New shipping container shop...

[Timber]

I deal with containers all the time. I do it on the trucking side and not from a Bridge Crane but I do understand. I could not look at 1 of those on my property but I can understand the value of 1 if I needed a portable building. They are rather indestructible.

 

[jinman]

I posted earlier in this thread about a container lean-to I was building. I've just about completed the construciton for now with the constant great help from my wife. Here's a link to my first post for pictures and I've attached some pictures to this post to show the finished lean-to. I've got some molding work to do and later I will put a wood crib on the other side of the container. This will have to do for now because we have to clean all our stuff out of our second house before closing on the 10th of November.

Framing the lean-to

In the pictures below, you can see that we put a flat roof on the container. Even if that flat roof leaks a little, it will be okay. There's about a 6" overlap of the sloped metal on the lean-to. If we have a problem with leaks, I'll go back with some caulk under the metal to seal it. Since our weather comes from the west, it will blow against the front of the container and I doubt the roof will leak much if any. However, if we get a little snow, I may see some leaks as it begins to melt. We don't usually get more than one snow each year with any accumulation of over 4", so I'm not really worried.

Oops! I almost forgot to mention that the container used to get so hot you could not stand to be inside it for more than a few minutes at a time. In the hottest part of summer, it was unbearable. Now, it's as cool as can be. The roof and lean-to on the south side really did the trick.

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

I love it, it's exactly what I need out there on my property!

 

[woodlandfarms]

I have been very intrigued about using containers in this fashion. If I was not married it is a method I would go with.

I love modern architecture, and have followed the container craze for a while. It made more sense 10 years ago when steel prices were down (not to say that 2K for a container is a bad deal, they just used to be a LOT cheaper).

So, here are some of my favorite links if you want to see these bad boys in action.

10 Cargo and Shipping Container Homes and Offices | WebUrbanist

Bob Villa talks about construction

Converting Steel Shipping Containers to Housing Video, Building with Steel Shipping Containers, Strong, Affordable Storm-Ready Housing, Bob Vila, Bob on TV, BobVila.com

I love this artist. Some of his work is, well, just amazing. He traveled around the world with his work, and displayed it in a massive shipping container built building. It was temporary, he rented local containers and only kept ones to keep his work in while traveling. Truly impressive. Mindblowing

New York Architecture Images- Chelsea- The Nomadic Museum

 

[jinman]

Carl, thanks for the links. I think that artist has gone out of his way to make a B-I-G statement. At night, his museum is surely hard to miss. It may be just me, but the thing I have the hardest time with is that the containers are all different colors. It might have been impossible, but if they were all from one company, the repetition of design would have added a pattern to the building. Hmm. . .

I plan to put a door in the back of my container that opens to the lean-to. I want to incorporate the corrugated side metal into the door. If I can cut it neatly enough and put hinges on it, the only thing needed would be a seal around the edges. That shouldn't be too hard. I might have to weld angle on the door edges to keep it rigid though.

 

[EddieWalker]

Jim,

It looks great. The shelves look a littel lonely, but I'm sure that will change quickly enough.

I'm trying to figure out where it's at on your land? I keep thinking that you built it where my dad parked his RV. Is that it?

Eddie

 

[woodlandfarms]

Carl, thanks for the links. I think that artist has gone out of his way to make a B-I-G statement. At night, his museum is surely hard to miss. It may be just me, but the thing I have the hardest time with is that the containers are all different colors. It might have been impossible, but if they were all from one company, the repetition of design would have added a pattern to the building. Hmm. . .

That repetition was the New York show. The LA show I saw it was all red. Someone said the Pac NW Show was Red White and Blue.....

I think for a person who doesn't look at architecture this design would be lost on them, but for me it was, well, just amazing. The fact he gapped the trailers (staggered them) then filled in the open spaces. And just the sheer size. Almost, shall I say, Arkish?

And his photography. well worth the trip if it ever comes back to the US.

Maybe you should build something like this;-) I am sure the wife would not complain.

BTW Jim, I really like your design. Nice, simple functional. Going to show it to the wife.

 

[jinman]

I'm trying to figure out where it's at on your land? I keep thinking that you built it where my dad parked his RV. Is that it?

Yep! You have it located, Eddie (see photo). I added to the size of that pad and cut drainage around it. I'm going to tear down that little crooked barn that was here when I bought the land and build a shop (40' x 60') there soon. As you know, you can't "find" a level spot on our land. You have to make it.

BTW: I built 172 sq ft of shelving in the lean-to and will probably add more later. I don't think you can ever have too much shelf space. By this weekend, these shelves will be full.

 

[firefighter9208]

Check out this use for a shipping container: FLASHOVER SIMULATOR,SCBA SIMULATORS,AIRCRAFT SIMULATORS,MULTI-TRAINER . I don't know the prices, but this seems like a pretty good use for old shipping containers.

Chris

 

[jinman]

Check out this use for a shipping container: FLASHOVER SIMULATOR,SCBA SIMULATORS,AIRCRAFT SIMULATORS,MULTI-TRAINER . I don't know the prices, but this seems like a pretty good use for old shipping containers.

Chris

I have had up-close experience with what we call FACTS trainers. The company I recently retired from has over 30 full-motion flight simulators in Dallas and we lease space to the group of FACTS trainers in the link below.

Emergency Aircrew Training Simulators

I affectionately call these machines "bump and jump" because they simulate a rough landing and then the aircrew practices evacuation. I don't see why containers could not be used for this except they are pretty heavy to be shaking and jumping around like the current FACTS trainers do. However, for the firefighting simulators as in your link, the containers seem to be ideal.