Shipping containers has a unique designs and their wall and ceiling; their grooved nature is intentionally included in their design with a sole purpose of increasing their strength. However, a number of clients interested in used shipping container structures express their interest in hiding these grooves and each client has a reason for this.

Container cladding is the process of designing used shipping containers in a way that one can tell that a structure is made of a shipping container by providing wall covering either completely or partially.

Different materials can be used to provide this covering Container external cladding) to the walls of shipping container among them are:

• Cement boards,
• Ceramic tiles,
• Plain metal sheets,
• Timber,

The key in selecting the materials to use for container external cladding is their ability to withstand harsh weather conditions like extreme heat, rainfall meaning they must be water proof, tough to resist physical force that cause damage.