The way you lock your box is very important in Costa Rica!

Door Lock

Most land owners in Costa Rica understand the concerns around home security. Unfortunately Costa Rica has a high crime rate regarding property. So it is always in your best interest to over protect your stuff so you can’t sleep at night. A steel shipping container is already very well secured, however there is still the door and the lock on that door. No one is breaking into your roof or windows (if you have the bars on them or the steel door slider). The lock on the door is the main way to enter. When we build our shipping container homes in Costa Rica we make sure to focus a lot of attention on the security features of the home. The above photo is a great example of how to protect your locks.

Some of the below photos show a very strong lock as well.

 

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By Jimmy Lee

Jimmy worked as a Greenpeace team leader for six years in Washington, DC. He left Greenpeace to study Chiropractic in Georgia. Weeks after receiving his Doctorate he moved to Costa Rica. Established for eighteen years as a Chiropractor in the town of San Ramon, Costa Rica, Jimmy is also a yoga instructor. Jimmy has found that green building and real estate are a perfect combination for his skills and background. In the past 18 years he has modified over 50 steel shipping containers into homes, offices, hotels,etc. The list of projects and photos and videos goes on and on. Most all of the work can be seen in the photos, videos on Youtube and in home book “How to build a shipping container home”