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Guys; I like the idea but your prices are too high. You're in the decent trailer price range. The big advantage of a shipping container is the ability to cheap

Guys; I like the idea but your prices are too high. You're in the decent trailer price range. The big advantage of a shipping container is the ability to cheaply ship it. Once you cut into it you can't ship it anymore. It's not a great use of recycled material as it uses way too much steel for a dwelling. I'm actually in the market for a shippable shipping container house. Similar to https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sPgjndFqqwY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sPgjndFqqwY . He gives the quote of $50K including high quality fittings and market price labor. I will probably build one myself then ship it to where I need it. I'm an expat and I historically move countries every year or so. If you were to build a clone of this I would buy it. Another benefit of shippable shipping container homes is you can service customers anywhere around the globe! Not just SF.

kevin488 10y ago
At those price points these posh studio sheds become competitive https://www.studio-shed.com/ https://www.studio-shed.com/
- seanp2k2 10y ago
  The problem with all of these seems to be: where could you actually live in one in any city or suburban area? I don't reckon you can just buy a small plot of land on a residential street in San Jose and plop this down, hook up utilities, pave a driveway, and live in it. I doubt any homeowners here would want it next to them. I've never seen it done in the Bay Area. Is it possible?
  - tgragnato 10y ago
    The idea is beautiful, living "in a box" is sure something complex because of the regulations. But I remember very pleasantly a holiday in one of these prefabricated (in Sweden): with a good (big and serious) design work and targeting the recreation market they could even raise prices. An example: [http://www.vipp.com/en/shelter/the-vipp-shelter/the-vipp-shelter/ http://www.vipp.com/en/shelter/the-vipp-shelter/the-vipp-she...] - [https://youtu.be/LCyN1hxQtdA https://youtu.be/LCyN1hxQtdA] > I doubt any homeowners here would want it next to them. IMHO it all boils down to your product: if you're selling a high quality tiny home / shelter / box, then I definitely want one of those next to me.
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kevin488 10y ago

At those price points these posh studio sheds become competitive https://www.studio-shed.com/ https://www.studio-shed.com/

seanp2k2 10y ago
The problem with all of these seems to be: where could you actually live in one in any city or suburban area? I don't reckon you can just buy a small plot of land on a residential street in San Jose and plop this down, hook up utilities, pave a driveway, and live in it. I doubt any homeowners here would want it next to them. I've never seen it done in the Bay Area. Is it possible?
- tgragnato 10y ago
  The idea is beautiful, living "in a box" is sure something complex because of the regulations. But I remember very pleasantly a holiday in one of these prefabricated (in Sweden): with a good (big and serious) design work and targeting the recreation market they could even raise prices. An example: [http://www.vipp.com/en/shelter/the-vipp-shelter/the-vipp-shelter/ http://www.vipp.com/en/shelter/the-vipp-shelter/the-vipp-she...] - [https://youtu.be/LCyN1hxQtdA https://youtu.be/LCyN1hxQtdA] > I doubt any homeowners here would want it next to them. IMHO it all boils down to your product: if you're selling a high quality tiny home / shelter / box, then I definitely want one of those next to me.

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