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A good time to build a container home perhaps

by dukeofdoom 4y ago

postalrat 4y ago
Where do I buy these cheap containers in Minnesota?
orangepurple 4y ago
Double check what poisons they are sprayed with
- samus 4y ago
  And what was shipped inside
db48x 4y ago
Containers make terrible homes. They are engineered for a specific use, which makes them difficult to adapt to other uses.
- TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
  The company I work for did all the steel work and painting to build this: https://www.gatewaycontainersales.com.au/shipping-container-wine-tasting-centre-in-tasmania/ https://www.gatewaycontainersales.com.au/shipping-container-... Which is kinda cool. I agree, they are a really poor choice for home construction though.
  - db48x 4y ago
    I think those pictures illustrate several of the reasons you shouldn’t repurpose shipping containers into buildings. The buildings are, quite frankly, ugly. And that useless diagonal bit is really stupid. The tower for looking out over the beautiful country–side is a nice touch, but its square, blocky shape limits you to looking in four directions, making it quite inelegant. The nicest part of this project is probably the outdoor seating, and all you did there was plonk down a picnic table on some gravel. I’ve seen worse picnic tables though, so you get a few points there. I would have arranged for the courtyard to have an unobstructed view on one side, looking down the hill towards the orchard, but at least some of the tables have a view.
- ilyt 4y ago
  Probably workable if you just want a shed tho. But yeah most things I've seen are just architectural wanks on trying to make hot steel box livable by applying what would it take to build small home
skc 4y ago
I like the idea of a little home office (away from the main house) built from a single container, but not sure how feasible it is. Seems like a lot of work to get it looking good and functional.

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A good time to build a container home perhaps

by dukeofdoom 4y ago

A good time to build a container home perhaps

postalrat 4y ago
Where do I buy these cheap containers in Minnesota?
orangepurple 4y ago
Double check what poisons they are sprayed with
- samus 4y ago
  And what was shipped inside
db48x 4y ago
Containers make terrible homes. They are engineered for a specific use, which makes them difficult to adapt to other uses.
- TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
  The company I work for did all the steel work and painting to build this: https://www.gatewaycontainersales.com.au/shipping-container-wine-tasting-centre-in-tasmania/ https://www.gatewaycontainersales.com.au/shipping-container-... Which is kinda cool. I agree, they are a really poor choice for home construction though.
  - db48x 4y ago
    I think those pictures illustrate several of the reasons you shouldn’t repurpose shipping containers into buildings. The buildings are, quite frankly, ugly. And that useless diagonal bit is really stupid. The tower for looking out over the beautiful country–side is a nice touch, but its square, blocky shape limits you to looking in four directions, making it quite inelegant. The nicest part of this project is probably the outdoor seating, and all you did there was plonk down a picnic table on some gravel. I’ve seen worse picnic tables though, so you get a few points there. I would have arranged for the courtyard to have an unobstructed view on one side, looking down the hill towards the orchard, but at least some of the tables have a view.
- ilyt 4y ago
  Probably workable if you just want a shed tho. But yeah most things I've seen are just architectural wanks on trying to make hot steel box livable by applying what would it take to build small home
skc 4y ago
I like the idea of a little home office (away from the main house) built from a single container, but not sure how feasible it is. Seems like a lot of work to get it looking good and functional.