Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "Why shipping container homes are overrated" video.

  1. How many container shops or homes have YOU constructed? It's fair to say they're over-rated by anyone lacking extended personal experience modifying and using them. I quite like my shop containers but I weld and fab so they're easy for me.
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  2.  @lyndasmythe2692  Cost to complete depends on local conditions. How many container shops or homes have YOU personally constructed? I suggest building yourself a container shop first as that will facilitate whatever you decide to build on that property.
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  3. They exist but most of those people are skilled welder/fabricators like Andrew Camarrata who enjoy industrial space. If curious and you have the space I recommend doing what I did and buying a one-trip grade 40' High Cube (the height makes considerable difference, standard height containers ventilate poorly while HCs have room for overhead storage hung from the ceiling tiedown hooks which easily support thousands of pounds). Make a workshop out of that and you'll learn enough to fab a house if you want one.
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  4. Indeed, and those trailers often go cheap. They're much more rugged than typical mobile homes. (Nice to see someone else with real life experience in these threads!)
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  5. I rather liked the military style (in KSA) but they're not for everyone. If my home burnt down I'd call in four High Cubes and break out the welder but I've done shops before.
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  6. Remember you can seal the container floors and also have sawdust samples tested for Dieldrin etc if desired.
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  7.  @patrikwihlke4170  How many container structures have YOU personally built? Cutting the floors out renders using containers pointless as framing is not expensive with standard steel studs. Replacing that much structure is absurdly expensive for no gain. The floors can easily be sealed with a variety of flooring products like industrial epoxies then flooring of choice applied over them. I don' t seal my shops but those are aggressively ventilated because I weld there. (Containers make very nice welding booths.)
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  8. The Alaskan use case is a valid one as containers are typhoon-rated and easy to transport by Landoll or flatbed to site. The tincancabin site shows a good example though he could have used three 40' High Cubes to greater advantage.
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  9. Exceptions can be found in land zoned agricultural (like mine, I would never buy anywhere with more restrictions) but you are dead right almost no one considers this!
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  10.  @googiegress  Use a search engine to find the many commercial and military container manufacturers. Expecting someone else to spoon-feed that volume of info is a bit much.
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  11. Containers are highly stable, typhoon-rated and easy to outfit....as workshops which I did. They are easy to weld together (flux core and a suitcase feeder greatly preferred vs the high waste of stick welding) and easy to modify. They make terrific industrial style space or a home in hurricane/typhoon/wildfire country (cut a serious firebreak or they could become ovens).
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