same almost for me, i got enough land for two houses, hoping a millionaire will want the other half then build me a tiny home....on the topic of shipping containers, i actually just designed a chicken resturant shipping container lol wnat to see/
Shipping container houses are actually pretty cheap compared to standard construction so long as you don't go crazy over the top with extras or goofy design elements (like cantilevered containers) that needs to be engineered.
They go up fast to. it takes longer to dig the hole and pour the foundation than it does to crane the containers into place. If you know how to weld and do some basic metalwork it's even cheaper. Even if you're not familiar you can easily learn the skills you need to get the shell up with a roof over it then start finishing it yourself (cutting window and door holes, removing interior walls to divide things into rooms, etc...).
so you'd sub out the foundation, the container craning, and the roof and you've got a shell.
Build the "garage" big enough to park an RV in and you can live in it while you finish it.
Just make sure to use "high cubes", they give you an extra foot and a half height (standards are 8 feet high, "high cubes" are 9.5).
lol, nice man. 20's make them easy to move when you need to. they make converted box trucks with front/rear hoist/cranes that can pull up right next to the can and pick it up without tipping it. you just gotta leave the corners accessible.
They make 20 foot high cubes now so if you can find one it'll be a lot easier to work in. 1.5 feet doesn't sound like much but once you add flooring and a ceiling it starts feeling confined if you only started with 8 feet. that extra foot and a half makes all the difference.
You'll pay more for a "one-tripper" but it's going to look a lot better and you'll get to see the manifest to know what was shipped in it (so you can NOT buy something that shipped something toxic).
Good luck dude, small businesses like that can really rake in the cash if you setup at the right places.
NICE.
I'm planning my next move to be my last move. Building a custom house out of shipping containers in an area that has pretty lax building codes.
Already own the land, for now it's just a camping/hunting spot, planning on breaking ground in the spring for the compound.
same almost for me, i got enough land for two houses, hoping a millionaire will want the other half then build me a tiny home....on the topic of shipping containers, i actually just designed a chicken resturant shipping container lol wnat to see/
Shipping container houses are actually pretty cheap compared to standard construction so long as you don't go crazy over the top with extras or goofy design elements (like cantilevered containers) that needs to be engineered.
They go up fast to. it takes longer to dig the hole and pour the foundation than it does to crane the containers into place. If you know how to weld and do some basic metalwork it's even cheaper. Even if you're not familiar you can easily learn the skills you need to get the shell up with a roof over it then start finishing it yourself (cutting window and door holes, removing interior walls to divide things into rooms, etc...).
so you'd sub out the foundation, the container craning, and the roof and you've got a shell.
Build the "garage" big enough to park an RV in and you can live in it while you finish it.
Just make sure to use "high cubes", they give you an extra foot and a half height (standards are 8 feet high, "high cubes" are 9.5).
If you want to see one get built by a guy who knows what he's doing check out andrew camarata on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewCamarata/featured
here's a playlist about his shipping container castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGlJDxN2zlE&list=PLgUGfzMeW6jJJia9BkDj1xOn9CQn3c9-W
And sure i'll take a look at your chicken restaurant, always interested in shipping container designs.
https://i.ibb.co/8Nhb1Sc/Enhanced-photo-1.jpg
lol, nice man. 20's make them easy to move when you need to. they make converted box trucks with front/rear hoist/cranes that can pull up right next to the can and pick it up without tipping it. you just gotta leave the corners accessible.
They make 20 foot high cubes now so if you can find one it'll be a lot easier to work in. 1.5 feet doesn't sound like much but once you add flooring and a ceiling it starts feeling confined if you only started with 8 feet. that extra foot and a half makes all the difference.
You'll pay more for a "one-tripper" but it's going to look a lot better and you'll get to see the manifest to know what was shipped in it (so you can NOT buy something that shipped something toxic).
Good luck dude, small businesses like that can really rake in the cash if you setup at the right places.