Manufacturers of container houses and modular steel homes

Updated on 3 October 2026 · Data from public sources, each with its link · How we work

Homes held up by steel: the shipping container turned into a home, the steel module that leaves the factory almost finished and the metal chassis on which a timber or concrete house is built. Here are the brands that make them, from the designer villa for year-round living to the campsite mobile home, and what each one leaves for you to sort out on your plot.

If you are looking for a specific house rather than a brand, you will find them one by one in container homes and in prefab steel homes.

The manufacturers at a glance

Manufacturer	Origin	From
Grupo Eurocasa	Burgos, Spain	€32,220without assembly
Moodul	Valencia, Spain	€342,000turnkey
The Corten Company	Alberic (Valencia), Spain	€114,000turnkey
Atlántida Homes	Madrid, Spain	€197,000turnkey
Casas Cube	Carballo, A Coruña, Spain	€171,600turnkey
Miñarro y García	Monforte del Cid, Alicante, Spain	On request
Karmod España	Estambul, Turkey	On request
Honomobo	Edmonton (Alberta), Canada	€244,618without assembly, price list in dollars, converted

1.Grupo Eurocasa: galvanised steel chassis, from the campsite to the home you live in

Everything it makes sits on a galvanised steel chassis enclosed with sandwich panels, and leaves the factory furnished and equipped, ready to connect. On that same base it makes two different products: mobile homes for campsites and holiday lets, and single-storey modular houses to live in, in its MOD and Gran Villa series. What it quotes is the unit as it leaves the factory: the trip, the assembly, the concrete base and the permits are paid separately.

Since 1998Delivery: All of Europe, Spain included

In favour

It declares energy class A for its series to live in, MOD and Gran Villa
It also makes a kitchen and bathroom module to complete a campsite pitch

Worth bearing in mind

Delivery is charged per kilometre and per module from Burgos: it weighs more the further away your plot is
If access requires a crane, the brand arranges it but you pay for it

See the Grupo Eurocasa houses →

2.Moodul: made-to-measure galvanised steel chassis, insulated on the outside

Its own system, M-STAK, is a three-dimensional chassis of galvanised steel profiles wrapped on the outside with continuous insulation, so the cold does not travel through the metal. It is built in modules that are assembled on the plot, and with it the brand designs large made-to-measure villas for year-round living. Among turnkey steel houses, theirs come out expensive per metre (62% above the median: 67 houses from 10 manufacturers), and what you pay for is its own design and a house that comes with the design project, the handling of the building permit and site supervision.

Delivers to mainland Spain

In favour

The roof modules leave the factory with the insulation and waterproofing already in place
About five months from the permit to the assembled house, according to its website

Worth bearing in mind

Its system page gives the structure fewer years of guarantee the closer the house is to the sea
It has no entry-level models: its smallest house is already large (114 m²)

See the Moodul houses →

3.The Corten Company: reused shipping containers, to live in

Here the container is not just a look: the structure of every house is made of reused shipping containers, in Corten steel, insulated on the outside with ETICS and on the inside with rock wool so they can be lived in all year round. By joining several boxes it builds one or two storey homes, some U-shaped or closed around a courtyard. Per metre it costs the usual for a turnkey house, although its turnkey price has small print: the foundations are included at an estimated amount, and transport and assembly only within the province of Valencia.

Delivers to 8 provinces

In favour

Air source heat pump for hot water and mechanical ventilation, as standard

Worth bearing in mind

In some models, the floor area it advertises is larger than what the rooms on its plan add up to
Its listings and its plans do not always agree on the number of bathrooms

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4.Atlántida Homes: rolled steel with a concrete floor slab, and the paperwork in the price

Each module has a frame of rolled steel columns and beams with a reinforced concrete floor slab, is finished in the factory and placed on the plot. It presents itself as high end and works at a fixed price with the paperwork included: according to its website, the land surveys, the design project, site supervision and the handling of the permit are all in, something few turnkey houses include. It suits you if you want to hand the whole process to a single company and you are building on a level plot.

Since 2015Delivers to mainland Spain

In favour

The modules are placed on the plot in a single day, according to the brand

Worth bearing in mind

The four months of works it advertises only start counting after the surveys, the design project and the permit
Its specification document warns on every page that it is not contractual: ask for the specifications to go into the contract
VAT is not included in its fixed price

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5.Casas Cube: steel profile modules on a slab with underfloor heating

Each house is built in modules with a frame of welded steel profiles and polyurethane panel cladding, which rest on a concrete slab with the underfloor heating and cooling already inside; according to the brand, almost the whole home is completed in its factory and only the final assembly is left for the plot. They are one or two storey houses for year-round living. Per metre it costs the usual among turnkey steel houses, with the design project, the handling of the permit and the slab included in the price.

Delivers throughout Spain

In favour

It shows houses built in many provinces, from Galicia to Majorca
Sales offices in Madrid and Barcelona, as well as the Galician factory

Worth bearing in mind

All its houses are straight-lined cubes with a flat roof: if you are after another style, it is not your brand
If the geotechnical survey calls for special foundations, they are quoted separately

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6.Miñarro y García: timber house on a steel chassis, finished in the workshop

In its case the steel is not visible: it is the chassis of each module, which acts as the floor structure, and on it the brand raises solid timber posts insulated with rock wool. The house leaves its workshop finished, with bathroom, equipped kitchen and water and electrical installations, and transport and assembly are included in the price. They are one or two storey homes, almost all with a classic look, with tiles and a porch. The design project, the permit and the foundations are extra.

Since 1989Delivers to mainland Spain

In favour

Manufacturing takes two months at most, with the date written into the contract
You can commission the foundations and the design project from the brand itself

Worth bearing in mind

It requires an urban plot, or a rural one of more than a hectare depending on the province, and a small house does not lower that minimum
Without a building project, the house on a chassis counts as movable property and cannot be mortgaged, according to its website

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7.Karmod España: light steel that arrives in pieces and is bolted together on the plot

Unlike the modules that leave the factory finished, Karmod sends the house in pieces: galvanised steel profiles and cement and polystyrene sandwich panels that are bolted together, without welding, on a slab prepared by the buyer. With that system it makes one and two storey houses, from a studio to a family home. It is sold by a Turkish industrial group with all its contact details in Istanbul, so to put it up and get it legalised here you will need your own building professional and your own installer.

In favour

Every joint is bolted: the house can be taken apart and put back up somewhere else

Worth bearing in mind

It is designed and fitted out to Turkish standards: its design wind speed falls below what the Spanish Building Code requires anywhere in Spain, and the electrical installation would have to be redone to legalise it here
It does not put in writing either the manufacturing lead time or the years of guarantee

See the Karmod España houses →

8.Honomobo: steel modules that look like a container without being one

Its corrugated sheet looks like a container, but its houses are not: it builds them with structural steel frames, in modules with large floor-to-ceiling windows that arrive finished with appliances, sanitary ware and finishes (it only uses shipping containers for its bar and its mobile office). It makes compact and medium-sized homes, from the backyard house to the family home. It only sells in the United States and Canada, with its price list in dollars and without transport, crane or site work, so it shows how far the designer steel module can go, not something to compare with prices here.

Since 2016Not known to sell in Spain · its region: Estados Unidos y Canadá

In favour

Heat pump climate control with heat recovery

Worth bearing in mind

What it shows of each model are renderings, not built houses

See the Honomobo houses →

Our verdict

To live in a real container, The Corten Company (in Spanish) builds with reused shipping containers and hands the house over finished. For a finished steel house with the paperwork included, Casas Cube (in Spanish) costs the usual per metre for its material, and Atlántida Homes (in Spanish) does too, with concrete floor slabs and finishes it presents as high end. If budget is not tight, Moodul (in Spanish) designs the house to measure on its galvanised chassis.

For a campsite or a simple house, Grupo Eurocasa (in Spanish) sells the equipped unit as it leaves the factory. Miñarro y García (in Spanish) suits you if you prefer a timber house on a steel chassis that arrives finished, and Karmod España (in Spanish) if a bolted structure that you will have to assemble and legalise with local professionals is enough for you. All the houses in this material are in prefab steel homes, and the container ones in container homes.

Frequently asked questions

Can a container home be lived in all year round?

Yes, if it is well insulated and goes through the same approvals as any other home: it needs a building permit, land where building is allowed and its foundations. The container provides the steel structure; comfort depends on what is added inside and out. The Corten Company (in Spanish) (in Spanish), for example, insulates its containers on both sides and sells the house with the design project and the handling of the permit in the price.

What is the difference between a container home and a steel modular home?

A container is a reused shipping box, with its usual dimensions; a steel module is built to be a house, with the size and windows the project calls for. Among these brands there are both: reused containers at The Corten Company (in Spanish) (in Spanish), galvanised steel chassis at Moodul (in Spanish) (in Spanish) and Grupo Eurocasa (in Spanish) (in Spanish), steel profiles on a concrete slab at Casas Cube (in Spanish) (in Spanish), rolled steel with a concrete floor slab at Atlántida Homes (in Spanish) (in Spanish) and light steel bolted together on site at Karmod España (in Spanish) (in Spanish).

How much does a square metre of a turnkey steel or container home cost?

The median for turnkey steel houses is 1,606 €/m² (67 houses from 10 manufacturers), and for container homes, 1,639 €/m² (25 houses from 3 manufacturers). Before comparing two figures, check what each one includes: VAT, transport, foundations and the permit are included by some brands and not by others.

Does a steel house rust?

The steel in these houses arrives protected: galvanised in the chassis of Moodul (in Spanish) (in Spanish), Grupo Eurocasa (in Spanish) (in Spanish) and Karmod España (in Spanish) (in Spanish), with anti-corrosion primer at Casas Cube (in Spanish) (in Spanish) and with anti-rust paint on the containers of The Corten Company (in Spanish) (in Spanish). Where it suffers most is near the sea: if you are going to build on the coast, ask in writing how many years the structural guarantee covers on your plot.