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Topic Started: May 28 2015, 11:51 PM (1,555 Views)
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ZXTjato
May 29 2015, 11:46 PM


maybe i should move out to the woods in a metal box, sounds fabulous to me

Might be tough to do. How many woods out your way? :lol
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I'm totally awesome! I swear.

ace.of_alltrades
May 29 2015, 02:14 PM
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Here is the wood stove I built for it, kept this place warm with no insulation in single digit temperatures with easy 8 hr burn time.
Throw in a little Sepia tone, and a hundred years passage, and someone will be showing that pic off to their friends, saying: "This here was my great grandfather. He built that stove himself, with his own two hands." And his friends will marvel and say: "Wow, how provincial! Nowadays, we would just use the holographic-3D-printer app's, on our smartphones, to build us one."
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Just read an article in The Birmingham News about a guy who is building small homes out of the freight
containers.
Life in a tiny house: Container homes offer an affordable alternative to traditional building

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Shea Scully, partner and designer at FunktionArt, says he was introduced to the concept of container homes about eight years ago. Since that time he's purchased multiple recycled freight containers, fashioning them into structures for storage as well as striking visual features on the grounds of the metal fabrication shop in Woodlawn. But he dreams of building his own container home, continually researching and drawing up plans.

The sky is the limit when it comes to design and square footage, making it easy to see how dreaming up spaces could become an obsession. Purists can fashion a true tiny home from one standard-size container by cutting spaces for windows and doors and adding reinforcement and decking.

Scully has created plans for a standard 8 x 40 foot container (320 square feet) but says he's still perfecting the plans and waiting for the right opportunity.

Those seeking more volume can create eye-popping designs by stacking and connecting multiple structures. It's a challenge too interesting to pass up for architects who are creating high-end showpieces across the country.

"It's really like Legos for big boys," Scully says. "Just thinking about the possibilities is exciting."

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Creative potential isn't the only appeal. The containers are resistant to fire, termites and mold. They are also easy to move and relocate. And, in most cases, a container can become a highly original dwelling for substantially less cost than building a traditional home. Scully says many people inclined to container living come from a background in metal fabrication and have the skills to do the work themselves.

Homeowners can work directly with fabricators to create and assemble the space in a shop, forgoing standard contractor costs of building a home. Of course, many traditional costs still apply, including building a solid foundation and addressing power and plumbing needs.

These unique spaces also come with unique challenges. Structural integrity is a delicate issue. Any place where the skin is pierced for windows, doors and other additions creates the need for reinforcement. Insulation can also be tricky and drive up costs.

As more homeowners choose to create container homes, more options and services catering to the structures' specific needs become available.

"Attitudes and policies are changing," Scully says. "Five years ago, you couldn't get insurance on a container home. Now policies are readily available."

As with any tiny space, potential homeowners must decide if their lifestyle is a fit for container living. Scully recommends thinking of everything in the space in terms of multi-functional pieces.

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"I guess my background in camping has always made me think about everything having a purpose and function," he says. "Living in a container or any small space means you are forced to simplify. And, it pushes you outside more, which is always a good thing."

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I'd do it...as long as my shipping-container house sits not far from my 4+ car, high-ceiling garage. I'd be in there all day, doing my thing. Maybe a few acres around it, so I can have somewhere to play on my machines.

Naw. I'll just live over the garage. That will make things simpler.
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Well so far I am only one and first one in US to turn it into a travel trailer, thought about building more such as 20 footers. Pretty basic is live in it at RV park buy land or park it on land then build a home out of them and attach your RV to add extra room. Need to get this one done and submit it for VIN number and inspection to get a title on it. Just all confusing I will call DOT Monday.
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May 30 2015, 08:25 AM
ace.of_alltrades
May 29 2015, 02:14 PM
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Here is the wood stove I built for it, kept this place warm with no insulation in single digit temperatures with easy 8 hr burn time.
Throw in a little Sepia tone, and a hundred years passage, and someone will be showing that pic off to their friends, saying: "This here was my great grandfather. He built that stove himself, with his own two hands." And his friends will marvel and say: "Wow, how provincial! Nowadays, we would just use the holographic-3D-printer app's, on our smartphones, to build us one."
Bad part about that is state the wood stoves are strictest in the country at same time mine only emits smoke on first light up. Has secondary burn tubes and ceramic fiberboard to concentrate heat to tubes that works as baffle too, fire bricks got off ebay, the legs are from my old F350 with half inch plate of iron in bottom covered up with fire bricks anf on top to cook two pots at once. Got a glass piece will be installed this summer along with better piping going on the right way.
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Does anyone know where I can get some red iron or red oxide or 16 gauge channel iron or Z purlins?
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