FULL BUILD! Shipping Container Shop | BEST Off-Grid Structure with Solar & Storage
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- This structure gave us the BEST start going off the grid, and we are finally ready to turn it into an enclosed work shop. Full build video with time lapse and voice over narration. Tour and cost at the end.
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This video was filmed and then edited entirely on my android phone using InShot:inshotapp.page... video editor. It wasn't easy, but I somehow I made it work. 😅🏜️
I've worked in the cement industry for 45 years. You really should have had reinforcement in the concrete and expansion material between the 4 pads. I would suggest you put saw cuts across the floor where the pad joints were, about 80% depth, so that when the concrete wants to crack and move you have some control over where it happens. You can fill the saw cuts with something flexible if you want.
Because concrete expands and contracts thermally almost as much as steel. Maybe where this is, may have a temperature difference of up to 50 degrees centigrade in 12 hours. so without an internal skeleton structure it will soon form stress fractures and small cracks dont stay small if there is nothing holding it together. however lets hope 4 small 6 inch slabs will be fine. @@baratmalli6413
45 years? And you don’t realize you don’t need rebar with fiber mesh?
If you have a chance take a jackhammer to concrete with steel mesh , rebar , fiber mesh, and then no reinforcing at all . The reason will become very apparent . @@J297WFD
@@J297WFD I missed any mention of fibermesh. No need to get snarky. Also fiber is added for specific purposes which does not include replacing rebar for heavy traffic sustainability.
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What i enjoyed the most of this video was the running commentary, guiding us through the entire build.
Yes, the narration was very clear. Additionally, I liked that the narration would pause, the video ran at "normal time" and the construction sounds were played like ASMR.
Good to see you all again. So interesting and your voice is very calming to listen to as well.
Appreciate it, thanks for watching!
Simply incredible. THANKS April for bringing all this to us, and Thanks Red for DOING all the sweat equity.
Now you can add two”BIG ASS “ ceiling fans. Great video. Fun to watch. Thank you both for your very hard work. Ten thousand thumbs up!!!!!
Thanks so much! He'll probably just be using portable fans. We also have a portable evaporative cooler that will be nice during the hot & dry part of summer. 🌞
I'm retired, this was worth the 2hrs of my life to watch.
What I didn't catch was how long it took.
Granted it was on vacation time.
Thanks! It took about 5 weeks to complete, working on it about 8 hours a day. He worked on it pretty much full time, during the 5 weeks, but did take a few days off to do other things.
Awesome job, enjoy watching and learning , in 1981 i built a barn for my semi 40' X 35' and got my wood trusses 36' from a military bass they were taking down for $25.00 a truss and all my studs free , drove flat bed trailer and every thing was put on 2"X 4"X 8' rough cut hard wood witch was mine after delivery, saved them and enough to build walls, saved alot on wood ,look around and save on supplies ,it is worth your time , i am 76 years old now , always keep your eye's open for DEAL's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome, love it!!! Yes, you never know what you might find.
I remember finding the original videos of the start of the build. The shop ended up amazing!
Thanks for sharing and making the full build video!
Congrats!
Appreciate it, thanks for following along!
Kudos to you both!
I wish I were able to undertake a project in a place like you have done. Finances and health currently do not allow me to do this. But I am going to live vicariously through y’all!
Big shout out to you. So nice to see such a great accomplishment with hard work and compassion.
Extremely nice fit and finish. A multi use structure anyone would love to have on their home turf. I know I would. 🇺🇸
Totally awesome & inspirational = KUDOS TO YOU Y'all !!
you may not be an engineer or architect but you are definitely a force, it's amazing what you've been able to achieve on your own, superman's got nothing on you .......
Great job on the building process and the videography. I couldn’t stop watching because the video and voice overs were so well done. Now you have a good enclosed space for your future projects.
Thanks so much! Yes, he's really enjoying the space!
Totally agree 👍
April is a jewel! You guys make a wonderful team. Cool barn build. It should last two lifetimes. Look forward to more projects n updates. Cheers from Houston, TX🤘🏾 🤠
Thanks so much! 😄🏜️
This brought me so much joy this is similar to what I want to build but I want to create it into a home
Truly a pleasure to watch! you are both blessed to be able to work together and accomplish what you have! You are truly a craftsman in using what you "got" and its application. April is priceless in helping as needed thruout the build and the filming! May God Bless You two!!
Thank you so much! 😊
Awesome build, your attention to detail and excellent work exemplifies how to build using reuse materials, I'm so impressed, love the video and the detailed comments
So much productivity, im jealous
April, thank you so much for your effort in documenting this. I’ve been watching since you dug your footers and it’s been fun to see the channel grow and to follow along with all your projects. Red, you have created my dream shop. What a great job using all those reclaimed materials and combining them with integrity and great craftsmanship. Fortunate timing on scoring the woodworking equipment.
Appreciate it, thanks so much for following along! Hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving! 😊🦃
Very informative and interesting. Also one can not help but to notice all the work and planning that went into this shop. Yes I am also jealous. Thanks for sharing this with us.
You would never have gotten the quality of workmanship seen here if you had hired this out. Alot of today's workmanship is what i call "Just enough or Just bye" and i said bye cuz now they are gone.!
Great job, I enjoyed watching and wish you all the best. God Bless!
Those flush-cutting saws are something anyone that works with wood should have. Not too expensive and really the best tool for many jobs.
Nice one. Takes me back to the very begining, turned out awesome..
Thanks for being a long time subscriber, and for all of the nice comments! 😊
Hey, you guys have been missed. Thank you for the much informative content. The finished product looks 👌🏽 on point and clean
Thanks so much!!
You are both so knowledgeable! Your home and shop are so well done. Congratulations on finishing these big projects!
Thank you so much!
Thank you both!
This was a pleasure to watch .
Did you have any experience putting up metal buildings?
Great job!
It's nice to see
Some people going through the same extreme technical work
For a quality job.
Great filming and editing
April!
We have used sheet metal on a few shed roofs in the past. We like that it's low maintenance and fireproof. We used it on everything we built out here: our well house, home, and shop. Appreciate it, thanks for watching! 😊
Ze bestaan nog de vakman, geweldig dat u dit allemaal kan 🙏👌heb met plezier gekeken bedankt 👍
Its beautiful, I love it! Love how you two work together. I have in mind that I would like to build something like this. Thanks for the ideas and for a video that is easy to follow.
I know this comment is a bit late but I saw you struggling with those drill bits and thought I’ll let you know a secret we pros use . Astro USA makes the best drill bits money can buy. They are by a long margin the most amazing bits you can buy. Nice job on this build.
I'll look into it, thanks!
Well done! Love seeing repurposed material going into the build.
AMAZING CONTENT. YOU ARE BOTH VERY TALENTED.
Thumbs up! A little trick when drilling for those who don't know is. drill a pilot hole first. The pilot hole size should be the same size as the tip of your final drill bit. When I say the tip I mean where the two edges meet on the drill bit. It will drill like butter after if your drill bit is sharp.
Edit: Wrote my comment before seeing you drill the pilot hole. hehehe
Yes, you can see him pre-drilling with a smaller drill bit in a lot of the time lapse segments. We should have mentioned it in the video.
Those step drills work fast, maybe on thinner stock.
A tip for bending rod. Use a piece of pipe over the rod. Even if it is not as long as the rod it will support and reinforce the rod next to the bend. This takes the curve out and makes it more square. Caution: a tight square bend makes the rod weaker in that bend significantly. So use a gentle bend if using the rod for reinforcement, like in concrete.
Thanks!
What an awesome project! Turned out GREAT!
Thanks!
Everyone’s got their different opinions, bottom line is you did a great job and you’re happy with it. Thx for documenting it.
Beautiful shop You can be sure proud of it. Them containers are the way to go .
Thanks! Yes, the containers worked out great!
Looks like a shop that would be a joy to work in.
Yes, he's having lots of fun out there, he finally has time to work on hobbies!
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid You can tell he's a natural teacher. It appeared a bit of a let down after all the builds were complete.
Nice project. Looks very solid. I have a tip for you when drilling large holes in steel. Drill a smaller hole first them drill the larger hole. It may seem like twice the work, but I have timed it that is about the same . Added benefit- the large bits last way, way, way longer.
What an inspirational video!
Thank you so very much for this.
Greetings from Portugal.
Thanks so much! 💛🏜️
The Best You tube I've seen this year. I have built a garage in the past, 2 story. Now planning something in residential and shop!
A lift for a pickup truck would be a great idea for that shop,so you can get it right over your head and work on it very easily..
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Extremely well done for all the hard work you have achieved a home and especially the barn to be completely satisfied with 🇬🇧🇮🇪.
Good to know the solar system is still going strong!
Thanks for sharing your design! The systems are all doing great!
What a fantastic achievement,, very well done.
great video. he must be very happy how many views you got on this video in 2 months over 550k views. it shows how good your videos are soon you will be in 100k plus subscribers in no time
Brother the shop is absolutely awesome. Thank you for the video.
I really enjoy your videos. You are very detail oriented and the way you explain what you’re doing is great. I learn a lot from your work and I’m a 70 year old man.
Rich
Thanks so much!
I really appreciate your sharing your reasoning with us as you build. You have such a large work space now. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome! He is definitely enjoying the space! 😊
Now all you need is a 55 gallon drum converted into a 20 to 30 hp super industrial shop vac that can be configured to exhaust outside to clean up from the pending dust storms. Lived at Ft Bliss and ElPaso Tx 76-77 while in the Army and sandstorms were a trip for a lad from Mississippi.
We are surrounded by mountains, so dust storms aren't common here. Red is creating a lot of dust with his woodworking projects, so something like that would still be nice!
great job. it's looks good. enjoy your builds and honesty
Appreciate it, thanks for watching!
I really enjoyed watching this step by step process and it has been wonderful and filled with knowledge for me. I appreciate you sharing this with us and hope to see more. Great job!!! I really learned a lot and this kind of adventure makes me know it can be done with planning, patience and persistence. Thank you!
Nice you got that drill press working, even a cheap press works better than hand doing hard drills.
Yes, he got it all cleaned up now. It works great!
nice job folks!
Well ,Thank you April for all your editing work .
nice job man, you killed it, no worries no jail time, time served.
Thanks! 😄🏜️
Wow wow wow !! Well done shop and enjoyable video.
I have a small suggestion: Where the rebar goes into the concrete, I’d add a metal sleeve into the hole, like a pipe to take the wear and tear. Just a two minute job. Lol on the time.
Thanks so much! 😊
You two plus the help from the friends and family did an amazing job!!!
Great job guys, best of luck!
Thanks for sharing this epic milestone in your Arizona journey. You have a magnificent shop that should last your lifetime and beyond. Will you be adding spray foam to the underside of the roof and end panels to insulate and increase structural rigidity.?
Since you do not have any wire reinforcements in your slab concrete you may want to consider adding a metal sleeve in the floor rebar holes to distribute forces from the door bolts. If you have a spare foot of 3/4” pipe that could be cut into two 6” lengths (preferably 45° diagonal to facilitate pounding into the ground) and inserted into slightly larger floor holes leaving rebar touching pipe rather than concrete. The extra inch or two below the concrete should solidify the rebar channel to maintain vertical without deforming and cracking the concrete. Steel pipe would be best as a galvanic reaction could occur between steel rebar and copper.
April, it was great seeing you with your grand dog tending plants in your yard and garden. Will you be keeping the motor home or posting to on marketplace? It’s probably in shock now that it has left shade.
Wishing you, Red and your family a blessed thanksgiving season. Peaceful wishes from the southern shore of the Great Swamp Erie in NE Ohio.
Spray foam would definitely be a nice upgrade! Thanks for the tips! We pulled the RV into town, and one of our kids is using it for now, but we plan to eventually sell it.
Thanks for all the comments and tips through all of our projects! Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving! ❤️
Got to the end - well done, I would give my eye teeth for a shop like that. There is nothing wrong with using ’pre-loved’ materials and equipment. I think with all the price hikes, our ‘throw away’ culture is going to be a thing of the past. Just as an aside I listen to a lot of audiobooks, your voice seems well suited to them if you ever get fed up with the manual labour (of love). Look forward to watching/listening to the next and the rest, have a nice one from the rainy 🇬🇧 😊
Thanks so much! 😊🏜️
I am hoping to someday build a barn like that someday. A step drill bit would help to cut the 1/2" holes in the angle iron.
Wise to have a hoist. So MANY thing's you can do with it. Lifting, harvesting your animals and using it as a swing or engine repair ETC. ENJOYING watching your VLOG. NICE windows. I like different shapes.
Thanks! Yes, very useful! It's nice to finally have a good place to attach it!
Excellent video , start to finish! I'm constructing a garage with 20 ft containers this comming summer, in heavy snow country- needless to say, requirements are more severe!
bravo, enjoyed the long video, you have done some thing to be proud of, congratulation to both of you, from Australia
Thanks! 😊🏜️
Oooo Woow. So happy that you guys are back! Would like a building just like that to live in 👍🤔
Thanks!! 😊😎
My apology, in reference to my pervious comment; I forgot to congratulate you. I'm not downplaying your ingenuity and craftsman ship. You are an excellent engineer and builder! Wonderful video. I Thank both of You!
Great job! This video was long but I enjoyed watching from start to finish on the project. Can’t wait to see what you guys will do next.
Appreciate it, thanks for watching!
I’m not judging anything you’ve done, I can appreciate the work. I’m just amazed you were using a skilsaw to cut and trim the metal. A 4” grinder is a welders best friend. Not sure if you knew that?? That gives you the ability to clean the rust and coating off before welding.
He didn't have the right type of cutting disks for his grinder on hand, and figured this would work, and it did.
Kudos to you and April
Wow! That’s an amazing building! ❤❤❤
Thank you! Hope y'all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! ❤️❤️🦃
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid Thanks! It was nice!
I am so happy to have found you again. I followed you, what seems like years ago on the other channel, on your journey to your off grid space. Then you disappeared. Random 'sheet metal' search brought this up.
This long video is very well done. The best video on RUclips showing every detail of the build using shipping containers. Well done Red and April.
Glad you found us again! 😊🏜️
Finally see you upload video again ❤️❤️❤️ awesome 🎉🎉
Thanks! ❤️❤️
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid been waiting for you guys to upload really enjoyed watching all your videos
You both together did a fantastic job creating your home. My first time meeting you. I t is a pleasure. HOPE you will continue building. See you soon. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. FROM SE MICHIGAN 🛐🛐🛐. BLESSED THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
Appreciate it & thanks for joining us! 😊 Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!! 🤗🦃
Brilliant build well done
Fabulous shop 😊
Thanks! 😊
This has given me some good ideas for taking care of some of the things I want to do on my homestead property. Now that I see how to get what I want with less time and work. Very helpful. Thank you for the podcast. 👍👍
It has worked out great for us, glad the video was helpful! 😊🏜️
great work = cheers from Europe
Thanks! 😊
I make RUclips videos now and really appreciate all the footage it took to do that project. Thanks for all the effort!😊
Yes, long videos are a ton of work! I had bronchitis the whole time I was working on it, so it gave me something to do, since I didn't feel like doing much else. 🤧😄 Thanks! 😊
Great job! That is one cool shop that will serve you well for years. Just one minor thing. I'd put screening over the roof vents. Bats love those things, and you don't want them roosting in there or inside using them as an exit. (I have had that problem before - it's not fun)
Thanks! Yes, we plan to staple screen material on the inside before spring. The birds also like to build nests under the ridge cap lip.
Nice build. Not out off the box.
This is exactly the building I wanted to build on my 160 Acres in Santa Rosa New Mexico
😅too late now im 77 yrs old. Had the property 40 yrs but wife has poo poo it for this long
Keep the u tube channel going. Enjoy your channel
We still plan to post videos occasionally, and maybe even show some of Red's wood and metal projects or machine restores. Maybe eventually another one of our kids will be building a house out here too. 🧡🏜️
I love the dedication and effort going into this. It is amusing sometimes though, seeing such an obvious lack of construction experience, like being surprised you'd want to predrill for a screw into hardwood. Or "framing" for a window without including any studs, let alone cripples (look it up), adjacent to the window. it's not a bad idea to at least make things LOOK like they MIGHT meet the building codes. A lot of these people start out screwing things up in what looks like a small way, then spending an inordinate amount of time accommodating their previous screw-ups. Still, you've gotta admire the focus to complete the project, even if it sometimes takes more time and money than just building such a shop to code using conventional construction.
It wasn't a surprise, he knew it wasn't going to work without pre-drilling. Just mentioning it. It's definitely not a traditional build or to code. We have an opt-out permit. We made use of the structure that had already been very useful to us. As well as some materials we already had, and made a nice, inexpensive, multipurpose, building and shop that has suited our needs wonderfully. Building this the traditional way, would have been WAY more expensive.
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid Oh. I thought he said he was breaking off screws, then decided to pre-drill. Most people don't frame with hardwood, at least since the 1800's... Anyway, predrilling is best in any type of wood, if it is practical for the job at hand. It makes a stronger connection if just the threads cut into the wood. Otherwise, the tendency is for the wood to split, and then the wood loses strength and the threads don't get as good of a grip. I know that used, too-short, difficult-to-work-with lumber seemed cheap at the start, but... I'd also recommend a bottom chord (use full-length lumber!) on those scabbed-together roof "trusses" (speaking of too-short lumber), although hopefully the shipping containers are stable enough to hold things together. I think it's great that you all are not afraid to take on such a project despite not having worked for years in the trades. I admire that, and enjoyed the videos, although I do get somewhat frustrated at all the little unforeseen details and have to skip or fast-forward, or just take a break and come back another day to watch more. Still, I wouldn't have watched as much as I did if I didn't find the videos interesting and informative, not to mention entertaining! Don't stop now! :)
@@dougselsam5393He broke off a few of the 1 1/2 inch metal to wood sheeting screws. Once he ran out of those he knew the 2 1/2 inch definitely weren't going to go in without pre-drilling. He talked about the benefits of pre-drilling several times in the video.
When you can get rough cut 2×6×10' hardwood boards for $2 each it's definitely worth using them, even though it was a lot more work. Hardwood is a lot stronger than pine, they have a good amount of overlap, and they are bolted together at the joints. It's been a fun and challenging build, but it's even more fun now that it's done, and he can enjoy using it. Thanks for watching!
Oh yeah, I remember. He had the old bolts laying around, but then ran out and used some longer ones. Yup, didn't miss that part. Don't forget the cost of the bolts and labor to scab together the rafters (trusses?). One handy tip: You can sharpen big drill bits using a bench grinder or belt sander, just twirl them in your fingers holding the tip at an angle against the sanding surface. BTW I was thinking those hardwood boards might have made a nice product you could sell: benches. Just clean them up and add some legs, if any more are available. If they are a bit long for benches, use the cutoffs to make the legs. I spent some time framing roofs for custom homes, became a foreman, and also got hired to redo CAD blueprints where the architects couldn't get the rooflines to converge, and I'm used to everything lining up to within a 16th of an inch, so that's where my background comes from. (We never used trusses for custom homes. Better to have usable attic space.) Even so, it expands my outlook to see great fun projects like yours. I've had a few ideas for container-based buildings, and it helps to see what others go thru, so thanks and keep making great videos! :) @@RedandAprilOff-Grid
He has made all kinds of things out of the hardwood boards, besides the barn and well house, garden trusses, window frames at our daughter's house, our kitchen table, he also made his sawhorses, and he still has some furniture quality boards leftover. They are ash, cherry, red oak, and a piece of some unknown variety. Our son-in-law also used the wedges we pried off to heat his home last winter.
Red has sharpened many drill bits in his lifetime, but didn't have things set up to do it. Now he has his drill press cleaned up, tuned and ready to go. Thanks!
Great job you two, you should be proud of it .
Having those doors line up make it look so nice.
Thanks! Yes, glad it worked out!
Great journey, thanks for the ride along. Amazing job, you guys are living your best life!!
Great shop! I was looking into building a shop somewhat like this, but I was going to use 3-40' High Cube Containers. Place them in s "U" shape and pour 40'x40' of concrete slab inside the "U," creating a single car garage, another single car garage used as a workshop and then 16'x39' as a hobby room. Live in 1-40' container, 1-40' container as another hobby room, and the last 40' container as storage and the utilities room, water tank, reverse osmosis, solar batter storage, inverters.
Sounds awesome! Turning a shipping container into a house has a lot of challenges, but it can be done. Best wishes!
Nicely done. impressed me.
Very cool project! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Appreciate it, thanks for watching!
Congratulations 🎉
Awesome 😎 and darn unique.... Thanks for sharing your Video....
Thank you! Cheers!
Hope to see more videos.
Great work and an excellent video.
Great timing Red seriously. Great project and very detailed. Being an aircraft jet mech for 34 yrs gives me a serious lack in this dept. Latin America we placed 2 containers together and refurb'd inside, floors next. Will add a 2nd on top over looking our stream. Purchasing 2 40's now to start the large garage with a 1 pc sliding door. Your width perfect-same thinking. Garage to butt up against house. Building 3 36' domes in lower lot as well. Thank you, blessings
We just kinda made it work, with the materials we had. Glad it was helpful! Best wishes on your projects! 😊
I really like your video build project. We call pours like this hop scotch pours. From my experience with concrete work, I think you did a great job & one you will enjoy for years. It is all about planning. Ventilation will be important to help cool this structure. But you already know this and have finished the project. You should be very proud of your self for the quality you build it.
Interesting! 😎 Thanks for watching! 😊
I found this very inspirational, thanks for taking the time to make this video.
This is absolutely satisfied… great job
Nice, kind of what I hoped to do when we move to our son’s land. Places to park tractor indoors. Put some batting roofs on outside ling side of Connex to store tractor implements.
Thanks! Yes, this type of structure works great for a garage, workshop and storage of any kind. Best wishes! 😊
Awesome build, thank you April.