shipping containers
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- Krassy0
Coming soon to my neighborhood here in San Diego - Shipping Container temporary park
- uan0
- detritus0
- lolscarabin
- 14 gauge steel walls do not sweat.organicgrid
- pretty sure we're the only ones who get that reference detritusscarabin
- kona0
- I believe the place is called 404 Kitchen.kona
- nice, getting a 'new aesthetic' vibe. looks like a render.kingsteven
- Gnash0
I liked the initial novelty of repurposing those things, but the majority of these - in this thread - would probably be cheaper to build without the container. they look as if the designers only use a container so they can be all, "look at my awesome container build!"
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- What and how will it be cheaper to build without container? Source please?organicgrid
- lol - you are missing the pointfadein11
- utter gashfadein11
- I think a major point in using containers is they are strong as fuck, storm resistance on a budget.ZOOP
- For many this is not a novelty, up recycling, 40-60-% cheaper than building a traditional house, and weather proof.organicgrid
- The cost is comparable to regular stick construction. By the time you clean, insulate, cut, etc., you'll exceed regular costsformed
- utopian0
I am hoping to build my dream home from recycled 40' High Cube containers. There are countless ways to configure the containers, they are legos.
- sarahfailin0
pizza restaurant in sacramento built with shipping containers
- monNom0
These actually cost more to build than just custom fabricating a steel enclosure to looks like a shipping container. (cutting/modifying/retrofitting are expensive). The only reason you'd do this is if you needed to prep a unit and truck it out to the middle of nowhere because labour would be too expensive where you need to build. In which case you might as well just buy a portable. Also, they are like 7' tall inside the insulated ones.
- Beardy0
Project we did end of last year. Cut up an old shipping container and posted it into this shop...
http://www.hooperberg.com/#hub-b…
- utopian1
The father the shipping container. Malcolm McLean: Unsung Innovator Who Changed the World.