Turning Containers into a House

[Texastaxi]

That is very nice, but it doesn't look like there is much of the container left.

Yep.
Looks to me like the container money was a waste.
It's covered from the inside and outside. Not much purpose in that.

[DJames]

That's awesome!

[Berretta Man]

I have a buddy that did the same thing. He was a train engineer and bought 2 box cars. Set them on a slab and built his house between them. The end rooms are the box cars and when you drive by you can still see the Santa Fe emblems on the side. He has lived there for 20 years.

[Brett C]

Cool indeed....but, if you tear that much out of 'em, what's the advantage of using them? Wouldn't it be cheaper and less of a hassle to start from the ground up?

X2, unless you get the containers free.

[ETEXASHUNTER]

That's awesome. Do you have an idea how much it cost to complete this from start to finish?

I would like to know as well

[Nova]

I don't see how that is cheaper than framing it up like a metal building with C perlin and making whatever size or shape you want.

[FIRSTSHOT]

Pretty Cool.

[LeanMachine]

very nice. But unpractical it would seem. As mentioned above, so much of the container is discarded that i believe it to be more economical to start from the ground up.....unless the containers were free. Even then you are looking at a lot of hassel.

[rainbow trout]

Pretty sweet! Ive seen containers going from $2500 to $3000 would this be cheaper than framing from ground up?

[TxAg]

Pretty sweet! Ive seen containers going from $2500 to $3000 would this be cheaper than framing from ground up?

x2

I sent these pics to my step dad. He works in shipping at Dow in Freeport...said their used containers run about $2000.

[Cameron]

Dude, that is awesome...what a transition!

[atombomb]

I think on a one story deal, it's kind of a waste of a container, unless you got it
for free, versus framing yourself... but to cut all of that steel out, took a lot of
time, and a lot of consumables if they used a plasma cutter....

those multi story ones look very nice though..

[Ron]

I like it, but I thought this was prolly about somebody making a hut from wood shipping crates. In Mexico, if you give then two sheets of plywood, they can build a room onto the house.

[Heav]

Got these pics from a coworker today. They are too amazing not to post. I'd love to have the skill and talent to make something like this. They built this in Glen Rose.

You said this was in Glen Rose... I'm going down there is weekend for a Sporting Clay shoot.... do you know where in GR this is... or the owner's name.... I grew up there and I loved to find out more info.

[PecanBayouRat]

Either way its pretty darn impressive in my book!