Already-stretched Australian supply chains hit by container park congestion

Steve and Fiona live in Perth but purchased 110 acres of bushland at Margaret River 13 years ago where they wanted to build a property they could use as a holiday home or rent out.

Hick wanted to build the home as sustainably as possible, using windows saved from salvage and even recycled timbers.

The house is designed for two families. It has two king-sized master suites that are identical and two rooms with four built-in bunks.

Steve was inspired by a winery in Tasmania called Devil’s Corner, with one of its buildings, the Cellar Door, built out of shipping containers. “Fiona was buying a bottle of wine at the cellar door and I went back to the van and started to Google and call people, and ask how much a container is back in Perth,” Hick said, adding that he “couldn’t slow down after that.”

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Source: Business Insider Australia