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Amazing what you can do with some ingenuity and hard work! Great job
Owner must be a hunter who's keeping the local taxidermist busy
Thank you Elke Mariotti!
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Originally Posted by Hopes
I showed hubby these links as an idea for a second building on our second hunting fishing property. He thinks the containers probably cost 8k each. It's not a possibility for where we want to build though. There's no way we could get them back our 1 mile long driveway. Plus, the frame for a cottage would cost less than the cost of the containers and to haul them in place. I suspect this is only a good idea for someone who can get their hands on containers for free or a bargain price.
The containers are usually 2,500-4,000, mine were $3,500 ea. delivered.
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Originally Posted by geos
What a great job. Low cost, energy efficient, low maintenance (no shingles, siding), fire, insect, rodent, hurricane resistant.
Thank you geos!
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Originally Posted by Tightwad
WOW!! Give the owner a little credit for all the hard work he put in providing a solid affordable (paid for?) home. It sure beats the heck outta the debt ridden Mac Mansions that Americans seem to favor now.
Sure, it's unconventional but so was a sod house back when the country was being settled. If noting else is was a paid for roof over your head. Good grief..
Thanks Tightwad! If only we could buy some folks for what they are worth and sell them for what they think they are worth, we could all hire some guy with plaid pants, a fuzzy collar around his neck that talks with a lisp to do all our designing, you know ah someone like twinkletoes
Beneath the wood container flooding is nothing but steel framing. Those containers are not 100% steel enclosed as the base is open beneath the wood floor planking. The owner left plain dirt beneath, no moisture barrier, no gravel. What is goint to deter termites or woodchucks? What is going to keep those planks from rotting through from trapped moisture?
Unless you live in outer space, I think all building's are built on the ground. My home, (not my fall back shelter) is a 2,100 sqf home built less then 6 years ago, no "vapor barrier" . I am 57 and any single story house I have ever owned or bought with a crawl space did not have a vapor barrier.
But like any single story home, I added crawl space ventilation PLUS a 230 humidity controlled fan to draw air through it.
Also you don't see it but the wood floors are actually treated with a moister barrier somewhat like what is used on basement walls.
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I hate to break it to the guy, but the first time he uses that hand pump in the kitchen he is going bash his knuckes into the cabinet above it.
20yrsinBranson
It is like a mob mentality here, geez! You really think I just threw it up there and called it good
Picture in the full drawn position. My gosh.
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Originally Posted by southgeorgia
i just noticed in the pictures that the bathroom vanity light is wired w/ zip line running along the metal wall, and there is no gfi protection.
1st, the vanity lights are only 12 volt. If in oh lets say 30-40 years from now when the coating on the wires get brittle and by some chance it shorts out, then I will have to change a tiny little fuse replace the wires and wait another 30-40 years. I will say that that was one spot that I had original only planed on using the switch on the vanity itself, but after installing the light, it was so inconvenient to use the switch because of it's height, I decided to add the wall switch, thus the wires.
It is like a mob mentality here, geez! You really think I just threw it up there and called it good
Picture in the full drawn position. My gosh.
The pump handle does not go as high up as others I have seen (and used) in the past.
I did not read the entire blog, just looked at the pictures and read the captions....one question....is this going to be a fulltime/part time residence or just a get-away/bug out place?
The pump handle does not go as high up as others I have seen (and used) in the past.
I did not read the entire blog, just looked at the pictures and read the captions....one question....is this going to be a fulltime/part time residence or just a get-away/bug out place?
I was just wondering. Thanks.
20yrsinBranson
This was only built as a bug out shelter for my family encase of a disaster either man made or natural. But I wanted it to be as comfortable as possible in the event that we would have to stay in it for a prolonged period. It is still a work in progress, but it is usable now as is. I still have awnings I am going to be putting above the windows. I also have solar collectors that have not been put up yet, and a little more painting to do, and maybe there will always be something I want to add to or improve on in the future.
Actually, I'm just from the midwest where home inspectors and mold remediators alike highly recommend the installation of moisture barriers for homes on crawl spaces if they don't already have them.
Someone asked if I would have painted or sided. I would have painted with a heavy marine based primer and paint like the Navy uses to deter rust and done all my insulating, except for the floor, on the interior.
Shipping containers must run high for where you are. Mine last year was under $2K, delivered (100 mile delivery).
Do you have an independent water collection system or drilled well? I didn't see any photos of it.
Thanks.
Edited to add: Just a suggestion but you might consider putting a "well" around those vents below the container base so that water from the elevated rock landscaping doesn't flow back under the structure. 16 ga. steel corrugated pipe cut in half works well if you don't have leftover container metal you can use/bend.
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Actually, I'm just from the midwest where home inspectors and mold remediators alike highly recommend the installation of moisture barriers for homes on crawl spaces if they don't already have them.
Someone asked if I would have painted or sided. I would have painted with a heavy marine based primer and paint like the Navy uses to deter rust and done all my insulating, except for the floor, on the interior.
Shipping containers must run high for where you are. Mine last year was under $2K, delivered (100 mile delivery).
Do you have an independent water collection system or drilled well? I didn't see any photos of it.
Thanks.
Edited to add: Just a suggestion but you might consider putting a "well" around those vents below the container base so that water from the elevated rock landscaping doesn't flow back under the structure. 16 ga. steel corrugated pipe cut in half works well if you don't have leftover container metal you can use/bend.
I have a drilled well, that is it pictured just in front of the cabin/shelter.
I am planning on putting a well around the vents, just one of those things I haven't got to yet. Also, another thing you do not see is that just under the porch is the lowest spot under the cabin, and in that area is a gravel bed with a 4" pipe buried in it that goes into another gravel bed at the front of the retaining wall at a slope so to drain any water that tries to accumulate there.
This was only built as a bug out shelter for my family encase of a disaster either man made or natural. But I wanted it to be as comfortable as possible in the event that we would have to stay in it for a prolonged period. It is still a work in progress, but it is usable now as is. I still have awnings I am going to be putting above the windows. I also have solar collectors that have not been put up yet, and a little more painting to do, and maybe there will always be something I want to add to or improve on in the future.
Aside from the wonderfully large pantry, there isn't much storage (i.e. closets), I realize that space was a premium, of course. But in the event of SHTF scenario, stockpiling necessities would be a consideration.
I love the furniture, by the way and the tongue and groove pine is very very nice. (makes me want to do this to our interior at home!
Aside from the wonderfully large pantry, there isn't much storage (i.e. closets), I realize that space was a premium, of course. But in the event of SHTF scenario, stockpiling necessities would be a consideration.
I love the furniture, by the way and the tongue and groove pine is very very nice. (makes me want to do this to our interior at home!
20yrsinBranson
Thank you. The shelter sits on 4 acres that also includes a 20'X40' barn with a inclosed 10'X20' shed. You can't see it in any of the photo's but it is nestled in the trees just behind the cabin. I have lots of space in there to store extra supplies.
This picture was taken during the dirt work. You can see the barn in the background. I have a couple horses, and so the front part is shelter for them.
The only question I have is what would it have cost to build an identical structure (same sq foot, same interior layout, same ammenaties) as a conventional stick built home?
I have traveled all over and seen container homes in all parts of the world. Some dam good, others just a step above corregated metal shanties. They are very popular 9and affordable) when trying to get housing for people who live in makeshift shanties. A 40' container (no matter how simple) is a heck of a upgrade from cardboard, broken pallets and tarps. But everyone I ever spoke to who actually built one as a conventional residence said it cost more to convert a container than it would have been to build it from scratch.
Yes, way to many people love to nit pick or find fault with other people when they don't have to look them in the eye! Show how much insecurity there is in the world.
FWIW, I think you did one hellava job on a very difficult project.
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