Container Home COST! How Much I've Spent (so far) 

you going to make more vids to the end

@@allboroughllcfilm yes. Working hard trying to finish the house by July

wtf . The guy that made red pill popular is now doing thus . Ivve been out the lioo but wtf

@@thisgame2 oh wow

Are you going to weld the containers to the metal inbed plate in your foundation pierr

how are you now? did you go forward with it?

I dont have to build a roof. Albeit I think if you live in a snowy region you'll have to build one for your container home, but certainly not where I live. I'm sure there are other expenses related to building traditional homes that don't apply to container homes, and certainly im sure there are some expenses that apply to container homes that don't to trad houses. We'll see how much this costs by the time I'm done.

Thanks Chris. I try to share my personal journey and what I've encountered so far. More videos coming soon!

Yeah good job, watched 100 videos till I subscribed to a container home build

I'm not sure but ,if anyone else trying to find out container home floor plan try Container Recovery Tactics (container.RecoveryTactics.com ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my brother in law got cool success with it.

Thanks for the advice

You Will be be free debt from à mortgage thé rest of your life,if you go with regular mortgage with à bank for let say condo it would cost more than what you pay for thé container, Just in intérêt to thé, ender

Awesome! I've heard of a few container home projects out in Puerto Rico. Good luck!

Is it a lot of work? 100%. This has been such a rewarding journey that a lot of it doesn't feel like work. It's fun and interesting. I'm the kind of person who can't handle 9 to 5 in an air conditioned cubicle, but I CAN handle building my house myself with my own hands.

Thanks Joe. More to come soon!

Thanks for watching. More to come

Thanks more videos coming soon!

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Hey. Thanks for stopping by. More videos coming soon. See ya!

👍👍 Thanks Nahome.

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer You’re Welcome my bro! Can't wait for the next update videos!

Foundation episodes coming out next. 👍👍

Interesting. I believe I'll come out cheaper than traditional homes by the time I'm done, though I've heard some people claim container homes, per square foot, cost roughly the same as traditional homes. I'll wait till I finish this home to judge that claim. But there are a few nuances to note: - are traditional homes as structurally sturdy as container homes? I've heard many professional contractors say container homes are like the armored tanks of housing and that trad homes don't compare. So even if costs are the same, you're getting a stronger home? - I feel there are numerous diy advantages to container homes, namely that the outer shell of your home comes already built. The more diy friendly a home is, the less likely you are to contract out certain jobs, and thus the more you'll save. I've not done enough research on trad home construction to know how difficult it is to build the outer shell. Anyways I could ramble for a while. Thanks for watching Pete

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer Also, if you're in hurricane territory, having your family behind steel has to feel better than 2x4 or 2x6's.

True. Very true. That's what I heard from one contractor who builds both traditional and container homes: he'd rather be in the container home when a storm hits lol

Thanks more to come!

@thinkoutsidethecontainer:what kind of steel (i.e. thickness, corrugated or not, etc) and what kind of building (i.e. garage, work shed, etc)?

Did you say framing a regular house is impossible by yourself? It isnt.

I agree with you , I live in Halifax , Nova Scotia and new builds are around $400,000 and up.

That's an interesting point and I kinda agree. Obviously at the end of the day I do at least have a foundation that's not going anywhere, but I probably could have saved some money on concrete and rear costs etc. I imagine the piers that aren't holding up a container corner post could've probably used smaller footings. One thing that couldn't really change much was the diameter because a pretty large surface area on top of the piers was required to reasonably fit both container corner posts (where 2 meet) and also in between where it's just the bottom rails. Anyways stay tuned!

Yes I agree, the piers appear a bit over-engineered but that's ok. The information in this video is super valuable and very much appreciated.

Hey at least I won't be worried during a hurricane lol 👍

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer With climate change on us.... over-engineering is the new normal.

Interesting...I never considered future potential weather as a reason to overbuild

Depends where you build, if you do most (or all) of the work yourself, how well you source materials, don't make any epic and costly mistakes, etc. The land itself can cost $20k or $50k or more depending where you buy it. But for my journey so far I am cruising at about $35,000 and hope to spend $50k to $60k in total including land. It could go higher than that I'll have to see.

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer Yeah my budget for the land is around 10k to 15k is my hope but my trouble is i dont know how to find out of the land i am buying is in an area where they are okay with a modern type shipping container build.

Maybe contact and ask the county?

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer Thanks for the tip!

I've seen a 5 container home built all together within 78k, with a second floor and balcony. And yes that's just the home not the land but, the idea you can build something nice with huge open windows and look amazing....gives you the idea its possible.

Cool. Yeah the well was painful ($3800) but it's also a lifetime of water so I can't complain lol

In Florida 👍 no my county it was just a standard single family residential permit

Thabks

Yeah true it depends on the type of build

Thanks Maurice

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer I am checking with my HOA to see if they will approve a container build with home like exterior.

Cool

Cool. I got more videos coming soon. Good luck on your build

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer cheers matey spot on

Hendry County

Cool 👍 yeah I'm in florida, hendry county

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer Very Nice I'm actually looking for land in Hillsborough not to far

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer the channel Containing Luxury I believe is also in your neck of FL maybe you guys could do a cool collab video

Hey Ricardo. I haven't installed the septic yet. It will probably be one of the last projects. I have not researched how much it will cost to build it myself but a local company quoted me $6000 to do it for me

Thanks!

Yes but we have bugs here that eat wood. Mold is also an issue as well , add old windows and probably a roof it can add up fast. Buying old can be very costly if you have all those troubles

You are using the survival bias fallacy. You say older homes are built better because the only older homes you see that are still around where the very best built ones from back in the past. You don't see the huge amount of buildings and houses that have fallen apart due to being build poorly. It doesn't mean house where built better in the past because they weren't.

@@randybobandy9828 I’m a property manager so I’m an expert on the subject. It does depend on what materials they use. I have a property that’s 120 years old and the engineers said it will last 1,000 years. I bought my first vacuum cleaner and it lasted 25 years, none ever have again. GE used to have the best appliances now they fall apart. So do not assume people don’t know what they’re talking about, they might just be an expert like me.

Wow really? I visited the UK once and there's a large food court in East Croydon called BoxPark....it's made out of a bunch of shipping containers

Are you in the states ? I’m from the Midwest and I’m also looking into buying one

OSO for culvert and septic. I chose one of the surveyors listed on Google when you search for one in clewiston town 👍

Make your money before you spend it and it'll go a lot further but most people are too impatient.

Yes it would've been cheaper but I wanted the house to be higher up than the septic system so wastewater could flow naturally from the higher home to the lower septic system. Out where I live septic systems have to be built as above ground mound types....so the house has to be fairly high up

Florida can get very wet ,code can and should be used to set your floor height. We have a 100yr and a 500 year flood map,I chose to follow the 500 year deal and years ago I was the only dry house in my subdivision .

No, I used A35 clips, kinda like a hinge that connected the double top plate of framing to the top rail of the containers.

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer What did you use for flooring? 2x4s on there side?

@@greglilly9643 flooring? The containers come with floors. I laid vinyl tiles over them

Hendry County

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer thanks for the quick reply! Another quick question, what are you doing for lightning? Do the posts keep the container home insulated?

Hey, what posts are you referring to? As far as lightning goes, it's one area I plan to look into once the containers are on the foundation (and before I begin filling in the home).

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer ooh cool, I'll stay tuned for that. I was referring to the concrete posts/foundation. Not sure what the terminology is 😃

Just south of Lake Ockeechobee

Well technically you can you'd just have to make the concrete pillars that hold it level....😆😆

Level foundation over uneven terrain....

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer It's a lot of hard work now but when everything is finished it will be well worth it!

Yup

No but it has occurred to me that the pillars seem exposed....and I wondered if there are ways to protect them. I'll look into that

You don't need to seal them. First they are under a structure and second it's just like any concrete outdoors. Sidewalks aren't sealed neither or driveways.

I'm not so sure on how much cheaper it would be. My estimate in this video also includes land, well, culvert, electrical pedestal, building permits, pump house, and on and on and on.....you'd have to have alot od here things installed with a mobile home too

I can't share the exact company, but note that the guy owned a truck delivery company, which used shipping containers to deliver the goods. So he had a bunch of spare containers lying around. I think he gave me a really good deal, and maybe that had something to do with that the containers were more a side hustle for him....

Oh you mean buying land and installing a well/septic/power is the same regardless of what you build on it? Wow color me shocked.

@@randybobandy9828 no that's not what I said it's up to your permit ,they will tell you what to install, on my last house I went with twice the size as minimum

Hey, I bought them from a guy who owned a truck delivered company. He delivered goods in containers....so he had a bunch of containers laying around. It was a side hustle for him, which is probably why I got such a good price on my containers

Lmao

Hendry County. Out in montura ranches

Hello Lamar, I am thinking about doing the same. Hopefully we can team up to share and/or brainstorm. I’m in Tennessee with 10 acres. recently retired - 30 days now 😎 any interest, please reach out.

Good luck with your build Rena

What's your email? My wife is drawing our layout and we are shopping around for surveyor

@@lamarrstar2175 thanks....cityhomes901@gmail.com

I bought the containers in 2019

Funny you mention get a pro for the septic - I was already considering that just based on research I did about a year ago. Information online hard to come by, and what I did find made it sound quite technical and detailed a project (not to mention I heard the health department out here is quite picky with septic system construction). $84k with a roof and deck is pretty good. I can't say for sure yet if container homes are cheaper than traditional homes, for obviously doing it DIY is cheaper than getting the mortgage. I'll see how much this costs me when I'm all done.

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer I have made many attempts to help Those wanting a container without disclosing personal information but it’s impossible to state everything involved in this particular build in general or personally but a mortgage was out of the question. I had a full plan I designed and still had to get an Architects stamp on my prints as well as an Architectural engineer in my state we just moved to. It didn’t matter at my bank but they did offer me a blank check / loan at mortgage rates up to 45$ grand and I took it and ran. I had the land given to us so that was great and 20$ grand cash. As the build progressed the expenditures started adding up because it was custom work and my wife’s tastes got expensive with upgrades. We also had reused materials and donated stones to fabricate the shell of our fireplace. The space was tight originally so changes were made to utilize areas better. For instance the spare Bedroom / Office is 7.5’ x 10’ so very tight. I bought a Murphy bed with a desk built in when bed is up and closed. The en-suite bath entry door also when opened closes the commode area so it’s double functioned. Storage and nooks all over but the center of home is open and large. For this we cut away a lot of steel so we used three furred oaks to run beams on the ceiling to support the open area with steel box framing as girders. That’s just a sample of things we did to make it possible. The roof is a deck all it’s own but we ran deck boards and a cant in the angle slightly to feed water collectors on either side. 5/8’s of the roof is allocated for solar as well. It’s completely UN reliant on utilities but we are able to use electric if needed. We just don’t need it. It’s a secluded area and private as can be and that’s exactly what we wanted. Besides the weird hillbilly man that grazes by from time to time but he keeps the varmints away so I’ve got no problems with him. Myself and another ol are developing a how to book we hope to publish soon. We will advertise here and on other platforms so keep an eye out and there will be printable designs including ours for anyone that’s interested.

Sounds exciting

Good info.... I have subscribed to your channel. Now waiting for your book...

$700 is what I spent. Some people already have a bunch of tools they've acquired over their lives. I had numerous tools already from before the build started. Every situation is different. $700 in tools is what I had to spend at that stage in the build (around November 2020).

Hi Max yeah I'm building in Hendry County. You in Montura Ranches?

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer I’m! Yeah I was down there this Sunday. Give me your email and I’ll give you my phone number to you so we can chat

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer Cool , thanks man! 😎👍

Email me now if you can I'd like to confirm if you literally are right next to me lol 👍

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer just did Text me on what’s up

It depends on the rules established in your area.

In 2019. From a guy who ran a delivery company and sold containers as a side thing

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer That's cool! Any chance he might still be doing that? Could you share his contact info?

Cutting will cost? I understand the welding costing a lot (though I've learned how to weld in that last 2 months) but not the cutting.

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer ... It'll cost in terms of time, effort and labor. What will you be using to make the cuts?

I imagine I'll use an angle grinder but I haven't fully reached that stage yet so I could change my mind.

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer Use plasma cutter instead of angle grinders. Trust me, it will be quicker!

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer Just a quick demo here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_oBaXyIax_Q.html

Really? Which ones?

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer the foundation will be flat land, no well will be necessary, not connecting to the electrical grid, friend will be delivering the containers himself because it's his containers, already has access to my land, and still not sure about the whole "permit" part yet. Actively looking for ways around that. It also help to be a Navy Vet and Former Councilman because of the many friends with skills needed and connections in the government as well. Plus I am more concerned about cost than time and labor.

Flat land as the foundation very interesting. Is it like rock or sand or what?

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer rock. It seems like someone laid a fondation for some other project but never got started. Some grass has grown through and created cracks, but for the most part there's a huge area of solid ground. Oh, and I'm also going compose instead of septic.

Oh yeah the composting route will save you a lot compared to septic. I wanted to go the humanure composting route but after researching and talking to the health department it seem illegal to do it. Health department lady basically said there's no regulations to her knowledge in florida regarding humanure. But said that doesn't mean it allowed either. Other sources online seemed to confirm the same about florida: no real laws on the books other than that humanure composting could only be done using a very specific type of fancy composting toilet that's basically licensed and approved for use by the government lolol. The toilet cost a ton lol.... So yeah...unfortunate but oh well.

Lol Montura Ranches

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer I'm closing this month on 3 acres in Ocala National Forest, zoned A1. A 1 acre food forest and 1000 sft greenhouse with a 500 sft aquaponics system is on the horizon for 2021.

So not residential?

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer yes, there is a house on the property however I can make the property a farm with animals, a plant nursery, food forest or all the above while living there. So I'll do all the above and be completely sustainable. It's in the forest so there is no municicplaity to deal with.

Very cool. And I suppose no building codes either? So you can build however you want

Hey Karl I bought the land in 2019

Each container is 320

Solar is obscenely and unjustifiably expensive...maybe in 7 years.