Sea container homes?

Hi Justic, mate do a google.

After reading your thread, I got interested and hell, there is heaps of ideas out there.

Again, do a google there are some spectacular homes and you would not pick that they were basically sea containers.

I glanced at an article in a magazine some years back. I believe the location was London and the containers were like a sarah lee cake – ‘layer upon layer upon layer’. It was funded through council as a form of low cost housing. I am told they are not so uncommon overseas (Europe?) to be used as housing. Maybe enquire further afield and you might pick up some good ideas too. you'd need a bit of style to keep the kids and missus happy! There seems to be a few people on aulro from Europe originally, they might pipe in with some leads.

Great thread...interesting topic...certainly make you thing of what alternatives are out there.

Here is a good site that has build in FNQ, even features a Defender.

shipping container home


Cheers,
Paul

I have one I use for storage in the back, Workshop in the front, excellent for that purpose. However, it is very hot in summer, and I could imagine it being not the most comfortable place to live without a lot of modification. I cant imagine councils approving their use as permanent accommodation in the major centres, and insurance could be a problem. Just saw a container on the news about the floods in Qld., in the background to a report, which had been picked up by the water and carried away. I would suggest great for that block in the bush away from civilisation that you use occasionly, but for serious housing? not sure. Bob

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Originally Posted by bob10

I have one I use for storage in the back, Workshop in the front, excellent for that purpose. However, it is very hot in summer, and I could imagine it being not the most comfortable place to live without a lot of modification. I cant imagine councils approving their use as permanent accommodation in the major centres, and insurance could be a problem. Just saw a container on the news about the floods in Qld., in the background to a report, which had been picked up by the water and carried away. I would suggest great for that block in the bush away from civilisation that you use occasionly, but for serious housing? not sure. Bob

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With a bit of imagination and planning (and some dollars) though, you could make it very liveable, as evidenced in the links.

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Originally Posted by MickS

With a bit of imagination and planning (and some dollars) though, you could make it very liveable, as evidenced in the links.

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I agree Mick, but cant help feeling it may be better to spend the dollars on building a conventional shack from scratch.The container I have is 2nd hand, and I feel all of those in the links woulds be too, considering their primary use. Anyone buying into one of those schemes would be wise to consider that, and be aware of the price of 2nd hand containers as opposed to new. Buyer beware! Bob

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Just saw a container on the news about the floods in Qld., in the background to a report, which had been picked up by the water and carried away.

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not really a good yardstick for anything.... anything with positive bouyancy that isnt tethered is floating downstream!

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Originally Posted by Sprint

not really a good yardstick for anything.... anything with positive bouyancy that isnt tethered is floating downstream!

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A couple of sand pegs and occy straps...no worries mate!!! :p

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Originally Posted by MickS

A couple of sand pegs and occy straps...no worries mate!!! :p

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Each corner of a 6m (20ft) container in a cyclone area has to have a block of concrete 600mm in diameter and 1200mm deep under it with some reinforced steel bar embedded in it.

The corners of the top of the container then need to be held to said reinforced bar by 10mm galvanised chain.

Generally stay put when the winds come.