There are many cladding options. In fact, to be fair to the neighbours and to get a container home approved by council, it can be a requirement.
I have chosen to clad my home with Table Mountain granite using this natural free flowing design. In order to achieve this, I am going to have to do it in stages. Although the stone was a gift, working with stone is labour intensive, very expensive and takes time. Stage One is to protect the steel from rusting using an expensive zinc based paint. Stage Two is to prime it and coat two layers of Armour Colour to seal it and also to offer some aesthetic relief in anticipation of Stage Three which could take up to a year to complete. Stage Three is the stone masonary work. I can't help it - I love this stone. I love the solidness of it, the beauty of it and the way it makes me feel at peace whenever my eyes rest upon it. I will start by framing the large french window in stone, a window given to me by Greg Davis from Set Up . The window faces my BnB neighbour and the North sun. | 
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| Table Moutain Granite Cladding
| Nutec Planking for the back of the container
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| Stage Four will overlap with Stage Three. Cladding the back of the container with Nutec planks. The back of the container is most visable to the public and I would like the view to be gentle on their and my eyes. I will not be cladding the back in stone, because when I increase the size of my home to the west, I do not want to destroy any expensive stone work as I cut out the back panel of my first container. The Nutec planks will be easy to remove and recycle. They look like wood, Cape Cod style and are all the fashion here in Cape Town. They are easy to fit and relatively cheap. This will make my home acceptable. In fact, I can imagine a large double story container home under all this Nutec planking in the picture above ...... | 
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| Armour Colour Protective Paint sealing the entire container
| Armour Colour can be smooth or rough like course stone
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 May 2008 )
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