Izindlu zokuhlala kuzo konteyina zilungisa ngokuphelele ukulala kweminyaka yakamuva ngokunikeza imithombo ephumelelayo dize nhuvo yezindlu. Ngazo ngezoqobo nezinhlelo zazo, izindlu zokuhlala kuzo konteyina zinikeza amathiphu amaningi okwenzelwe ahlale ngendlela eyahlukene. Okhokho komkhuhli konteyina ungabekwa futhi kuve isikhu emakhulu nezifiso ngokwenza izinhlelo ezinhle nezibonakaliso eziphumelelayo. Abasebenzi besithandwa siquketha esikhundleni sokulayisha ukuze sithinte ukuthi isiphequluli sokusebenza sibaluleke kahle. Sifaka izinto ezifanalo nemibandela yokuhlala engaphezulu, amanqatha wezifiso anamathula, namagumbi afanayo ukuvuselela ukusebenza komsindo. Futhi, ukusebenzisa umlango ongenelanga uyishiywe ngokucacileyo wokwenza umoya othanda ukubona okhokho kube lula bese kungafani ngokwehlisa. Ukuhlabeleka kwezindlu zokuhlala kuzo konteyina kunakekile futhi, njengoba sinquma izinhlelo zamanje nezinto ezisebenzayo. Le ndlela ayikhethi kuphela izidingo zokuhlala kweminyaka yakamuva kodwa futhi iyalingana nezimo ezisemlwaneni okwenzeka kakhulu abanye abasebenzisi bezindlu. Ngokukhetha indlu yokuqhathaniswa konteyina, awukhethi kuphela indlu; uyehla ukulalela kohlaka lokuphila okuphakathi ubuchule, inkanyiso, nezimali zomhlaba.