MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE SO FAR! Container Home Engineering Plans | TOTC Ep. 8 

Thanks! It saved me probably 1 to 2 months in research time!

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer I know I saved incalculable headaches (and time lost as a consequence) lolol

Hey Maxadon, that sounds awesome. At the moment I can't give their exact info out but I can say that there are TONS of engineers to hire on those big freelancing job sites. That's where I found my 2 guys and they are currently working on the plans as I write this. I hired a structural engineer to do the structural calcs/drawings for the foundation and openings (doors & windows), and a separate MEP specialist to do calcs/drawings for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. I can say that the structural engineer charged me $1000, and I was able to negotiate down to $1050 for the MEP guy (though most MEP guys were quoting me $1250 - $1800). Good luck on your build! I'll be releasing a new video soon covering all the details of my finished plans and the process of finding/hiring engineers etc

Think Outside The Container I understand 👍🏼 looking forward to your next video.

Challenging, yes. Rocket science? Far from it, at least not in my experience so far. The structural calcs are more a requirement of the building department than anything else, at least in my view, because the style of foundation for the container home I want is not too complicated, at least not in execution. I view the structural calcs more like peace of mind than integral to building it.

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer after giving it some thought I agree, at least I'll have professional drawings of my plan with plumbing and electrical that I can actually follow. Definitely looking forward to seeing how yours turn out. Will you share who was firm that did it for your calculations?

@@jonathanbautista111 I'll have to ask the firm/engineer if they're ok with the information being made public. What I will suggest is that you can find qualified, experienced, licensed FREELANCE engineers on popular freelancing websites. The ability to shop around for a freelancer is great, and I'm going to assume you can find a better deal. So you're still in the planning stages of building your own container home?

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer will do! Your videos have definitely covered an aspect of container living that I have yet to see online 👍👍 And yes still in the planning stage, I'll be using solar power so currently learning about that.

@@jonathanbautista111 cool. I wanted to do solar too, though I recently changed my mind, mainly I feel that the land I purchased was priced, in part, based on the powerlines right across the road. Overall, I know the cost of land I paid in a sense already included the convenience of powerlines so close.....

Red Pill Philosophy What do you think of Simple Terra and EBay shipping homes? Could these be customized afterwards if they aren’t great quality?

Totally agreed #streamlined

Hey, I used one of those big, popular freelancing websites. There are a couple of really popular and reputable sites, and that's where I found my structural engineer, MEP engineer, and the licensed PE. Hope that helps 👍

Think Outside The Container thanks for the prompt reply! So pretty much like upwork or fivrr Im assuming? I appreciate it! Im looking forward to your next upload, got caught up on your videos and really digging your content here! Its a looong process but seeing someone else go through it makes it better somehow lol You are not aloneee 😁

Haha yup: seeing and knowing others do it does help big time. I'm glad my videos can give you a bit of confidence in this exciting-yet challenging- journey. Feel free to ask any other questions if you have any, I'd love to share my experience/perspective. 👍👍😀

At the moment I cannot give the engineers' info but in my next video I'll be showing the engineering plans and they will be available for download for reference purposes.

Hey, I'll probably publish the plans once I get them. Obviously my plans won't work for everyone.

@@thinkoutsidethecontainer you are right, but if they do you helped them a lot! GOOD LUCK

I did not hire an architect. I hired 1 structural engineer and one MEP engineer. Each one charged me just about $1,000. So total I paid for plans was $2,000, plus like $350 for a PE stamp. I found all 3 people on Upwork.

Thankyou I was looking on fiverr this morning and mostly got people from Pakistan only wanting $200 I’m looking for one familiar with Florida code because I’m doing this in O’Brien area

@@ThePeoplesGardener Upwork might have more reputable talent, obviously you'd have to get them. But Upwork is where I found all 3.

"obviously you'd have to vet them