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Anyone built a dwelling from storage containers? Fu$& rent! | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 10731617  United States07/06/2014 08:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 59985358  Australia07/06/2014 09:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The $50 & Up Underground House Book [link to opensourceecology.org] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 58365315 United States07/06/2014 09:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No, but i've considered building an adobe house. You can learn how to build the brick out of mud and small amount of portland cement. I live in Arizona so something like this is possible. Wetter climates not so much.... For Arizona it's the perfect home and good insulation during the summer and winter. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 10731617 United States07/06/2014 09:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow I'm in Arizona too but looking North so not sure the adobe thing would work up there? I helped the in laws build a log cabin from a kit but took a long time and it was plenty expensive as well. They are still not finished 8 years later. Would like to use solar as well, water would be the biggest hurdle I suppose.. |
3DC  User ID: 55224291 United States07/06/2014 09:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No, but i've considered building an adobe house. You can learn how to build the brick out of mud and small amount of portland cement. I live in Arizona so something like this is possible. Wetter climates not so much.... For Arizona it's the perfect home and good insulation during the summer and winter. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 58365315 Having lived in an adobe house for about 5 years, I concur - it's a damn good building material to use. However, there are some caveats to consider - making (as opposed to purchasing) adobe bricks is very time-consuming. You can spend a couple summers doing it depending on the size of your house. Also, you have to start heating or cooling the house a day or so before weather extremes come - if it drops to below freezing, for example, you'll never warm the place up enough unless you started when it was still warm out. Personally, if I ever move back to northern NM, I think I'm going to stick with a fortified yurt for convenience! |
| 4thhorseman User ID: 15383548 United States07/06/2014 09:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Storage containers [link to channel.nationalgeographic.com] SICSEMPERTYRANIS Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum Vi veri universum vivus vici "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact". Arthur Conan Doyle "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth". Arthur Conan Doyle MOLON LABE [link to www.usavsus.info] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 58365315 United States07/06/2014 09:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow I'm in Arizona too but looking North so not sure the adobe thing would work up there? I helped the in laws build a log cabin from a kit but took a long time and it was plenty expensive as well. They are still not finished 8 years later. Would like to use solar as well, water would be the biggest hurdle I suppose.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10731617 I don't know if I would do Adobe up north. For southern Arizona it's perfect though. You might be able to get away with it if you plaster finish the outside walls though. That's what everybody usually ends up doing anyway. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 58365315 United States07/06/2014 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No, but i've considered building an adobe house. You can learn how to build the brick out of mud and small amount of portland cement. I live in Arizona so something like this is possible. Wetter climates not so much.... For Arizona it's the perfect home and good insulation during the summer and winter. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 58365315 Having lived in an adobe house for about 5 years, I concur - it's a damn good building material to use. However, there are some caveats to consider - making (as opposed to purchasing) adobe bricks is very time-consuming. You can spend a couple summers doing it depending on the size of your house. Also, you have to start heating or cooling the house a day or so before weather extremes come - if it drops to below freezing, for example, you'll never warm the place up enough unless you started when it was still warm out. Personally, if I ever move back to northern NM, I think I'm going to stick with a fortified yurt for convenience! Thanks for the info. I've never lived in one but have always wanted to. |
| 3DC User ID: 55224291 United States07/06/2014 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow I'm in Arizona too but looking North so not sure the adobe thing would work up there? I helped the in laws build a log cabin from a kit but took a long time and it was plenty expensive as well. They are still not finished 8 years later. Would like to use solar as well, water would be the biggest hurdle I suppose.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10731617 I don't know if I would do Adobe up north. For southern Arizona it's perfect though. You might be able to get away with it if you plaster finish the outside walls though. That's what everybody usually ends up doing anyway. They are fine in higher elevation and climates. Taos, NM is full of them at 7200' altitude. You just have to do most of the work in the summertime, but they hold up just fine all year. We had winters that reached -30F outside and it was still a comfy 70 inside with the wood stove going. |
| 3DC User ID: 55224291 United States07/06/2014 09:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for the info. I've never lived in one but have always wanted to. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 58365315 I would recommend spending a few days in an adobe house before buying or building one - they are extremely unique, but for the right person they are a lot of fun and have a ton of personality. Rarely do you find perfect straight lines or totally level floors, and the rules for maintaining one are a lot different than a normal house. The last one I lived in was over 300 years old (but continually updated), and had 3 huge rooms...each one with a step down into the next one and the final going back into the first one. It was like a southwestern Escher painting :) |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 58365315 United States07/06/2014 09:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow I'm in Arizona too but looking North so not sure the adobe thing would work up there? I helped the in laws build a log cabin from a kit but took a long time and it was plenty expensive as well. They are still not finished 8 years later. Would like to use solar as well, water would be the biggest hurdle I suppose.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10731617 I don't know if I would do Adobe up north. For southern Arizona it's perfect though. You might be able to get away with it if you plaster finish the outside walls though. That's what everybody usually ends up doing anyway. They are fine in higher elevation and climates. Taos, NM is full of them at 7200' altitude. You just have to do most of the work in the summertime, but they hold up just fine all year. We had winters that reached -30F outside and it was still a comfy 70 inside with the wood stove going. Great info, thanks. |
| Double Crossed User ID: 57977011 United States07/06/2014 09:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In feb. I bought 10 acres two weeks ago I bought my first container. I will build a barn first then a house over the next five to ten years, also hoping to start a hops farm. [link to www.youtube.com] i will copy this house but with metal trusses, and i have a view of mt. shasta in ca. that takes your breath away. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 10731617 United States07/06/2014 09:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thank you for the info. I'm looking for most affordable and ease of build. This is something I would save up for each step and complete either by myself or with hired hands. I would not want it to take years though which is why I considered the storage containers. The nice thing is it seems you could always easily add on as well however we do not need a ton of space as we enjoy being outdoors weather permitting. |
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| Double Crossed User ID: 57977011 United States07/06/2014 10:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I purchesed a 40' container for 3600 delivered but price can vary and if you shop around you mite get a little cheaper. as far as building somtimes its better to let someone do things you know little about for better qualitey and time issues also I'm a plumbing con. so i barter certain things, find what your good at and stick with those things and try to barter if you can. |
| Double Crossed User ID: 57977011 United States07/06/2014 10:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I purchesed a 40' container for 3600 delivered but price can vary and if you shop around you mite get a little cheaper. as far as building somtimes its better to let someone do things you know little about for better qualitey and time issues also I'm a plumbing con. so i barter certain things, find what your good at and stick with those things and try to barter if you can. |
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| green_girl User ID: 57928875 Canada07/06/2014 11:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How much do the containers cost? I'm thinking a 2 story with two welded together so to keep costs down and possibly add a " wing" later. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10731617 be careful stacking them. The sides are not meant to hold much weight and can collapse. You would need to reinforce and that could run the cost up. :malefav: I love this place!! |
| Donkey Jaw User ID: 47319047 United States07/06/2014 11:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How much do the containers cost? I'm thinking a 2 story with two welded together so to keep costs down and possibly add a " wing" later. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10731617 be careful stacking them. The sides are not meant to hold much weight and can collapse. You would need to reinforce and that could run the cost up. Don't they stack all of them on ships? He who has the Son has life. He who has not the Son of God has not life. 1John 5:12 |
| green_girl User ID: 57928875 Canada07/06/2014 11:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How much do the containers cost? I'm thinking a 2 story with two welded together so to keep costs down and possibly add a " wing" later. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10731617 be careful stacking them. The sides are not meant to hold much weight and can collapse. You would need to reinforce and that could run the cost up. Don't they stack all of them on ships? yes, until you cut out any of the walls for windows or doors, then they become very very weak. came across the info on someone else's blog about building their own. :malefav: I love this place!! |
| Double Crossed User ID: 57977011 United States07/07/2014 12:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How much do the containers cost? I'm thinking a 2 story with two welded together so to keep costs down and possibly add a " wing" later. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10731617 be careful stacking them. The sides are not meant to hold much weight and can collapse. You would need to reinforce and that could run the cost up. Don't they stack all of them on ships? yes, until you cut out any of the walls for windows or doors, then they become very very weak. came across the info on someone else's blog about building their own. like any structure you must find bearing point and build to them not to lose your structural load but it is not that difficult. but i would rather build out than up if possible, I look at long term and if I retire in this same home I don't want to be old and have to battle with stairs |
