Comments on: Global Portable Buildings

By: Maz

Maz — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:51:28 +0000

G’day,
Check these guys out in Oz, that are doing the second story homes from shipping containers http://www.royalwolf.com.au/products/accommodation.aspx and these guys at Outdoors Direct do a great job in the interior department http://www.outdoordirect.com.au/relocatable_buildings.html

Cheers Maz

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:27:57 +0000

I have done some design work for these units. I helped a buddy pick one up for 1600 (new 8×40) and pay 200 for delivery. Cost 450 to hoist into place on concrete pylons. This unit is in the mountians and must maintain a 50 lbs. per sq ft snow load. Fleshing out the interior with VERY nice appointments (think old fashion study with custom furnature) cost approximately 20k. With land, construction, etc, grand total was 45k. When sealed it is wind proof to 110mph winds, semi fire proof (10 min direct contact), water proof to sustained flooding, and can take approximatley 32,000 lb vertical load.

It is a lego block… just awaiting your imagination.
Good luck
-Jason

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:58:50 +0000

hey Daniel

Are you still in Afghanistan?
I just came back a few weeks ago. I was sent over to become a certified sea can inspector, but the company I was working for failed to register me for the exam (written once a year only), so I came back to Canada. I didn’t see any soldiers living in sea cans, but there are a lot of them being used for offices. The new Canadian soldiers living quarters are ISO huts, I however lived in a weather haven tent.
Colette ?? As in Ryan & Colette ??
Make sure you check the local bylaws. In Haliburton Highlands East where my property is located I wouldn’t be able to bring in one of these huts. Maybe if I approached the municipality they would grant me a permit, but I doubt it very much.

By: Taryn Merrick

Taryn Merrick — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:54:37 +0000

Does anyone know the approximate ball park range of these international shipping containers? I am thinking of the 48′ ones with the 9′6″ ceilings…

By: James

James — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:14:17 +0000

Although there are different types of saunas, steam (traditional) saunas are what most people think of when saunas are mentioned. Traditional steam saunas have been used for hundreds of years by many different societies for many different reasons and are relatively new to the United States. Today traditional saunas fall in the same luxury category as hot-tubs and are becoming somewhat more affordable starting roughly at US $2500.

By: Colette

Colette — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:55:12 +0000

What is the R value? Is this suitable for Canadian winters?

By: Kent

Kent — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:37:50 +0000

Thanks Gus for your input on container construction. You have had personal experience with it and I have not and I appreciate your perspective on the subject.

Kent

By: Gus Smith

Gus Smith — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:50:05 +0000

The advantage of container housing over mobile homes is they are sturdier construction from the shell. They are enormously stronger in the event of very high winds, i.e., tornado.
If constructed properly, they are also very secure from break-in.
Also, they can be moved on a wrecker, no need for a permit to transport.
I suggest you search more this method of recycling the vast quantity of these containers entering the USA.

By: Kent

Kent — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:18:25 +0000

Hey Tyler – You might want to check out this site on making second story elements. I was planning on writing a post on it when it gets near completion. I think you will find it interesting.
http://www.fabprefab.net/smf/index.php?topic=1439.0

Kent

By: tyler

tyler — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:08:38 +0000

Good points Kent, like I said the interior is quite nice. I wonder what the possibilities would be of rotating them end over end and establishing a second story element or a loft?

Good luck to you Daniel, come home safe.