Great video! For all those complaining about permit costs.... I opened a bar in downtown Los Angeles and it cost nearly $75000 in permits alone (to include the price of a "glorified" permit expediter - $25K). Look, California is not cheap, but videos like this are invaluable because it demonstrates the importance of being financially prepared to start any new construction and/or buildout in California. Be prepared for hidden costs by at least 25%. Once again, great video Ben.
I live in Chicago, it's called responsible building. Cooper plumbing, electrical lines in metal conduit, hurricane roof clips, 2x6 structure... People wonder why homes cost 350k+ ... Safety
@bla blahblah you people miss out on how shitty your housing market becomes if you don't have proper regulations. Besides, I bet the required planning for this project helped him to avoid costly mistakes.
@@hardworkingsloth Californian: We got Earthquakes and Fires. Floridian: We got Tornadoes, Hurricanes, insane Florida men. You can't beat that! California: Well... your stupid!
This is some next level RU-vid. I feel like you could make the episodes a little longer. This way better than anything on TV. There is so much good stuff here. Great job Ben 😁
To each their own, but I enjoyed how concise yet detailed the video was. Too many vids on youtube are bloated and filled with useless fluff. Maybe a bit more info on the septic design though, eh? I'm just glad this isn't some kind of family vlog and we have 30min of pet and kid filler.
Finally an actual detailed video to help those interested in the nuts and bolts of the project. Well explained, good detail (don’t be afraid to show more). I think those who are watching this type of video are really interested in every step. Great work. Truly a good example for others when doing videos online
Licensed California architect here - Slab on grade was the way to go. Just bolt the container to a raised perimeter curb, and use the bolts to level it. You have to anchor it anyway. My concern is with having mild still / galvanized steel in direct contact with concrete. You should be fine up in the high desert, but this would pose corrosion issues in a damp environment. ...and I'm gonna go ahead and guess this ended up costing significantly more than traditional type 5 construction on a per-square foot basis. That's fine, but people should know what to expect from a cost standpoint.
William Hogan ...this was an exercise in millennial cuteness, in pursuit of repurposed utility. A conventional interior, built in a steel oven in the desert at enormous cost, relative to market value. The nature of the foundation type and reactive metals on concrete, not withstanding.
@@AS-mv7tm but you wouldnt be in california!!! I've been in most states of the U.S and cali is one of the best to live in...every state has its positives and negatives..
@@MUGGLE137: If I were offered to live in California in exchange for five million dollars, I'd spend minutes in serious consideration. Ultimately, I'd agree because I'd need the money, but I'd hesitate for a great deal of time. Anything less than five million and I'd probably counter-offer suicide.
I pour and finish concrete. Have worked with concrete for over two decades, growing up around the trade. You did a VERY neat and accurate description of all the processes involved. I hate the heat and the filth, and the dry skin. But I love seeing a finished slab I installed, perfectly measured and neatly troweled. I look forward to seeing the following episodes!
I have a container shop here in Alaska. It's a 20 and a 40 jointed together side by side. I just have it sitting on rail road ties and it lived through a 6.0 earth quake last November. Only a few things fell over
@@squigglewacks it's bc he has it sitting up on railroad ties. U could do radiant heat in the floors. The guy in T.N. knows wat he's doing & his builds r 20k if u don't want granite & things like that.
@@squigglewacks ck. Out Incredible Tiny Homes out of T.N. owner Randy Jones. His video this week shows 7 new one & a container that he has the floor out of to be shown at a later date. He has a FB acct. Too, but I don't do fb. There's also Container Acre, just found them. Don't know when they did their build but r about to do another one. Wasn't alot of info out there when they did the first one. A new insulation made just for containers called insofast.com with a r-11 rating & cuts out condensation inside. Hope this helps!!
only thing I didn't like about the video was there wasn't another to watch right after!!!! ahhhh!!! now I'm waiting anxiously. keep up the great work. love your vids
Price was quite reasonable, actually. It included all of the engineering and design drawings and construction documents. Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services are typically 25 to 35 percent of the total construction value. If a "stock" design were used, the A&E team would have used already proven plans that can be site adapted. The cost would have been 40 to 50 percent lower for the package.
That is actually really expensive for land that has no real resources. Can’t grow anything or mine anything. Can’t even move dirt on your property without paying for even more permits and studies.
It has been a few decades, but farm land in central New York State was going for $100 an acre (or rather, 10,000 acres for $1,000,000). I remembered Michigan as being cheap a few years ago, and a quick search shows 1 acre lots for $45,000 but also 40 acre parcels for $200,000-$400,000. 200 acres for $1.4m, 400 acres for $12m, so it can vary widely. Rule of thumb: land gets cheaper in bulk. This is partly because large parcels are generally far from cities and schools, and being close to those things makes land worth more, and partly because large parcels will include some land that can't be built on (too swampy, no water, bad drainage, unstable soil, etc) and would thus be hard to sell. Bonus for you if the reason you wanted that land was to prevent someone from building something ugly in the middle of the pretty view. :)
Ben, fantastic video! I do shipping container projects myself and I still learned a lot from your video - extreme helpful and informative. For of the people focused on how expensive and what a pain in the ass California is to when building: You are 100% correct with respect to both. That said though, do the quick numbers. Assuming you’re $100k all in on this house: -You can easily AirBNB it for $275 in Joshua Tree -It’s booked less than 1/3 of the time (120 days a year), again, no problem in Joshua Tree -You pay it off in 3 years -Starting year 4, you’re bringing in $30k+ per year with that property minimum; you can realistically book more nights and/or increase the rate and get closer to $50k+ Food for thought.
The construction codes and rules in Nevada are trying to catch up with California. It's ridiculous. We wanted to put up a metal garage for storage on our 1.25 Acre lot and they forbid it because there was no house on the property.
This is great. I’ve been listening to you talk about this for months and I’m so stoked to finally see it in detail. Bravo! I can’t wait for the next video.
For a shipping containers we usually go with pillar foundation design, depending on the environment and frost line depth we drill about 1,5m in depth and ~10-20cm in diameter, put in concrete and metal bases just like in your initial drawings. There is also full metal screw in type of pillars, some people use them because they are cheaper alternative, but I am not sure if they are better, those are basically big and long metal screws, they just go in the ground and thats all. These foundations are usually used for smaller constructions. The foundation you used here would be considered as too much in most of the countries, we usually use these foundations for a traditional houses, although we make them deeper, that probably depending on a frost line, usually we dig in ~1,5m depth here in Lithuania.
CA: HEY STOP!! Builder:? What? CA: Do you have a permit? Builder: Sure right here. CA: No No No my friend I need the permit for this permit to be permitted.
sounds like California is even worse than Germany/most of Europe because we slapped a container on our property , needed no real building permit but a pointpermit like you need for a garage or a new driveway and it did not have to have any foundation, we put some welded railway rail frame and a few pieces of concrete tiles/bricks below we just needed to prove that it is removeable without any pollution and that the chimney and sewage dont leak - e just use it for storage and workroom but you could live in there you should have taken a coolingcontainer, they are already isolated and got some electronics installed you can repurpose get some old windows from a demolition site-just be there at the rigth time and ask if you can cut some windows with the framework out to repurpose them, here you get your windows almost for free As if a container would collapse from a earthquake, just ask those people if they are capable of breatheing and thinking at the same time what do they imagine? a landslide with the container skiing and rolling down a mountain
i love micro housing, especially shipping container homes, but there are so few start-to-finish filmed documentaries about the process. this is exciting! i wouldn’t build one myself, but i love witnessing the elements of building that i’ve never considered, like the rebar grid for the concrete foundation, requirements for the container quality, etc. excited to see more of this series!
This is exactly what I was looking for but I want to double the size and go underground! I live in central LA where house prices are $1M minimum. In the next few years I would like to get a little more privacy and create an artist commune in the desert for musicians, producers, film makers, dancers, painters, photographers, designers, engineers, etc. Having enough spaces for people to come and go and create music and projects would be crucial. Thanks again! :D
You should look into Helical Piers. They are very easy to install and perform better than concrete under seismic loads because they allow movement. This would give you fast installation, adjustability, and a steel connection to your cargo containers.
If you're gonna have multiple containers, it would make sense to lay them out as a perimiter to form a courtyard. You can then erect shade cloth over this courtyard to create a sort of greenhouse where you could have a nice garden which may even provide a haven from the dry heat of the environment. Also, I would have put cyclone bolts into the concrete slab and tied the containers to them.
I'm building what I call a hybrid container home, in Upstate South Carolina. The basic permit was about $1100.00. I'm making 2 stacks of 2, 24' apart, on two end piers each stack, foundation wall on the inside facing sides, and 2 cylindrical piers, 12" diameter, starting with 2'wide x 1' thick footings all around. Add to that a foundation wall riser, 12" wide, 12" high, then narrowed to 7" wide, total rise 36". The entire foundation wall, with change in thickness was a monolithic pour. The inside has a 4" ledge, upon which the garage floor is poured. In each end of the end piers (18" wide by 81/2' x 40" high), are steel plates 1/2" thick x 12" x 14", with 5/8-11 threaded anchor "L" bolts in each plate, 4 each, embedded in the piers. Other plates are similarly embedded in the foundation walls and side piers. The bottom containers are to be welded to the plates. Top containers attached using standard shipping lockdowns to bottoms. Roof over entire structure, second floor uses I beams, bar joists, etc. This design does away with room width limitations between upper containers. Only openings in containers are for doors and windows. Rectangular tubing frames for all openings. Main living space is on upper floor, 1600sq/ft. Lower level is garage, workshop/ utility bottom left container, entrance hall and office/ den for right side. Stairway is alongside inner wall of right container. The ends are to be structural steel standard metal building design. With the rebar, I welded all risers, etc. This house will last for generations, weather storms, etc. Compared to the stick built on slab houses popping up around here, they are as a cheap car compared to a dump truck, structurally. BTW, I'm doing most of the work myself. I have an older Bobcat to be my workhorse. I would NEVER consider building in a high overhead, control freak state like Kleptifornicatia. And... I'm on 3 acres, with a creek running along the south boundary. The Smokies are 20 minutes north of here, Asheville 55 miles north. I will have water, no matter what happens in the desert out there. Water was one of my must haves. One more thing: this isn't meant to be cheap to build. It is meant to be solid shelter, not a temporary sticks and osb "tent."
this is going to be a great series. the project looks great, the site looks inviting, and the concept of the three separate buildings is cool. Not a new idea, but definitely one that makes a lot sense with a stable weather climate. cant wait to see this one unfold.
@5:22 is the best part of the video. You've done an amazing job detailing and explaining the process of erecting a house on an empty property. Great video!!
The house plans i used are now available for sale here: gum.co/WLXVe Link to the company i bought my shipping containers from: www.containerdiscounts.com/shipping-containers-for-sale-home-made-modern Follow us on instagram for project updates: instagram.com/benjaminuyeda/ We are still working on getting the website for this project up and running so please be patient.
@@b-annm5571 you see people this is a GREAT idea in south Africa- it makes sense people to fill it with all supply's, a generator, beds, a scooter,tools, a gas grill, 4x4s to set it on and build a bug screen surround, a water reservoir,plumbing etc and etc. ship all this on a freighter and call it a cheap home but in America?? not as sensible of a choose in my book ;) but to each his own.
You were soo friggin informational. THANK YOU FOR YOUR AWESOMENESS! Please, keep this up. You're inspirational and educational, in other words YOU ROCK 😎👷♂️👨🏫🤙🏾
Now THAT'S a concrete project! I've been so excited for this to come out, Ben! I really like the format and how you explained why you landed on the slab on grade style foundation...that is the kind of information that almost all building shows seem to lack. Can't wait for episode 2!
Nice work! I’m also a designer in Los Angeles and I know exactly how rigorous the permit process is. I Just finished my detached new 1200sq. ft. ADU in the back of my house I had to go through additional requirements like Low Impact Development Design..It wasn’t easy but got the Final Inspection approval yesterday 🙌👍🤜. For the 18” min. Crawlspace I believe there is an exemption to that rule if you use a naturally durable or preservative-treated structural floor system. But going with a monolithic slab foundation is a good choice and Engineers prefer to use it when designing a new house for is structural reasons. I can’t wait for the next episode!
I see a lot of negativity around here, and I’ll just say you DID IT GREAT! It’s inspirational to see how some people actually come out and take the things even when it is challenging and many don’t dare to even think of it, mediocrity or fear, or just broke people. Claps to you and great documentary, subscribed and supporting ❤️❤️!!!
This was my dream I rented a house in Joshua Tree for three years with the plans on buying land and building my own shipping container house. After dealing with San Bernardino permit department and the state of California in general I said eff it. I’ve now bought a retired SnapOnTruck that I’m converting into a tiny home on wheels
Nomad News, can you give me your input about building in San Bernardino, I'm buying a house on one acre lot in Hesperia and hoping to have an ADU as a container house. Much appreciated if I can hear from you soon.
So much California bashing, but it is an awesome place to live. Yes, California is not cheap. Yet, our weather and options of entertainment and outdoor adventures are the best in the US hands down. You get what you pay for. It is really cheap to live in tornado ally.
yes! California sucks. All of these commenters should stay far away. Please just stay where you are and keep doin' what you're doin' to make your town and lives so much better. Nothing to see here in Cali.
My son is stationed at 29 palms and just bought a beautiful home near the Joshua tree. We were able to come out there finally and visit. He took us to the Joshua tree. Amazing place.
@@geothr33 idk but usually sprinklers destroy almost as much of your inventory as a housefire would - the difference being that the sprinklers saves the house itself which the fire could easily burn to the ground. In this case, what is there really to save? The shipping container which is effectively the house? What do you really need sprinklers for here, I mean worst case you go and buy another shipping container lmao. Everything inside it will be ruined by the water anyways.
This is great. I particularly liked the detail in the foundation construction. I live on the east coast and when building on a sloped site, we struck a large continuous seam of rock. So we decided to anchor one corner of the house basement on this bedrock, poured the slab , built up the walls and used floating “I” beams to act as a dish type bearings to support the weight of the house on top, in case of earth quake. It was actually cheaper to build like this and people thought I was crazy. 2 earthquakes later, the house has settled nicely into the sloped site. In a container this would simply look like a single independent pedestal post under each corner with a cast iron dish and a corresponding twist lock with a cast iron ball. The whole structure “ floats “ on the four corners.
So glad you made this second channel! It really does feel like a legitimate television series is being born! Thank you Ben And I will see you next week in Atlanta. This time I won’t make you sign my hat.😂 Chris
I'm curious about what why you spaced out the containers the way you did, as opposed to connecting all of them to create one space. Wouldn't keeping them separate make it more complicated to heat and cool? I'm excited for the next episode!
The corners of containers are strongest, all the weight up to 20+ tonn rests on those 4 points. I'd just have dug 4 corner holes in the ground, compacted them and poured in concrete, and made sure it was all leveled. Also put container-shoes (Twistlock) in/on the concrete to better keep the container in place during windy conditions, they do grab alot of wind these big boxes.
I would have hired a piling/foundation drill, then inserted used carpet roll tubes then fill with various size aggregate + compact at each stage + insert reinforce rods and pour concrete using air pokers to reduce air pockets, but it important to remember that the altering/cutting out of container walls does compromise its structure if not supported underneath, so I would have the container resting on 8 points ( 4 each side on 40 ft container to possible reduce flex),...the `Twistlock` is a great idea.
As a brit I think I would feel the need to riot if I had to pay $25000 for permits to build a simple shipping container house. I would definitely consider living in another state over something like that.
this isn't the norm. only in the shithole from hell known as leftist progressive california. trust me, people are migrating out of CA in droves. it's an absolute hellhole of marxist propaganda and unbelievably corrupt bureaucracy
I purchased the Containers of Hope plan set and I intend to build on rural property in NE Scottsdale, AZ. I am going with individual pier footers because I’m in a flood plain. The option is either to build a huge, non natural-looking pad (roughly $50k) or elevate the home at least 36” above the dirt level. With shipping containers it’s easy to do the latter. Going with pier footers is not only greatly more affordable than building up the pad, but it will also allow me to run ALL my systems under the containers, which will also make them easier to service and repair. Plus my home won’t look like it’s in a valley and my views won’t be blocked when other “traditional” homes get built around me.
What I found interesting to see, that the plastic foil that was used to cover the floor area before the pouring, was covered with sand. In Western European countries, the plastic barrier is used to prevent sand, or dirt being near, or at risk of getting in contact with the concrete, as it could comprise the concrete mixture. It is also common to put the plastic all the way underneath the concrete, and not just underneath the thinner floor area. The small prefabricated concrete blocks, are used to highten the rebar but serve to keep the plastic in place. Also it is mandatory in our area to use a vibrating surface or penetrating compactor, to increase concrete strength. Using the slab on grade seems a sensible compromise, I was wondering if insulation (HD graphite EPS e.g.) was considered placing underneath the slab. NIce vid!
mglmouser I wouldn’t think so? Depends how much the containers cost and then compare that to the average cost to bet sq. Foot of a traditional build. Honestly I think some of those surveys are not necessary. But who knows, $25k might be a bargain compared to other parts of CA and traditional builds?
I'm very surprised at the size of the foundations for such a small and considerably light dwelling. And of course you answered the question later in the video :) The raised piers are good for airflow and accessing pipework in the future. I also find you get a little less creepy crawlies.
I am a geotechnical engineer. Considering the stiff soil conditions, I would simply excavate about 50 cm of soil and replace it with gravel followed by compaction. Nothing much, There are 2 main risk scenarios while laying a structure above a soil 1) Settlements 2) Bearing capacity. I do not think there are any risks since the soil conditions within the site are already too damn good and drainable. Sorry to say but the structure engineer fooled you to earn some cash.
Exactly what I was thinking, that foundation was way way way over the top, and they never even ran his popups through it, that ground is solid probably hasn't moved for thousands of years, he was taken for a ride indeed
Gravel was my first thought too, but I use to live in louisiana, where everyone was cheap, and all the ground was mushy and wet... so thick layers of gravel are used all over the place, foundations, roads, parking lots, walk paths, etc anything where you don't want it to be a puddle tomorrow.
Not at all. I come from the land of floods and there is gravel everywhere. If you are really worried about it you can make sure to set up barriers to route the water around the structure, and to stop the gravel from being carried off. Even just sandbags works for this, if you want something temporary you can store for less of an eye sore when you are using the structure.
imran zafar just gravel ? Earthquakes can / will shear off plumbing and electrical stubs , ground squirrels, prairie dogs , hedge hogs will burrow through edge of gravel creating a massive rodent network to live on , which brings snakes , you'd be dealing with rodents and snakes constantly
The amount of paperwork (and its cost!) is crazy. In Poland, if the land is generally accepted to build there anything, you can build something up to 35m2 and 5m hight without any permit. And permits takes time but cost closer to $250 than $25000.
A non sarcastic comment from Jackman?! Are pigs flying?! :-) Really love the maker community encouraging one another. That can't always be said about other industries.
@@jaredstarnes6668 oh man, I don't remember leaving this comment, I must have been half asleep looking at the lack of sarcasm. Let me try again... Hey Ben, could you please wear a tighter shirt next time?
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If I do this, I'm going with the crawl space option; much easier to run and hide and access all the mechanical, electrical and plumbing; and much cheaper.
I was thinking the same. Plenty of room to run plumbing, electrical, etc. with a house of that size. Though I wonder how difficult it would be to change plumbing, electrical, etc. later on if done this way. I'm not very experienced in that so I don't know.
I have been interested in shipping container living for awhile now, but couldn’t find much info on the actual build. Thank you for this! So informative! What is your IG account called?
Me, too. I have no problems with railings if I want to build decking 18 inches above the ground. In fact, I plan on making the tops of the containers usable as decks so there will have to be railings on the containers, too.
So far I've seen one suggestion for a different foundation and about 200 gripes about California. I would agree with that one suggestion: use piers at each corner. To deal with the lateral stability issue, make the piers sit on massive footers. Or use the box itself as a structural element. The connection between the pier and the box would have to be totally rigid in all directions, which might call for some additional steel welded to the outside of the box. I could see I-beams welded vertically to each corner, and then extending downward and embedding in the piers. Or something. Can't wait to see how he insulates this thing.
@@toothlessgrin7540 That's right, he said that. And he wanted to keep the floor level with an outdoor deck, so that would have to be raised too. Hm. Not to argue with his priorities, but I think I would have gone with a raised house and deck. That might also have helped the house adapt to the site, which isn't totally flat, it appears. I don't recall why he rejected a perimeter wall foundation.
Good idea. Stay in your cold place with -70F winters, while we grow lemons. There is a reason for rules. This is earthquake country, wildfires too. This is paradise. We want to keep it that way.
@@ArtKrishnamurti And as for you, where do you live? In India? Your neighbor Pakistan just shot down two of your jets. Nice place. Can't fly on a plane without getting shot down. What a great place to live - shortage of everything, rations, queuing up for basics, and cannot even breathe the air for pollution. Keep on living there. I have nice sea breezes so clean and pure.
@@strohdog242 Where do you live? What do you like about it? I'm genuinely curious. I like the weather here, no snow mostly. I also like the laws that protect you in many ways. But yes, it is hard for permits, earthquake design, eco design, etc
@@TheLegendaryFolklore I get that, I'm just wondering what the problem would be structurally if you did that. It seems like it would be perfectly fine in a saner state.
@@andrewmalone8709 it would be, but considering it's Cali, I think seismic waves would just kick the house into waves and shred the container one pillar at a time instead of a solid platform.
Cross bracing of the I-beams would likely have provided the stability needed. That would tie the two I-beams together and prevent them from rolling due to lateral movement. This type of cross-braced I-beam frame used to support large industrial cooling towers mounted on spring vibration isolation mounts, which in turn would be bolted to the concrete. This type of equipment is located at ground level and on building roof tops where seismic anchorage requirements are greater. Cheers
I used to Live in JT, really unique little place. If you can get over the 105 degree heat and the random snow in winter it’s chill. But there is a reason I’m leaving the state and 25,000 permits to ask to build on your own land is definitely one of them.
Hello there. I popped in your videos and I pretty enjoy them. Well done for your effort. I am an engineer myself having a background in Greek building code (very tough stuff due to intensive earthquakes over the continent) but also worked and still working on projects for California. I need to note at this point that the building codes all across California are way too overestimated to the point that are not cost effective at all. Owners just financially suffer to finish off their investment without actual "engineering reasons" I dare to say. In the meantime your engineers are afraid of undertaking the responsibility (due to the strict and sometimes unclear codes) so they come up with solutions that definitely cost a lot more than it should. I will give you an example on the "lateral movement" that you mentioned. Just let the self supported element "container" freely move on a leveled surface. It won't go anywhere..You could have implemented supported slabs that could be either screwed in the ground (technology used for PV projects in open spaces) or just deep hammered vertical steel slabs in the ground adding some self expanding concrete to fill up any gaps between the slabs and the soil. I hope I managed to give you an idea of how that could work according to my knowledge. Many Regards from Greece! Andreas.
@@alexfromoz thanks for the comment. I reckon that setting limiters around the support won't cause any problem. it's quite a popular method and I propose you could have a deeper look in it. It's like a restricted support instead of fixes like when calculate cantilevers.
3:21 Rocky conditions, cactus, scorpions, desert construction site: Exists Ben: Let me wear my skinny jeans, distressed Vans slip-ons, and no socks while I cut rebar on a rock.
Those slip-ons are a dead ringer for the 8 dollar ones you buy at Wal-Mart. They last about 3-6 months and are made of almost nothing. I wear them religiously because I like to walk barefoot and those shoes are the closest thing to being barefoot without getting you kicked out of stores/restaurants.
The Eagles 🦅! ...and yes, Ben is a deluded millennial “repurposer” who lives and works in Boston and spent a fortune building a residential interior in a steel oven in the California desert as a vacation home.
Not in all cases especially in California but I think this guy just did it for the satisfaction and he probably sold it for even more because I was looking and I could get 10 acres in the California desert for 5k or less right now if I looked hard enough
27 for me in Joshua Tree.. Thing is the money is out here in Cali so paying bribes is a part of the numbers.. His place will easily do 100k a year in rental income..
@@MrClarkisgod It wasn't just permits in the 25k, it was surveys, drawings, etc. and it sounds like he had to have the drawings updated which is also expensive. This is why subdivisions are cookie cutter houses, it is way simpler to get going if you don't have a ton of variations.
Jarbear - Brawl stars yeah just buy a 3 room 1300 square foot house for $400k. That’s much better. Oh and don’t forget the taxes out the ass. Living in California sucks
Regulation is not a bad thing. If you loosen regulations too much you get greedy people and companies disregarding essential safety precautions. Building codes are for example meant to protect you from fire death in your house. Things like Boeing 737 Max 8 crashing into the ground because of a lack of proper government oversight is just a recent example. Regulations is there to protect us. That being said, it needs to be sensible regulation which is actually justifiable and not more bureaucratic than necessary.
@@emperorshievpalpatine I think you miss the point. California overregulates, and has regulations that make no sense. In this case, the builder obviously has the money. But see this case: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n6h7fL22WCE.html Where the California government PREFERRED that people remain homeless, even though the homes were build on private land. Why would they do this? Because California is more about power over people's lives than any real safety concern. Being homeless on the sidewalk is clearly less healthy than any kind of shelter.
the point of the regulation is to stop people from doing very thing; and just buy a house in the suburbs from a construction firm who contributed to the regulators election fund.
Scott Franco I don‘t really know all the details of California‘s building regulations and perhaps there is indeed overregulation. I just wanted to point out that the narrative particularly found in the US that all regulations is bad and prohibits „free enterprise“ is equally flawed as too much regulation. Regulation in general is a good thing as long as it is sensible and justified.
Heath Newland That indeed then is corruption. But this is a problems of campaign finance laws and anti-corruption enforcement. It is not a problem of the idea of regulation. Regulation is only as good as the people who make it.
montrealhas %50 taxes. Big reason a lot of hockey players dont want to play there. Water is paid to the house, delivery or some fee, the we pay for the water draining. We pay for gravity!!!. Good house to be in if there's a drive by.
"California is a pretty regulation-intensive state". Winning the award for understatement of the day. Thank you for actually doing everything according to California's rules and documenting it all. It really illustrates the cost of those regulations, and saves the rest of us the aggravation and bankruptcy that would result from attempting to build anything there. Also interesting: They regulate how much of your own soil you can move around on your property. I wonder what the penalty is for over-flatening or creating an illegal berm.
What I learned: Shipping containers = $12850 Groundwork = ~$1400 (didn't say how many days the excavator worked) Concrete = $6000 Handwork+ Pipes+ Rebar+Beer= ??? Permits = $25000+
sdushdiu ...agreed! An insulated conventional interior...built in a steel oven...in a desert! Because “repurposed” is hip among millennials? Given time, they also will learn. Bless them for being creative at this base of their young lives.
Awesome video. Love the project. But why not do the obvious and place one of the containers on top, shifted 45-90 degrees so its resting and connecting the two others, to make one big house? (so much more potential imo)
Regulations and prices in parts of CA can definitely be a turn off. But I don't want to live in the south again. I've lived in CA twice. There's a reason people still move there.
