I'm Building a SECOND FLOOR Addition To My Container Home! 

Cant want for the next video, the plans looks amazing

Think about giving yourself an easy way to get large things like mattresses and furniture up to the second floor. Perhaps not using a spiral staircase on the outside.

If you offset the top containers you can have nice roof for car on one side and nice terrase on the other side

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.

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

Never forget Red PIll!

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

We are building a 3 container home in N FL. Started in 2023. Started watching your channel a couple years earlier. We have 20 columns on a sloped lot. The containers are 18” above ground on one end and 5’ on the other. However the only thing we’ll put up top is a rooftop deck. 😊

Box the c-frame on the contaiers you put on top. They will then be much stronger, and then you dont have to use post downstairs

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.

I’m glad you are back and look forward to future videos!!

Can't wait for the next video! excited!!!😜

Always better to over build the first instead of having to rebuilding because you underbuilt!

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

And maybe think about carpet upstairs to reduce foot traffic noise and negate the uneven floor between containers?

Perhaps a metal roof for a rainwater catchment system.

Looking forward to the stairs set out & install...

Awesome video

Awesome, can't wait to see what you come with😊

Interesting thoughts. Very professional video👍

Cool stuff man. I was just thinking the other day how much I miss the old Red Pill Philosophy channel but I love this one too.

Think about if you orient the roof to the south, you could attach solar panels to it

Still more affordable than traditional housing

Glad to see you still building!

u're a great Genius.. i love what u're doing.. stay strong

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!!

Looking forward to your progress after watching the first level build. Question - Plumbing on the 2nd floor. Is there a space problem (ceiling and floor). Interested in how you will fit and build.

I kepe luking on the first parte of the 3 container house bilt waiting to see wats next 🎉 good like what coming up next

you don't need posts, you can theoretically cut out all the walls and have whatever floor-plan that you want with sufficiently sized steel beams, on the second floor the beams can even go on the exterior, for the first floor they will have to go under the ceiling unless you build space between the containers to put them above the first floor ceiling... with the beams, there is some loss in ceiling height unless the beams are placed above the ceiling and they are supported by posts on each end that protrude from the wall a bit... but you then get clear space in the center on both floors, you can see many container builds that do this... there is a big apartment building in utah built by stacking and welding the seams with flat steel panels... the best thing for the floors is to take out the original floor and put in all new floors since those original floors can be contaminated... ideally you'd want to sand blast all surfaces and repaint to remove any contamination and remove any porous material like the flooring... then get the contamination in the air checked by a GC-MS lab test... there is a company in Canada that has the trusses that hold up the connection seams from above the ceiling on the exterior so you dont have a traditional beam taking away ceiling height... what would be really cool is to double it up and use two containers stacked on top of each other for about 16 foot ceiling height, then the structure would be 4 containers high and have 16 foot ceilings... but this might be out of your budget and not what you want... an alternate cool design could be where you stack them right on top but then push out all 3 over the edge to create a balcony patio on one end and covered area below on the other end... then check out this video for how they did the exterior and interior for a nice premium look: "3 x 20ft Shipping Containers Turn Into Amazing Compact Home" I've also seen the interior done more easily without framing by attaching foam to the back of finish plywood and just gluing them on the walls with the walls painted black so the space between the panels was left open and even so you can run wires and pipes in the recessed spaces and it goes up a lot faster, can't find that video right now since I saw it years ago... but you don't have to use drywall... and you can put the insulation on the exterior to save interior space and might even be cheaper and faster... I like the look of the finish on that video I posted the title above... where you live it think you just need to keep the exterior skin from dropping too cold to stop condensation and you might be able to do that with some recycled materials or adhesive on the outside (saw it in a video but not sure what it was they were sticking to the walls outside ot make it look really nice, I saw they stuck some adhesive like rubber on the outside then finished it in cement board that was painted bright white and made to look nice and modern and smooth...

Very interested in seeing this project! I have been thinking about a stacked container home for several reasons and have been scoping properties. I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Coolest

Here he go again ☺️ do ya thang bro!

Make the windows bigger, please

I think you need to check out some of the other homes here on RU-vid that have two stories. You may not need all that stuff you're looking at with spacers and stuff if you look some of them put i-beams across to hold the weight just in case.

I’m looking forward to update videos.

Just as a sidenote I put a shark bite on the inlet for my water heater like maybe eight years ago and yeah it’s never dripped hey single drop but That’s just me

Awesome videos 👍 Have you thought about having the 1st to 2nd floor staircase on the exterior rather than the interior. Obviously enclosed with glass or some other material.

How is the current roof holding up? (As far as drainage, pooling, etc) In addition, I love how concise your content is. Your addressing potential design issues does not go unnoticed. Thanks for the content

Instead of a curved roof you could so a nice deck roof then you can hang out and have a nice view

Please tell me you have more blueprints availlable for the 2nd floor!!!❤😂

You’re in Florida! Whereabouts? I’m in the Tampa area and looking for land to someday build a container home on. I love your idea for a second floor!

What are main things to look out for when buying land in Florida for container home?

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!!

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.

Hey been watching for a while. Love what you're doing. Which also helped us decide to go on with our plans on building ours. You offered on your previous video that you do plans for them or you offer services to design. We would like to work with you on this , if you are still doing so

Why not have the roof cover the entire porch. That way you can have a wrap around porch.

What program are you using to draw your 3D floor plans in the video? Thanks

Do you have to get another permit for the 2nd floor?

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

Can it handle the weight ?

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!!! 😭😭😭😭

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You don't want a small spiral staircase.

why not just keep some interior metal walls exposed? its cheaper more spacious and gives it character