Thanks to the number of advantages of building a shipping container house, researching container homes for sale in Virginia can be a wise decision. The benefits of building a shipping container home include unique architecture, quicker construction tines, and less material waste. While buyers in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. might not have the same access to container home builders as individuals in other areas, the benefits of container homes, along with the ease of transporting shipping container modules from other states still make shipping container homes in the Old Dominion an appealing option.

If you find yourself wanting to build a container house but still have questions about the process, you are in the right place. To help you in your search, we have compiled a list of Virginia's best shipping container home builders. The builders and houses featured on our list are available throughout Virginia including in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Chesapeake.

What's more, for your prefab, our article can be helpful in answering key questions that you may have. Including: how much does a container home in Virginia cost? Which shipping container homes are for sale in Virginia Beach? And which companies are the best shipping container home builders in Virginia?

Continue reading below for a list of some of Virginia's best shipping container home builders and container homes for sale in Virginia. If you have any specific questions about your project, contact our prefab concierge team for assistance with your own shipping container home build. Or, see our full list of prefab homes for sale in Virginia and modular homes for sale in Virginia.

Shipping Container Homes for Sale in Virginia

Container Homes USA - Cleveland, OH

Container Homes USA is a full-service shipping container home company. Depending on the project's location, they might not complete the site work themselves, however, they can help individuals in locating a general contractor. From a product standpoint, they have 6 pre-designed container home plans to choose from, though they can also work with buyers to develop a fully-custom home plan.

Turn-Key Cost Estimate for a Container Home from Container Homes USA: $255 - $365+ per square foot

Example of Work: Hunting/Fishing Cabin

Global Modulars - Aventura, FL

Global Modulars is a designer and manufacturer of modern shipping container homes. They offer 7 different models of container homes that range in size from 1 container, 1 bedroom homes to 4 bedroom homes made up of 6 shipping containers. Notably, their homes include interior and exterior finishes.

Turn-Key Cost Estimate for a Container Home from Global Modulars: $128 - $216+ per square foot

Example of Work: HEX-HT House

CargoHome - Elm Mott, TX

CargoHome is a prefab home builder and designer based in Central Texas. CargoHome specializes in designing and building smaller-square footage shipping container homes. They currently offer 8 models of container houses with sizes ranging from 160 to 640 square feet. Their homes are delivered fully-complete though a local contractor is needed to complete neccessary site preparations.

Turn-Key Cost Estimate for a Container Home from CargoHome: $250 - $745+ per square foot

Example of Work: The Dock

Shipping Container Home Alternatives in Virginia 

If for some reason, the homes or builders on our list do not seem like good fits for your project, there may be alternative options in Virginia that you may want to consider.

If you would like to build a different type of home (ADU, custom home, small square footage home) in Virginia, you can find builders & homes that match these profiles in our articles:

• Tiny Homes For Sale in Virginia

• Guide To Building a Prefab House in Washington D.C.

If you like the modern, industrial style of container home architecture you can find prefab home builders that match this profile in our articles for:

• Best Contemporary Prefab Homes

• Best Modern Prefab Homes

If you are a shipping container home builder that serves buyers in Virginia or, if you have worked with a company that is not included on our list, we'd love to hear from you.