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Cal said..
there is a new one down the road from me, must be at least 15 containers. Looks absolutely terrible.

You don't live near the port authority do you

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ThinkaBowtit said...
There was a pic of one with a green roof where I got those ones from, that might suit WA's heat. Add a verandah to shade the walls, no worries. I suppose you could also insulate somehow.
Those two pics look liveable to me. I like looking outside the box with housing. Earth-covered for example.

The product is called sedum, it's lasted on a roof membrane, generally elastomeric bitumen, it's incredibly heavy, you get different varieties of growth, it has great thermal values, I had a big background in these systems in Europe,

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ok said...
how structurally sound are they if you cut one of the sides out?
also whats the average life span of a container? hate to have one rust through..
If i ever buy a farm ill be trying it out hopefully

Their biggest benefit is their structural properties. Windows and doors can be cut out without additional support, on a 20ft container you can nearly take out the entire side. They are basically a structural floor with edge beams, 4 columns in the corners and a welded pfc lintel around the top edge with a solid sheet roof. The steel wall lining creates a braced cube.

For a 'farm shack' they are perfect as they can be completed and simply delivered to the site on basic corner footings.

Again though, they do have their cons too.

It almost seems a shame to cut into them.

It's a shame this thread got serious. The laughs stopped after the sugar coated turds!

>>in tears laughing<<

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jbshack said...

Cal said..
there is a new one down the road from me, must be at least 15 containers. Looks absolutely terrible.

You don't live near the port authority do you

Nah JB, there's too many boats n lights n trucks n things to be any sort of authority

This bit of SPAM has turned out to be a great thread for this site, hahaha

I spent a reasonable amount of time living and working in Africa, and we mostly used converted containers.
With the right insulation and a shade-cloth 'roof' over them they do not take a lot of energy to keep them cool/warm inside.
I'm a great fan of such conversions, they transport so easily and are incredibly durable. When doing remote work they are in my opinion the only way to go for accommodation.

Not trying to punt them, but we used many of this mob's products.
www.aacontainers.co.za/

The "EX" freezer units are the best of the lot, due to build, are easily kept cool and warm mainly used on sites for office space, smoko huts and mini workshops.
Double stack, then the Nissan hut styled fabricated dome over the top, gives a reasonable workshop space.
However the handle "sugar coated turds" is rather apt and describes it to a T

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cauncy said..

ThinkaBowtit said...
There was a pic of one with a green roof where I got those ones from, that might suit WA's heat. Add a verandah to shade the walls, no worries. I suppose you could also insulate somehow.
Those two pics look liveable to me. I like looking outside the box with housing. Earth-covered for example.

The product is called sedum, it's lasted on a roof membrane, generally elastomeric bitumen, it's incredibly heavy, you get different varieties of growth, it has great thermal values, I had a big background in these systems in Europe,

How would sedum would go in a hot climate cauncy?

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cauncy said..

ThinkaBowtit said...
There was a pic of one with a green roof where I got those ones from, that might suit WA's heat. Add a verandah to shade the walls, no worries. I suppose you could also insulate somehow.
Those two pics look liveable to me. I like looking outside the box with housing. Earth-covered for example.

The product is called sedum, it's lasted on a roof membrane, generally elastomeric bitumen, it's incredibly heavy, you get different varieties of growth, it has great thermal values, I had a big background in these systems in Europe,

How would sedum would go in a hot climate cauncy?

Check out fytogreen.com.au, similar system to uk euro based, they've been around since 2002 so trial and error tested, I'm currently building a place for myself with the elastomeric flat roof, heat transfer is minimal to roof void compared to tile or tin, the sparky and plumber have both commented how cool the house is, we're a decade or 2 behind in energy saving and savvy design, in the most natural energy producing state, did some specky builds in the Provence ( France) using underfloor cooling & heating , solar passive design etc , IMO we need to get onto this building as standard

Cheers for that info Cauncy. Good job doing something different with your own place too.

What the figures on a finished house say 4-6 containers completed. Is it really cheaper than a wood frame and brick walls same size house completed??

I like the idea of them
I've seen a couple of pictures where people have had one or two dropped in the back yard to make a pool room/guest house. type alfresco area behind a pool which looks really cool

Think big.

Why build a house when you can build a city.

.rotator.ashx

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AndyR said...
What the figures on a finished house say 4-6 containers completed. Is it really cheaper than a wood frame and brick walls same size house completed??

I like the idea of them
I've seen a couple of pictures where people have had one or two dropped in the back yard to make a pool room/guest house. type alfresco area behind a pool which looks really cool

A pack of 90x35, mgp12 treated pine is $2000, we made nearly all my house frame walls with this , the only additional timber reqd is above windows and openings for roof loads, me and my offsider completed them in a day, then stood, braced , and bolted another day, vertually ready for the roof,, so approx $5000 mats and labour for 255m2 house, good concept using containers, but heaps of headaches aswell, first thing to buy is an oxy cutter, every trade will require you to use it