Thread: Sea container homes?

dobbo your place on copperhead road I assume ?

Check these links

8 eye-catching shipping container homes | MNN - Mother Nature Network

this one is way cool
Ten Recycled Shipping Container Buildings - 1-800-Recycling

I would STRONGLY recommend a new conatiner as 2nd hand ones will have been treated many times with highly toxic chemicals that can really **** you up !

It may have already been covered in the links posted, but pretty sure I've read somewhere about the plywood floors having some pretty nasty chemicals to stop rot and vermin damage. Could be old info and not applicable nowadays but worth checking out if you're going to be living in them.

Steve

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Someone in an earlier post on this thread mentions $3,000-$4,000 for a container. That is not a bad start on a proper shed.

Price would be relative to your area, supply, condition etc....the $3,000 to $4,000 I quoted was for 40ft containers in very good condition and included on site delivery costs. Due to being in a cyclone area every building here needs to be built to cyclone specifications and that inflates the cost dramatically (again, most shires have their own version of specifications).

The last 20ft container I purchased (for govt) was $2,500 and the 40ft one cost $3,700, on site.....both very good condition, water tight etc. Freight is variable due to our location and availability. The cost of building alternative storage facilities (sheds etc) far exceeded the cost of the containers due to the specifications required and of course labour costs for the required building time. It's all relative. A bonus with containers is the instant availability of use.

I could well imagine that if it was to be utilised as an abode, or even as a shed/garage setup open to viewing from the street in a suburb type situation then certainly you could expect some obstacles from Shire councils dependent upon your location.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Great thread and my imagination is running away with ideas.

First and foremost, what a great model railway layout I could have set up in one of those and if I ever need to move, no cutting up and reassembling, just lift and move.

Keep the info coming, I’m hooked ( don’t know about the wife though! )

Drivesafe,

I think a bloke in belgium set "his wife" up in something similar and it didnt go down all that well... I suggest you just look at setting up the railway!!!!

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Why not ask? Better, why not price a proper shed. You could get a pleasant surprise. Someone in an earlier post on this thread mentions $3,000-$4,000 for a container. That is not a bad start on a proper shed.

Yeh, I will in the next few days.
As for pricing a shed, already started and yes, most are in the price range expected. Trouble is I can only spend money on a shed with whats left over from bathroom reno. Probably end up with a carport!

Cheers
Ralph

we stayed in a caravan park, stuffed if i can remember where it was, but they had onsite cabins constructed out of them. Very comfortable and well put together I thought.

If you are still lookin JC, these are really nice.

Saw them at an ag show a couple of years ago.

For the size of them they are well equiped, even have a washing machine in the bathroom.

Price was around $35K fully insulated and fitted out.

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