Plan HG-2838•Container Home•40' × 22' Footprint

22' × 40' Container

Open-Concept Great Room • 880 sq ft heated • 1 Bed, 1 Bath

Room Dimensions & Zones

40' × 22' Shell

PRIMARY BEDROOM

250 sq ft

25'-0" × 10'-0"

BATH & LAUNDRY

150 sq ft

15'-0" × 10'-0"

GREAT ROOM & DINING

300 sq ft

25'-0" × 12'-0"

KITCHEN & ISLAND

180 sq ft

15'-0" × 12'-0"

Build Cost Estimator

Estimated Cost to Build (40' × 22' Container Home)

Region:

Shell / Building Kit

$31,500 – $40,000

Framing package, roof trusses & exterior shell for 880 sq ft base.

Owner-Builder

$86,000 – $113,000

Saves ~$39,000 by managing local slab & interior trades.

Turnkey Builder

$125,000 – $152,000

Full general contractor finish including slab, HVAC, kitchen & baths.

Est. Monthly Payment

$719 / mo

$110,800 financed (30-Yr)

Down Payment:20%

Interest Rate:6.75%

Free Vector CAD Blueprint • Plan HG-2838

Download 40' × 22' Container Home Floor Plan (.SVG)

Scalable 2D architectural vector drawing with exterior and room dimensions, door swings, and fixture layout. Opens in AutoCAD, Illustrator, Inkscape, or any browser.

Material Takeoff & Framing Specifications

Concrete volume (18 yd³), roof surface (~993 sq ft), wall framing & architectural notes

Building Package	Specification	Quantity	Est. Range
Structural Shell & Trusses	40'×22' High-Cube (9'6") Corten Steel ISO Modules w/ Tube Steel Headers	880 sq ft shell kit	$31,500 – $40,000
Concrete Slab & Grade Beams	Concrete Pier Footings w/ Embedded Steel Weld Plates or Slab	18 Cubic Yards (4,000 PSI)	$8,750 – $11,250
Roofing & Underlayment	Insulated Secondary EPDM / Standing-Seam Fly Roof (1.5:12 Pitch)	13 Roofing Squares (1,300 sq ft)	$5,460 – $8,840
Closed-Cell Spray Foam / Insulation	3" Closed-Cell Wall & Roof Deck Thermal Envelope (R-21 to R-38)	6,570 Board Feet	$8,870 – $12,155
Windows & Exterior Doors	Low-E Argon Black Architectural Glazing + 36" Fiberglass Entry	6 Windows • 3 Doors	$5,100 – $7,980
HVAC & Multi-Zone Mini-Split	High-SEER2 Heat Pump / Ductless Mini-Split System	2 Ton (24,000 BTU/hr)	$5,200 – $8,200

Exterior Perimeter

124 Linear Ft

Interior Partitions

~89 Linear Ft

Est. Concrete Slab

18 Cubic Yards

Roof Deck Area

~993 Sq Ft

Plan HG-2838 (880 Sq Ft (22×40) 1 Bed, 1 Bath Container Floor Plan) is an IRC R304/R310-vetted container home blueprint engineered around a 40'-0" × 22'-0" structural grid (880 sq ft base footprint, 0.55:1 Square-Bay Proportion). Configured on the Open-Concept Great Room topology, this layout delivers 880 sq ft of conditioned residential living area and 150 sq ft of covered outdoor porch deck.

Inside the conditioned envelope, the floor plan is organized into 4 distinct architectural zones: PRIMARY BEDROOM (25'-0" × 10'-0", 250 sq ft), BATH & LAUNDRY (15'-0" × 10'-0", 150 sq ft), GREAT ROOM & DINING (25'-0" × 12'-0", 300 sq ft), KITCHEN & ISLAND (15'-0" × 12'-0", 180 sq ft). Plumbing rough-ins are consolidated across BATH & LAUNDRY, KITCHEN & ISLAND to minimize sub-slab trenching and manifold pipe runs. Sleeping quarters (PRIMARY BEDROOM at 250 sq ft) are acoustically buffered from the primary living core and positioned on exterior elevations for code-compliant egress glazing.

From a builder takeoff standpoint, the 40' clear-span width utilizes high-cube (9'6") corten steel iso modules w/ tube steel headers bearing on 124 linear feet of 6" exterior wall framing (~141 framing studs/posts) and 89 linear feet of interior partitions. The 1.5:12 insulated secondary epdm / standing-seam fly roof requires approximately 993 sq ft of roofing material (13 roofing squares), while the concrete pier footings w/ embedded steel weld plates or slab pours at an estimated 18 cubic yards of 4,000-PSI concrete.

Frequently Asked Questions • Plan HG-2838

Building costs, foundation specs, egress & CAD customization questions

How much does it cost to build the 40x22 880 Sq Ft (22×40) 1 Bed, 1 Bath Container Floor Plan (HG-2838)?

Based on current national residential construction data for container home structures, the dried-in structural shell for Plan HG-2838 (880 sq ft base footprint) ranges from $31,500 to $40,000 ($36/sq ft baseline). A complete turnkey build—including the 18-yard concrete foundation, 89 linear feet of interior framing, MEP rough-ins for 1 bath(s), and interior finishes across 880 sq ft of heated space—ranges from $125,000 to $152,000. Use the interactive Regional Cost Multiplier on this page to adjust for your local labor market and owner-builder sweat equity.

What are the exact room dimensions inside this 880 sq ft 1-bedroom layout?

Plan HG-2838 features 4 architecturally solved spaces inside its 40' × 22' footprint: PRIMARY BEDROOM (25'-0" × 10'-0", 250 sq ft), BATH & LAUNDRY (15'-0" × 10'-0", 150 sq ft), GREAT ROOM & DINING (25'-0" × 12'-0", 300 sq ft), KITCHEN & ISLAND (15'-0" × 12'-0", 180 sq ft). Every habitable room meets or exceeds IRC R304 minimum area (70+ sq ft) and minimum horizontal dimension (7'-0"+) requirements.

Can this 40' × 22' floor plan be built with post-frame, red-iron steel, or 2x6 stick framing?

Yes. Because the outer envelope is engineered on an even 40'-0" × 22'-0" structural grid (124 LF perimeter) with clear-span 1.5:12 trusses, a local structural engineer or building kit supplier can adapt the blueprint for High-Cube (9'6") Corten Steel ISO Modules w/ Tube Steel Headers, conventional 2x6 stick framing at 16" o.c., laminated post-frame columns at 8' o.c., or structural insulated panels (SIPs).

What files are included in the free CAD blueprint download for Plan HG-2838?

Downloading Plan HG-2838 provides the high-resolution scalable vector floor plan (.SVG) with crisp architectural lineweights, exterior dimension strings (40'-0" × 22'-0"), room-by-room callouts, door swing arcs, and window schedules, plus instant browser printing for contractor bidding and preliminary municipal zoning review.

3D Exterior Concept

22' × 40' Container

Est. $31,500 Kit