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The Helm Shipping Container Cabin by CargoHome


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This is the Helm Shipping Container Home by CargoHome near Waco, Texas.

Waco’s most unique and stunning vacation rental! The “Helm” is the newest two-story container home by CargoHome™. With 2 bedrooms and an air mattress in the living area, it sleeps up to 6 people.

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The Helm CargoHome Shipping Container Cabin Vacation Rental Near Waco, Texas

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This unique home started as two shipping containers–20′ and 40′. We insulated and paneled the interior in pine shiplap and trimmed it out in 100+ year old barnwood. The outside is clad with cedar siding with spacing to allow the original container to still be seen. Entry is through the original container doors or a side entry with a standard door. We removed the steel panels from the doors and replaced them with picturesque full glass. The fun rooftop deck is surrounded by a custom cable railing system and lit with LED lights under the rail that gives the deck a beautiful glow at night. The deck and upstairs bedroom is accessed by an exterior spiral stairway.

It’s available to book on Airbnb and you can also customize and order your own from CargoHome.

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  • Eric
    November 30, 2018, 1:38 am

    That external spiral staircase is just totall KEWL!!!!!

    • Wilson
      August 18, 2019, 2:41 am

      Yes I do agree. Internal stair is very important to access at night downstairs. It will be perfect design if this one item is considered.
      I like the simplicity and ergonomic.

  • Susan
    November 30, 2018, 11:21 am

    Love this design! I’ve always been a “container” fan. Just one question….is there an inside stairway to the bedroom?

    • James D.
      December 1, 2018, 12:49 am

      Nope…

      • February 7, 2021, 2:56 am

        It says two bedroom, and I can see a bathroom upstairs but the lower bath wasn’t shown. Is there one?
        Otherwise one would need to go outside, up the stairs, through someone else’s bedroom to the bathroom. YIKES!

        • James D.
          February 7, 2021, 11:01 am

          Yes, there’s 2 bathrooms…

          Layout for 1st main level is entrance > living room > kitchen > dining area > bathroom/hallway > bedroom… Then layout for 2nd level is entrance > small sitting area > bed > bathroom…

          Scrolling from top, the 1st set of bed and bathroom photos are for the first level and the next set down is for the upper 2nd level… Note the main level bedroom has a wall with the Mini-Split wall unit above it and the 2nd level only has a partial wall partition wall that works as a headboard and offers some shelving storage on the opposite side… The sliding barn door for the bathrooms are on the right side for the main level and on the left for the 2nd level one… The 1st level bathroom is also along the left wall and the 2nd level bathroom is against the back wall…

          Hope that helps visualize the layout…

  • Bill buchanan
    November 30, 2018, 7:18 pm

    It’s an elevator. Put each foot in double sink and sczhaammm!

  • Sheila Plourde
    November 30, 2018, 11:29 pm

    Stunning! Love the inside and the outside.

  • J
    December 15, 2018, 12:00 am

    How much did this cost to build?

  • Donna Millermcnutt
    January 25, 2019, 3:11 am

    Love the concept but not even practical without stairs INSIDE!

  • Cindy
    May 25, 2019, 9:27 pm

    its lovely though I have to say I dont like the fact there is no way to get to the upstairs bedroom but to go outside. Very impractical especially during extreme weather of any sort, to hot or to cold.

  • Gille Lanthier
    June 2, 2019, 1:01 pm

    I love the design of this home

  • Diane Gray
    September 1, 2019, 6:49 pm

    Great idea! I would have to have an indoor stairway and curtains on the bedroom door for privacy! Otherwise, it’s really neat and spacious for a tiny home.

  • Kathleen Isaacs
    September 1, 2019, 8:25 pm

    Absolutely lovely. I just don’t like that you can only access the bedroom from outside. Bummer in cold or rainy weather.

  • Keyla Muñoz
    September 9, 2019, 3:08 am

    I will like to know what is the price on a house like this. I love it by the way!!

  • Connie Williams
    December 21, 2019, 1:32 am

    I’ve been looking at this exact model and would also like a price. I’m downsizing in the near future and love this as my new home!

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