Shipping Container Home Electrical Install Insofast | Building a 20ft Shipping Container Home
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Today we install the electrical. The insofast insulation and framing created some challenges in the build but luckily we know what we're doing...at least 50% of the time. If electrical is not something you've done before PLEASE consult an electrician!
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This guy is the most informative shipping container builder. Thanks a million!
Thanks so much, I was on the fence about using the insofast. Mines a work shop .
I am sure everyone is enoying these videos as much as I am. They do give a real world perspective to some of the nuances and work arounds to converting a shipping container. Thank you for the time, effort, and money you have put into these builds and videos on our behalf.
Hocus Pocus thank you for recognizing the time and money that goes into these builds! Much appreciated :)
@@ContainingLuxury Lemme preface this by saying I'm 23, have a decent job, on salary, but I live with my parents still. I could move out now and kind of want to, but my options right now include a house or an apartment and those are just not financially viable IMO. Then I went to dome homes, seemed like a huge headache, then container homes. Containers definitely seem to be the way to go for people in my age range in my opinion, atleast financially.
The best container home channel on You Tube. PERIOD...!
How about making a video series about a fully off-grid solar powered, rainwater harvesting container home on a septic system sitting on top of a basement storm shelter? Perfect for retirees trying to survive the yearly chinese pandemics and stock market crashes!
Getting excited, It is starting to become a beautiful and elegant home. I can't wait to see it completely done. Keep safe every one! God bless us all!😇🙏
Tell your sparky bud to watch some videos on wiring ICF &sips. If you're not using rings, screw the boxes off to the plastic nailing strips so they don't come loose over time. If you know there are fat cable pulls, router the back of the foam first, or if that isn't done, then use a long flex bit and Fish stick, and at least straighten your cable and bend a decent head on it.
You can also router, hot knife, chainsaw, or my favorite a cordless sawzall with blade cut to length in order to make a channel from the front. Then SPF it closed after inspection. And trim SPF with a hot knife potato peeler style instead of shanking the guards
Loved the vlog! Insofast needs to take your advice, if they want to sell more product. If you can't make the raceway large enough for multiple wires, then at least make it easier with sleeves inside the raceway!
It’s looking good ! Can’t wait I am on pins and needles to see the end result
how about snaking the romex thru the insofast as you go? put up a panel, pull the wire thru
Very informative video , good job
Been a electrician since 2000. Seeing this I’d recommend staying clear. I’m going to cost you at least three times what you saved going this route (maybe four)
why not run the electrical under the container and punch thru the floor? against code? You could also possibly snake some runs thru the square tube channel at the top of the container or in the well on the bottom of the side of the container where the forklift points are
It wasn't much, but I'm a man of my word. I tossed in some dough on the shipping container giveaway when I finally had some money to do so. If things turn around, I'll be able to toss some more to help a lucky sub win a home.
R.J. Jones thank you! Everything helps for sure!
Hers a video on How to install electrical in shipping container. Step 1- hire electrician to install it for you. Thanks man, you really knocked it outta the park on this one
Tomorrow I'm going to do this inshallah
Thanks good advice!
Very informative on all aspects of building the container. Definitely the best RUclips channel 🙌🏽
I am thinking InSoFast would still be good for doing the walls. That way you loose less space on the walls, maximizing the usable width of the container. The containers are so narrow to begin. I believe framing to ceiling would be the way to go. It would all all the electrical to be run overhead, and only the end run coming down the walls to each switch or outlet box. And it would allow for additional insulation to be run on the ceiling. Or perhaps run it underneath the container in the same manner, and then insulate and enclose under the container.
Hocus Pocus agreed that is my new plan! I just ordered a bunch more for our next 40ft 2 unit build coming up :)
I gotta say, the more vids you put out covering the Insofast, the more I think I won’t use it when I get around to building mine.
I was thinking the same thing. Insofast looks easy to install but then again we have to look at big picture. ? If you had to do it again would you?
if you stud out a container you are going to lose a shitload of interior space. it gets smaller and smaller and smaller pretty soon you can touch both of the walls . also your non-insulated studs are going to conduct heat/cold right into your space. there must be smarter ways to get some those runs in the box before you put in the insofast. Building a dropped ceiling would also increase the cost and decrease the interior space
Great Review! Good suggestions and tips.
consider consulting a electrician like myself that thinks outside the box and has interest in said projects .. like insofast is premeditated and engineered.. same with electrical... raceways need to be considered as well as load calculations.. ive wiref connex boxes as far back as 1990 as weather stations shipped to greenland ... the floors come up for one ... framing and insulation will need to adapt to electrical plumbing hvac.. a torch n piece of pipe heated will condense the foam to then fit over raceways of conduit wich has much more versatility and a much better insulated wire that will endure time and elements... im in va but would love to get involved in such prefab ... after 38 years in electrical and was taught pride n craftsmanship first and as i look back and into the future quick .. cheaper..faster..because a GC is more concerned with the lipstick n dress put on the pig instead of the longevity of the creation because of the legal warranty lengths and the answer for bullshit fails is yes products and procedures have changed since that time....if it cant be shipped abroad as it was in its prior life not just handled like an egg when the desire comes to relocate theres a terrible bottom line for the consumer... the possibilities for better product is in existence om sure windows and doors could be produced with proper rubber to install as the insulated panels were... but the insulated panels dont seem to have consideration of anything but a folded metal background ... yes i have ranted on but i see this process as one time offering ... to renovate in few years would be more costly then to start fresh
would it help if you warmed up the romex a whole bunch so it is more pliable? you could put your roll in a tin trash can with a lightbulb mounted to the lid to warm it up. (Use the same can/light to warm up all of your glue ) also use a lite lubricant to help the romex slip thru the foam channel
Honest questions:
Why Romex?
Why not pull with a fish tape?
It seems like pulling in stranded wire of various types would be worth every penny just for the flexibility.
Can you put a shipping container home inside a mobile home park? Can you do a video comparison for both?
Hoang Le for sure you can, and yes we will!
@@ContainingLuxury Thanks! I live in Silicon Valley, San Jose, and home is ridiculously expensive. I was thinking about picking up a mobile home but I love the idea of a container home.
Keith did I nice job I’m a electrician and me likes
Would it perhaps be easier to run the wiring through the channels before installing the insofast to the wall? Insofast has a video where they duct taped panels together horizontally before gluing to the wall. Seems like those 2 techniques might work well together to address the issue of the difficulty in snaking wire through the tight channels.
Yet another informative video. So a single container with RV electric and septic hookups is considered a mobile home? This would be great because my property is zoned for mobile homes Volusia County Florida
2sharp 4u email me! If you have a property zoned for mobile homes I would love to team up with you! Containingluxury@gmail.com
What type of Nema plug in and exterior outlet box were used for the lower plug in where power comes to the container? Part numbers?
I want to know a parts list for the outside electrical as well.
It is super easy to make these insofast bits by yourself.
A 2x40ft high cube will cost you $650 with a R-value of 13 with EPS s80.
All walls, roof and floor, the more windows the less closed cellfoam you need :)
InSoFast is robbery and they laughs all the way to the bank :P
Nice
If you had an electrical plan/layout before you insulated could you have run the wires as you were putting up the insulation blocks? It seems that it would be easier running through one panel then 3 or 4. Label each romex so you knew what circuits were once you were ready to hook up to the breaker panel.
when pulling the wire, have you tried putting a round plastic cover on the end of the wire before feeding it through the foam?
Insofast shank available on our website (except where not allowed 🚫 by law… like federal penitentiaries )
Love the information brother HogOn
Insofast not so fast ... probably looked good on paper when developed but what a headache 🤕 well your videos are always informative and dig n the visual / sound effects in editing lol can’t wait for the next video ... is it out tomorrow ? 🙏🏻😂
Where did you come in with the main wire ? Did you go through the floor or through the wall ?
Love what you do !!! Being that these containers are steel, how do you deal with air movement, do you have any fresh air vents installed on the container or on the Windows ?
Dan Doe thank you! And good question, being that they are so small and the impact windows we use down here in Florida have pretty large gaps in the bottom track there are enough little escapes between that and running the air conditioner that it stays pretty fresh. Then when it’s not 10,000 degrees outside opening a few windows brings in a great breeze
What would you recommend for a state like Michigan? Would humidity be less of an issue than say a place like Florida.
Would wiring be easier to design it and faster running it on outside of the finished inside wall using the special electrical pipeing?
Could you have cut a bigger groove for your wire raceway or added a PVC tubing to run your wires through?
im curious why do you insulate the walls first
Question: why not run the long home runs under the container and punch them up through the floor? Or they could run in the channel / space where the forklift portals are? Also, the frame of the container is built out of square tube, could you punch into there and snake the long runs from one end of the container to the other ?
50 Ant RV plug.
Considering the problems install of electrical would you still use insofast or do spray foam
Will the insofas protect from condensation
Is a 50AMP service enough for most single container units. I'm looking at a 40ft. With a mini split a. A big workroom with normal lights and outlets possibly a fridge and a small room with a few incubators for eggs the plug into a normal 110. I debating running a simple RV power tower out near it. With a 50 AMP circuit with a 50 and 30 and 20 amp connections in it. Then having something like you have here that just teachers the container into 50AMP. or was just gonna run a a 100 AMP outbuilding service I to the panel. Thing is I kinda want to be easily considered a 'temporary' moveable structure. I just don't know if 50AMP is enough to do what we want.
So far so good. Its getting there. Keep up the great work.
Question? next time will you guys use traditional wood framing instead and pink insulation or are you ok using this method again?
What section under the national electrical code Covers electrical installation for shipping containers used as residential or commercial purposes?
Dont know if you have done this, but you should do a video on how to cut one side of a container, I'm wanting to cut one side of a container at a 45 degree angle and install a window
Would you also consider a split level unit for heat and air?
So wait, you filled up on Denny's AND sloppy Joes?!? Bruh, take it from an old man like me (I"m 49 fwiw.), you got a pretty solid figure right now, but those cals will REALLY start hitting you in the waistline down the road!!lol
Hello. Did you ever go back and do the video on the roof system for the 40ft build that you did last year?
Could you cut out and widen electrical channels as you are installing the InSoFast ? And wire at the same time ?
This video is 3 hours old and has over 800 views. There are almost 50,000 subscribers to this channel. I understand times a tough right now, but if everyone, who can afford it, would give $1 to GoFundMe it would cover the cost of the giveaway. If any of these videos entertained or educated you, what is $1? Even making minimum wage, you would have made more in the 9 minutes watching this video than $1. We can do it people. It is less than a nickle a day during this shelter in place.
Hocus Pocus thank you as always for your support!
If you were to build one to sell it. How much will it cost?
I''m a single retired lady and I must move out of my apartment as soon as my lease is up at the end of June. My once nice apartment complex has been COMPLETELY taken over by thugs and undesirables and I have to get out. I dream every day of my own container home to live out and enjoy my retirement years and would like to know how can I get my name in to win the home you are giving away? I would be an excellent candidate and would take very good care of it. Thank you.
I learned that I don’t want you to wire anything I own
Just a quick question, can the ceiling wire installation be done before the Insofast install ?
Are you considering making a video about how to deal with the bureaucracy of building a shipping container home in Florida without being a contractor???
I mean before you even go this far into the construction side of this project. What are the steps and average cost of going from a raw land to start building a container home without being a contractor? Of course, while following Florida laws...
no, you have a 50 ANT panel
Are they concerned about desert or arctic temperatures? Putting the foam in beforehand can cause huge problems and unless you're dealing with extreme temperatures, is not really necessary. This was not a home electrical install video - that's what they guy did outside that they didn't show. This is a "we insulated before wiring the container and it sucks" video.
Where is the parts list?
Does anyone have a rough estimate of how much it would cost to wire an entire 40 foot container?? Thanks.
InsulFast needs a better way to allow running of electrical. Until then this material is crap.
Romax?
You mean Romex?
so now if i understand correctly ,aside from the wiring issues , everything you hang on the walls like cupboards, shelves etc , is relying on the glue to hold it to the painted container ?? ......Hummmmm
You should do more videos without sun glasses. You are a handsome guy
Great video. Planning on modifying a container into a take away food facility. @gastrogrilla. Your video is very helpful indeed.
Should name it inslowfast...fast but slow
Great job, but that in so fast seems like a huge pain in the ass
For example : If you are going to install electrical cooker, you need to start from opening the box, wearing up to main switch, and plug-socket set up. Then people will think, you are really doing practical helpful job. The way you did the video, it is called advertising heading to get new clients. Ordinary people want to see the practical job. bye.
Whoever is videoing this needs some lessons on holding still
Hello dear, Your video showed a big title, but you did not do any practical job.
Bruh answer your DMs on IG
Jesse Daner hahaha I never go on there... will try and catch up this weekend!
@@ContainingLuxury thanks! You da man