Shipping container home - I'm building one DIY - all by myself. Join me on my journey to a debt free home on a homestead. It's my personal journey and what I went through. I'll also be documenting my personal pursuit of sustainable living and gardening practices.
Have you considered concrete floor? They look pretty good and completely solve the leveling issue, as you do the entire floor as a single pour. Just make sure you have all the wiring, plumbing, etc. in the walls not under the floor. Though you could easily add in floor heating if you use a concrete floor. I'd also suggest a tankless hot water heater for all new home construction or improvement projects. They save money, eliminate waste heat from the home, and do not require a 4 to 9 sq foot waste of floor space. Most can be placed inside a standard 2x4 stud wall easily. I converted to tankless and saved $40 a month on my electricity bill by doing so.
As someone who is now permanently disabled and an amputee, I would strongly suggest you NOT use a spiral staircase in your home. Spiral stairs are tight enough to begin with, but imagine trying to lug a full laundry basket up that tight staircase every day or two. Now imagine that you have a disability as well, like a prosthetic leg. And there's no way at all to use one in a wheelchair. Plan your home to be accessible if you think you are going to spend more than 10 years there, because you are more than likely to spend at least some time injured during the next decade. Crutches, boots, etc. are common, but artificial limbs and even wheelchairs could be required as well. Planing ahead may keep you from having to redesign and rebuild your home, or even prevent you from being forced to move to a new home.
I am sooooooooo excited to watch the build. Please have more videos then the first round. You left us hanging for sooooo long then, BAM! House was finished lol!!! Missed ya buddy, best of luck on your build
Another hand... Please insert a contact detail (can be a brand new), to be able connected. Maybe someone do not want "support" you, or just "buy you a coffe", but do a cooperation... 😉👍 Me.
Nice decision. 👍 But let show you this issue from another perspective, or view. You like it or not, in the Usa, basically you all guys are slaves. Black, white, yellow, green, blue or even P!nk, you all are slaves... Your "country" was build(!) for a reason. And the bad news is, it's not for your hsppiness... ...but to support FOREVER (!) another country at the Middle-East. Basically your country is a cow, to feed another country in the Middle-East. You like it or not, but that is the freaky-fact. Anyway. I really gratulate to your all project. Nice work! 👍 Your courage, ability and opportunity gave you a chance to make your dream come true. But... ...ask yourself. What about your fella 400M people in the States? I mean, the "issue" is still there. And because the reason why your country was built(!), still exist. And no any (I repeate), no any freaky president, will change it. Not the red, not the blue ones... Why? Because in the first mili-seconds he/she will think to "change the system", "they" will give a ride him/her to Dallas, in a very very visible open cabriolet.... ...if you know what I mean. So. The only solution for the other 400M people there, to being independent from your Middle-East thick...... ...and build a new system. Good luck there! 🤞 Me.
cross beams on top of the containers front to back, aka load bearing joists then won't need posts. to be fair the floor tiles are meant to be on 3mm to 5mm ply board that wood likely fix the gap issue, [ i used wood not would as a pun ] pipe system is a Australian standard and houses over 20y old on issues, but there should be catches on all, at least this way to reduce gases in home etc plus catch jewellery and stuff dropped down
could you have put one on top for a second story and decking on top for a roof balcony. I'd wire up a large automotive rust inhibitor to add protection from rust
I like your logic an planning. An i appreciate your clafication on whats your opinion until you get things checked out by an engineer. Also killer editing
Think about I beams between floors that also stick out each side giving the support for rap around walk way and support for strength in between floors.
Looking good so far! One of the possible options I'd recommend is putting a traditional style staircase over the south side in place of a porch/overhang as: -that way it wouldn't conflict too much with the septic tank (I think? I'm no designer/builder, but I'm sure there's a way it could be incorporated without putting anything to interfere with the system), -it would give you traditional steps which would be easier to use to bring up larger items to the second floor without struggling up either of the spiral staircase, -and lastly from a first responder standpoint (Firefighter/EMT), it would allow for easier means of egress for those that might have physical difficulties going up or down such staircases, and EMS would be able to easily assist someone down regular stairs than a spiral set (trust me, been there!). Just things to think about! You're designs have all been great and I look forward to seeing whats next!!
EASY TO WALK WIDE STAIRS is what you need, to the right of your entrance, as soon as you turn RIGHT to where your editing room is, UP stairs wide, and probably at a 35`40 degree angle for easy carrying mattresses, furniture upstairs. Spiral stairs isn’t viable option, you’ll hate it. Trust me!!
Yeah, I've thought about that. My spiral staircase is going to have steps that are about 2.5' wide. It's certainly not very wide. I might end up creating some kind of second floor access doors, and any large items can be dragged up with harnesses up the side of the house and onto the deck. I don't know. Still figuring it out.
Why do you bother with the central containers rather than light gauge steel framing or structural timber framing? Could make 2 at bottom (void in centre) and a 90 degree rotated duplicate of that for 2nd floor
I haven't run a cost-benefit analysis on a middle container vs framing out myself. A single container cost me $2,435 (this includes shipping). So, I don't know...do you think framing it out myself, including roof beams, floor beams, and a sub floor, and the labor/time of building it is better than iust buying/inserting a third container? Keep in mind that for this second floor I plan to cut almost almost NONE of the corrugated walls in the second floor containers.
You know what, even though you made some mistakes, you built this home and there is something to be said about that. Cool of you to have the courage to make this video as well. Congrats on your home, I hope you are enjoying it!
The air gap between the roof and the top of the 2nd floor also adds a thermal break, to keep the heat out of your home from the sun via thermal transmission. I added a covered front porch to my home, that blocks the sun from hitting only the front wall of my home, reduced internal temps in summer by 10 to 15 degrees. I so wish I had done a full roof instead, the additional cooling would have reduced my AC bill massively, and likely would have paid for the roof by now.
Omg!! This is so hard!! I’m trying to start my process of my home and I do t know where to start!! I’ve called a few people and they said it’s 15k for just the plans!!! 😭😭😭😭
