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Someone on here has this planned for their retirement home. (Sorry, i forget who.)
Dish Network channel 111 (DIY) Building Off the Grid is featuring a Mountaintop build with 4 containers. On now. Pretty interesting.
Hope you catch this post, and catch the show.
Dish Network channel 111 (DIY) Building Off the Grid is featuring a Mountaintop build with 4 containers. On now. Pretty interesting.
Hope you catch this post, and catch the show.
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I have a 20 foot shipping container that I have plans for, but sadly it?s full of junk from my move. 0 -
That was freaking Awesome!!
That thing turned out Suhweet!
Opened my eyes as to some possibilities.
Very interesting, to say the least.0 -
no thanks the wall are not strong enuff to resist crush with out extra side construction.... one could build under with a half arch of a very large corrugated road culvert..drainage and condensation are the major issues which can be solved with spray foam and a sump pump..could not get comfy in an 8-9' wide space.... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by spasmcreek
no thanks the wall are not strong enuff to resist crush with out extra side construction.... one could build under with a half arch of a very large corrugated road culvert..drainage and condensation are the major issues which can be solved with spray foam and a sump pump..could not get comfy in an 8-9' wide space....
What I thought as well. Some innovative thinking and solutions, made it a very open and airy interior. You'd have to see the show to understand placement, construction, etc. Not easy to explain.
It was Masterfully crafted and executed. Extremely Impressive.0 -
however stacked containers could be a minimalist designed housing for the homeless.....stacked in squares with a large bathroom in a sunken atrium designed to cleaned with fire hoses 0 -
My new Favorite show. Building Off The Grid.
Just started tuning in. Addictive.
Many, many innovative ideas presented. Eye opening, non-traditional building methods/techniques portrayed. Crazy good stuff.0 -
Will a 12 pack of tacos get you thru the whole show Ken, or do you need to get a burrito to make to the end?? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by toad67
Will a 12 pack of tacos get you thru the whole show Ken, or do you need to get a burrito to make to the end??
I had 9 yesterday. 3 more (leftover) today. Mmmmnnn mmmnnn.........
Why do you have to hate on the Taco, Todd?
Burrito Butt Hurt? [:p]0 -
uh ho ... taco toxicity...Dr.Phil to the rescue...rolaid rehab 0 -
A good friend of mine has 2 put together for a camp, Where they are at I would have hated to build,, They loaded them up with building material and used a log skidder to drag them up a Mountain about 2 miles. He finished them out pretty nice on the inside but just left them the rust red they were already on the outside,,they blend into the woods very well 0 -
My deer camp
20 foot connex (container van), totally off the grid.
Springs nearby, heat and light by propane (or gas generator), brand new outhouse (my pride and joy). Logging road access 1/2 mile from the asphalt. 57 acres of timber, deer, bear and turkeys.
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https://imgur.com/a/yzlrOEi
I give up0 -
quote:Originally posted by bustedknee
https://imgur.com/a/yzlrOEi
I give up
That looks awesome..[^]0 -
I built a shop using 4-20' containers about 15 years ago.
Cut out the interior walls and used that steel to frame the gambrel roof on top of the containers.
They are surprisingly strong, even with the walls cut out.
However I never finished them due to my wife's failure to see the potential of containers and we didn't build the house so the shop has mostly sat unfinished.
Had a big fire in it which didn't help. I've built a conventional shop now and we're going to build a conventional house in the spring and scrap out the old container shop.
But let me know if you've got any questions about working with them.
I did all the work with a plasma cutter and a welder -- first my dad's old buzzbox then a Hobart MIG.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Wild Turkey
I built a shop using 4-20' containers about 15 years ago.
Cut out the interior walls and used that steel to frame the gambrel roof on top of the containers.
They are surprisingly strong, even with the walls cut out.
However I never finished them due to my wife's failure to see the potential of containers and we didn't build the house so the shop has mostly sat unfinished.
Had a big fire in it which didn't help. I've built a conventional shop now and we're going to build a conventional house in the spring and scrap out the old container shop.
But let me know if you've got any questions about working with them.
I did all the work with a plasma cutter and a welder -- first my dad's old buzzbox then a Hobart MIG.
Being designed to be stacked on top of each other in severe heights, and secured to a ship on cross oceanic travels, I'd expect them to be a bit worthy of a hunting camp, or a home build..0 -
We have this in Albuquerque. Got some great tacos and other good food as well as libation there.
http://www.greenjeansfarmery.org/0 -
Shipping containers crush?
They stack em 8-10 high no?
The scrap yard had 4 40 ft ones.
2 on top of each other with a cheap truss roof between them.
Became the equipment repair shop. Tons of storage too.0 -
quote:Originally posted by mjrfd99
Shipping containers crush?
They stack em 8-10 high no?
The scrap yard had 4 40 ft ones.
2 on top of each other with a cheap truss roof between them.
Became the equipment repair shop. Tons of storage too.
That is somewhat what they did on the show. One on top of the other. Offset by 8-12' (on the end) for an overhang. Truss roof between them. Two stacked in an H shape, without the middle connection. Placed on concrete pillars apprx. 3-4' in the air.
End doors removed. Glass garage doors installed in place. Lots of Windows installed via a plasma cutter. Spiral staircase, new type solar tube skylights. Top end finishing inside and out. Living roof. Total build cost was $275K. (Containers were $6k each, so $24k for the 4 containers.) It turned out Awesome!
Beyond impressed. The Builder was Masterful.0 -
"Total build cost was $275K. (Containers were $6k each, so $24k for the 4 containers.) It turned out Awesome!"?
Why bother with the low rent containers if it costs that much? Unless that includes the $200K property. Did they use helicopters to bring the prefab containers to the location?0 -
If you saw the finished house, the detail work, Custom tile work, hardwood floors, extensive custom fabrication and the location, as well as the difficulty accessing the site. You might understand.
(Then again, maybe not.) This was not your average low rent Conex construction.
Maybe you can Google/or in some way access the show. Once you see the finished product, you might understand. (Then again, maybe not.)
If I had $275K to spend on a Custom one off house and location. I'd have been thrilled with the result. YVMD.0 -
I saw one of those off grid type shows and the guy used three 40" containers. Finished the exterior with barn wood siding, they didn't even look like containers when he was done. He did most of the work with a friend themselves according to the show. Set up geothermal heat, a/c along with solar power for off grid living. That would be a dream to live out in the middle of no where, hard to find much no where anymore. 0 -
I may be mistaken, but I believe it was a 5 month build. This was not slapped together. 0 -
I have built 4 custom log cabins turn key. Plus have extensive experience in framing and remodeling, years and years of that work.
I don't like the idea of building with these containers.
Yeah, to begin with, you just level 'em up and weld 'em together and in two days you have a house!
But then, what a bunch of work. Have to cut out all door and window openings with an acetalyne torch.
Then you have to insulate the entire inside to keep condensation off the walls, plus the steel walls are ugly as hell and noisy.
Same thing with the outside.
These seem, to the inexperinced, like a quick way to get a house but I bet I could frame up a better structure, in less time and for less money.0
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