free performance for more than 20 years. Wall panels adopt fireproof EPS sandwich panels or rock wool sandwich panels with a Class A non-combustible fire rating, complying with international safety standards. Moreover, the structural design withstands wind loads up to 160km/h and reaches Grade 8 seismic resistance (intensity scale). It adapts to various climates and terrains, ranging from humid tropical zones to cold high-altitude regions.
Portable Expandable Homes Customer Feedback
So far, our folding house has been exported to the USA, Australia, Spain, France, Peru, Brazil, Turkey, Chile, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and other countries. The feedback from our customers is very good, and they like our folding house very much. You can click to view our folding house case exported to the USA, folding house case exported to Australia, and folding house case exported to Spain to learn more about real applications and customer feedback.
Why Choose YG Cheap Container Homes?
YG is committed to providing you with great portable expandable homes. Excellent quality and durability are the basis for gaining cooperation from our customers. During manufacturing, we put our products through rigorous quality control and testing to ensure that they meet or exceed the industry standards for movable container homes. Most of our folding houses can be customized, and YG can provide you with folding houses that are both beautiful and functional.YG welcomes your inquiries at any time, and factory prices are available to meet the needs of customers with different budgets. Click here to get the competitive price of the YG folding room!
