Ok, so I spent a year designing a Container home. Got 10 acres and drew up my plans. You need only one or the other to build. An architect or an architectural engineer. We used an engineer. Mind you this is for Central Florida and the entire state of NC. Unrestricted is a must to avoid being robbed by municipalities. A Container build typically costs overall 1/3 of regular stock builds or conventional homes. The more walls you cut out the more reinforcement beams you need. Adds up $$$ I used furred trees cut down from my property for both beams in the great room and wood cladding for exterior aesthetics. Saved about $8000. Cash. The costs are in the Septic and leach bed if land is nonperkable. Meaning clay bedded and won’t absorb waste product. Next is the Well dug. Depending on how deep the price can go from $1600-6500.00 so pray it’s only ten feet deep. It is impossible to get a home loan for this type of build. All cash out of pocket. The other most expensive bill is all the glass windows. They should be double glazed and impact resistant and you’ll want a lot of them as these builds can be very dark and small feeling. Even our 1320 sq. Ft. (4) 40 foot high cubes is tight quarters for anymore than two people most the time. Use every foot with space saving furniture like: Our office has a Murphy bed that fold up into wall to which a desk folds open for office and guest room duties. Every door interior wise uses barn sliding doors and even the TVs are mounted on walls. Movable walls are useful in smaller builds too. Ours has two bedrooms two baths with an open floor plan of kitchen great room dining in the center of home and the beds and baths on either side of home. The shape of home is a double LL or Chevron design. Insulation is shadow from exterior cladding with truck bed liner paint with interior 1” foam panels then closed cell spray foam around 2x4 framing (2x2) ceiling, 5/8” drywall to finish with an R rating around 20-24 but it’s weather tight and sealed. The floor is basically the sub floor but not a hazardous materials mover. We checked. B-class Containers in good shape. Floor was sealed initially with sealer paint then covered with a smooth surface laminate we sanded and scuffed up to apply epoxy to it. Epoxy worked great because we want the floor to look like patina copper metal and it turned out fantastic plus epoxy seals everything for decades. What makes these homes great is the front entry way. We bought a double door entry and it costs $3000. Cash but when you walk up to and into the home it screams sheik and posh. Your greeted immediately by the greatroom and a wide open floor plan with accentuated live edge wood beams on the ceiling directing you into the home. The Master bed has a big en-suite and walkout French doors. The entire budget for land was (free) family owned The removel of trees was fair traded they get lumber we get a few trees furred down and milled the keep the rest. But, typically to clear out wooded lots less than ten acres it’ll cost you anywhere from $650 a day to $850 a day and probably less than a week to clear the driveway and the area for your build. The foundation is cheapest when using concrete footers in our case with a crawl space making it easier to run pipes sewage etc from the bottom out. Costs $3000.00 The containers roughly were $1850 for two B class and $2100 for other two b class but we’re brand new looking with nothing Rolf a scratch on them. The crane was $325.00 an hour but he was fast and done within two hours of placing them and signing off. The home itself for everything after that was $115,000.00 Our budget went over from the original $85,000. We anticipated but all said and done the home is worth around $180,000.00 easily. In five years it’ll be worth over $200,000.00 If you do it right it’s a fantastic living experience and a ultra luxurious home. Corner cutting: Buy the cheap Cabinet skeleton and drawers then use refurbished wood for the cab doors. Countertops we made ours and cast concrete but epoxy you can emulate stone marble granite or anything you want. Cheap. Lighting we used sconces and our AC is a Mitsubishi with AC units in each room. Ours only cools the rooms your in and detects when you enter to turn on and when you leave to turn off. It can be programmed in many variations or times and temps. We use an 800watt wind turbine and two lithium batteries for our charge nook in the kitchen. Charges all our phones and laptop. Flawless and little tweaks like this drastically reduced our electric bill. We pay around 60$ a month. There’s many more things we’ve done but too long to list. A 5.4 kWh solar array is next with a Tesla power wall (or two) to go off grid completely. Hope this helps anyone attempting this.
Share the building plan so we can see how big is each section of the 40ft container inside. Living room, kitchen, toilet-closet, shower, bedroom... Thx for all the info. Really great videos...
Regarding the resale value, there is one other aspect that you have to consider in my opinion. It’s the target customer pool. If there are more people who are into container houses, then the resale value would go up even more. I believe the reality is that we are not there (yet). If you just focus on your time and effort you put together while you were building the house, you could think the value would be even higher than other types of houses. The reason why I like the container house is the modern and simple style which fits to my lifestyle. This means a lot to me. As always, thank you so much for sharing your house on RUclips..
Wish you provided more information on chemical residue safety so here goes: Never use a shipping container that was used to transport dangerous chemicals. EVER! Every container has labels that let you know what grade of material it originally transported, you need to go for food grade containers. A severely used container is a challenge to work with as it could have been repurposed in its lifetime to carry pretty much anything. To be on the safe side, either buy new (very expensive!) or one trip containers which have been used just once and the documentation is readily available. Container floors are usually made of wood that has been treated with harsh chemicals to keep them safe from termites and harsh sea conditions. It’s advisable to sand them down and coat them with a sealant such as epoxy. Adding an additional floor layer such as tiles helps keep the risk at bay.
B-class are fine , just request the complete ship manifest to determine exactly what if any chemicals were present. Added measure is clear epoxy the floor and primer the interior walls. We used truck bed liner and wore full suits and masks spite the lack of chemicals in our exact containers.
How do other prefab homes pass inspection when they are built in a warehouse?...wouldn't it work the same way with a container home that you are building at a different location? Also you talked about buying different land and moving your container home, but if I want to move it to another state how does an inspector do an inspection after it's already built...or do they need to?
Shipping containers come in these sizes: 10, 20, 30, 40 and 45ft. Altough the 10 and 30ft aren't seen as much as the rest and I have never seen these two in high-cube after 13 years on the road.
raquel pryor they must have bigger fish than us little guys. I emailed them to get prices and got only one vague return email. Ended up going with a company out of Missouri to build mine for my new property. I don’t think they even respond to RUclips comments
The 45', 47' and 53' are not for ocean shipping. They are for truck and train transport. Semi-trucks can have trailers up to 53' so there are a couple companies in North America who produce these larger containers so they can max out the truck and trainloads allowable. I don't believe these are modified 40' ers as much as specifically designed for the transportation purposes of the carriers. The upside is the loads are still at the 40' point which makes it possible to stack them with 20' and 40' models.
Is it hard buying land to build your container house? And is it hard or more expensive getting containers shipped to building locations? And do you recommend new or old containers?
Not the RUclipsr, but buying land is easy. The issue with containers comes down to permitting. Some areas might deny permits because they don't like the design. Generally speaking, the more rural you go, the easier it is to build. Getting containers shipped to building locations is generally arranged when you buy the container unless you're buying it from an individual. And you never want old containers unless you inspect them thoroughly. You don't know what was in old containers, so that means it's on you to look up what was shipped in it. Plus, the older they are the more likely they'll have damage and need repairs. Simply put, if you want this to be a house, spend the extra $1,000 to $2,000 for something new unless you get a shipping container you've inspected and you can trace every time it was shipped and what was in it.
Yes, it is true, the more rural the easier the permits. My husband and We have a project 84 miles from West Palm Beach and we already have the city permits.
I just started researching this subject, hoping to build my shipping container house. one thing that is still really bugging me (the other one was the contaminated floor but I guess your video put that fear to rest!) is the insulation effectiveness (without loosing too much internal space), avoidance of condensation and rotting of internal framing (wooden) and also cost. Simply: I want the best, most proficient and advanced, and have it cheap LOL! What is the best solution for insulation in the middle of EU (with very hot summers and very cold winters)? Any good tips, advice, tricks? Thanks!!!!!!
Is it a good idea to buy a insulated container that is used for frozen food to save money and how much does it cost to move a 40-foot if you wanted to relocate?
Would you help do my shipping container and tiny shed project in GA? The city has rezoned and are now welcoming tiny and shipping. I'm handy also I have a lot of the supplies I would need already. What would you charge me?
Ok, so I spent a year designing a Container home.
Got 10 acres and drew up my plans.
You need only one or the other to build. An architect or an architectural engineer.
We used an engineer.
Mind you this is for Central Florida and the entire state of NC.
Unrestricted is a must to avoid being robbed by municipalities.
A Container build typically costs overall 1/3 of regular stock builds or conventional homes.
The more walls you cut out the more reinforcement beams you need. Adds up $$$
I used furred trees cut down from my property for both beams in the great room and wood cladding for exterior aesthetics. Saved about $8000. Cash.
The costs are in the Septic and leach bed if land is nonperkable.
Meaning clay bedded and won’t absorb waste product.
Next is the Well dug. Depending on how deep the price can go from $1600-6500.00 so pray it’s only ten feet deep.
It is impossible to get a home loan for this type of build.
All cash out of pocket.
The other most expensive bill is all the glass windows.
They should be double glazed and impact resistant and you’ll want a lot of them as these builds can be very dark and small feeling.
Even our 1320 sq. Ft. (4) 40 foot high cubes is tight quarters for anymore than two people most the time.
Use every foot with space saving furniture like:
Our office has a Murphy bed that fold up into wall to which a desk folds open for office and guest room duties.
Every door interior wise uses barn sliding doors and even the TVs are mounted on walls.
Movable walls are useful in smaller builds too.
Ours has two bedrooms two baths with an open floor plan of kitchen great room dining in the center of home and the beds and baths on either side of home.
The shape of home is a double LL or Chevron design.
Insulation is shadow from exterior cladding with truck bed liner paint with interior 1” foam panels then closed cell spray foam around 2x4 framing (2x2) ceiling, 5/8” drywall to finish with an R rating around 20-24 but it’s weather tight and sealed.
The floor is basically the sub floor but not a hazardous materials mover. We checked.
B-class Containers in good shape.
Floor was sealed initially with sealer paint then covered with a smooth surface laminate we sanded and scuffed up to apply epoxy to it. Epoxy worked great because we want the floor to look like patina copper metal and it turned out fantastic plus epoxy seals everything for decades.
What makes these homes great is the front entry way.
We bought a double door entry and it costs $3000. Cash but when you walk up to and into the home it screams sheik and posh. Your greeted immediately by the greatroom and a wide open floor plan with accentuated live edge wood beams on the ceiling directing you into the home.
The Master bed has a big en-suite and walkout French doors.
The entire budget for land was (free) family owned
The removel of trees was fair traded they get lumber we get a few trees furred down and milled the keep the rest.
But, typically to clear out wooded lots less than ten acres it’ll cost you anywhere from $650 a day to $850 a day and probably less than a week to clear the driveway and the area for your build.
The foundation is cheapest when using concrete footers in our case with a crawl space making it easier to run pipes sewage etc from the bottom out. Costs $3000.00
The containers roughly were $1850 for two B class and $2100 for other two b class but we’re brand new looking with nothing Rolf a scratch on them.
The crane was $325.00 an hour but he was fast and done within two hours of placing them and signing off.
The home itself for everything after that was $115,000.00
Our budget went over from the original $85,000. We anticipated but all said and done the home is worth around $180,000.00 easily.
In five years it’ll be worth over $200,000.00
If you do it right it’s a fantastic living experience and a ultra luxurious home.
Corner cutting:
Buy the cheap Cabinet skeleton and drawers then use refurbished wood for the cab doors.
Countertops we made ours and cast concrete but epoxy you can emulate stone marble granite or anything you want.
Cheap.
Lighting we used sconces and our AC is a Mitsubishi with AC units in each room. Ours only cools the rooms your in and detects when you enter to turn on and when you leave to turn off. It can be programmed in many variations or times and temps.
We use an 800watt wind turbine and two lithium batteries for our charge nook in the kitchen. Charges all our phones and laptop.
Flawless and little tweaks like this drastically reduced our electric bill. We pay around 60$ a month.
There’s many more things we’ve done but too long to list.
A 5.4 kWh solar array is next with a Tesla power wall (or two) to go off grid completely.
Hope this helps anyone attempting this.
The Architect once you had your plans and funding in line. what was your build time from the day you broke ground?
This was very informative, thank you
The Architect do u have a video of your home I’m definitely interested
You should definitely do a video
Wow. Well said.
Do a Florida permit process video.
Share the building plan so we can see how big is each section of the 40ft container inside. Living room, kitchen, toilet-closet, shower, bedroom... Thx for all the info. Really great videos...
Regarding the resale value, there is one other aspect that you have to consider in my opinion. It’s the target customer pool. If there are more people who are into container houses, then the resale value would go up even more. I believe the reality is that we are not there (yet).
If you just focus on your time and effort you put together while you were building the house, you could think the value would be even higher than other types of houses.
The reason why I like the container house is the modern and simple style which fits to my lifestyle. This means a lot to me.
As always, thank you so much for sharing your house on RUclips..
Wish you provided more information on chemical residue safety so here goes: Never use a shipping container that was used to transport dangerous chemicals. EVER!
Every container has labels that let you know what grade of material it originally transported, you need to go for food grade containers. A severely used container is a challenge to work with as it could have been repurposed in its lifetime to carry pretty much anything. To be on the safe side, either buy new (very expensive!) or one trip containers which have been used just once and the documentation is readily available.
Container floors are usually made of wood that has been treated with harsh chemicals to keep them safe from termites and harsh sea conditions. It’s advisable to sand them down and coat them with a sealant such as epoxy. Adding an additional floor layer such as tiles helps keep the risk at bay.
Thank you. Been very concerned, and have been told by multiple people "one trip container, get documentation with it."
B-class are fine , just request the complete ship manifest to determine exactly what if any chemicals were present.
Added measure is clear epoxy the floor and primer the interior walls.
We used truck bed liner and wore full suits and masks spite the lack of chemicals in our exact containers.
How do other prefab homes pass inspection when they are built in a warehouse?...wouldn't it work the same way with a container home that you are building at a different location? Also you talked about buying different land and moving your container home, but if I want to move it to another state how does an inspector do an inspection after it's already built...or do they need to?
just bought my first shipping container. cant wait to get started.
Do you have a channel to show the steps you're taking to build your container house?
Purposely Somewhere yes he does
Shipping containers come in these sizes: 10, 20, 30, 40 and 45ft. Altough the 10 and 30ft aren't seen as much as the rest and I have never seen these two in high-cube after 13 years on the road.
We have 45’ 48’ & 53’ in Canada and they’re priced reasonably considering the extra footage but I’m guessing shipping these would be much more
Will you and your team offer cut out service for doors and windows , and how much whould you charger for that service?
raquel pryor they must have bigger fish than us little guys. I emailed them to get prices and got only one vague return email. Ended up going with a company out of Missouri to build mine for my new property. I don’t think they even respond to RUclips comments
Hello have you found someone to do the cuts? What was the cost if so?
@@themisstra7708 no ne never replied
@@RockysJourney that's not good.
Marlboro Matt can you get in touch with me on info of the company you used and maybe where you purchased your containers?
The 45', 47' and 53' are not for ocean shipping. They are for truck and train transport. Semi-trucks can have trailers up to 53' so there are a couple companies in North America who produce these larger containers so they can max out the truck and trainloads allowable. I don't believe these are modified 40' ers as much as specifically designed for the transportation purposes of the carriers. The upside is the loads are still at the 40' point which makes it possible to stack them with 20' and 40' models.
The problem with the Wi-Fi in the cell phone is bullshit I have no problems in my shipping container and I have poor service where I'm at
I would like to build a shipping container house in ST LUCIA do I need insulation and what kind
Is it hard buying land to build your container house? And is it hard or more expensive getting containers shipped to building locations? And do you recommend new or old containers?
Not the RUclipsr, but buying land is easy. The issue with containers comes down to permitting. Some areas might deny permits because they don't like the design. Generally speaking, the more rural you go, the easier it is to build.
Getting containers shipped to building locations is generally arranged when you buy the container unless you're buying it from an individual.
And you never want old containers unless you inspect them thoroughly. You don't know what was in old containers, so that means it's on you to look up what was shipped in it. Plus, the older they are the more likely they'll have damage and need repairs. Simply put, if you want this to be a house, spend the extra $1,000 to $2,000 for something new unless you get a shipping container you've inspected and you can trace every time it was shipped and what was in it.
Yes, it is true, the more rural the easier the permits. My husband and We have a project 84 miles from West Palm Beach and we already have the city permits.
I see 53 footers here at the port in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada everyday, what ar3 you thoughts on those?
Thanks so much for this information
I just started researching this subject, hoping to build my shipping container house. one thing that is still really bugging me (the other one was the contaminated floor but I guess your video put that fear to rest!) is the insulation effectiveness (without loosing too much internal space), avoidance of condensation and rotting of internal framing (wooden) and also cost. Simply: I want the best, most proficient and advanced, and have it cheap LOL! What is the best solution for insulation in the middle of EU (with very hot summers and very cold winters)? Any good tips, advice, tricks? Thanks!!!!!!
Is it a good idea to buy a insulated container that is used for frozen food to save money and how much does it cost to move a 40-foot if you wanted to relocate?
Would you help do my shipping container and tiny shed project in GA? The city has rezoned and are now welcoming tiny and shipping. I'm handy also I have a lot of the supplies I would need already. What would you charge me?
What county are you in? I'm in Gwinnett county, haven't checked yet but they say no to everything lol
@@FaithandNova Henry they said yes....and ye$$$$$$$ money!
How do I support them?
You can use new shipping containers?
Where is the video of the roof build??
And I have a Bluetooth speaker that works in my container no problem and I can take my phone outside and walk around it keeps playing
There are 53' shipping containers. You see them on the interstate highways all the time. No they are not as common as 40' but they are not rare.
I am looking into 12 foot wide containers. I see them mostly on the west coast. Would be easier to work with. Larger rooms. .
You are so dope😁
great info! not enough likes 👍👍👍👍👍
It's too bad you cant get a good cell phone signal while in a container..
*Before you watch:* He's super vague about the permit process. Thank me later.
yea really vag lol