Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas?

   / Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas?
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Next door property has the same barn designed with semi trailers form World War II. New zoning lady wanted it torn down because she could not find a permit. Gave another neighbor a letter that his farm equipment needed painted as it was rusting. My taxes wasted in hiring this person. She lasted a year and her funding dried up.

Don't some people just plain suck!
 
   / Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas?
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I should mention, 16' ceiling in the center and I built a 14 x 20' mezzanine in the back half with staircase, 7' ceiling height up there, and 8' of clearance underneath it to the joists.

Also, i get alot of storage on the roofs of the containers between the trusses.

How did you attach the bottom plates to the containers, through bolted?
 
   / Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas? #23  
Yes basically. I had to flush up the top sides of the containers with 6''x6'' pieces of 3/4'' and 1/2'' plywood, gluing then down with construction adhesive, then through bolted 2x6s as my sill plates for the trusses to rest on.

That was about the most non-conventional aspect about incorporating these containers as part of a building structure aside of aquiring approval for a permit. The rest went pretty smooth construction wise that I can think of.

Also, I used steel I beams with post footings to rest the center walls on.
 
   / Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas? #25  
Bought a pair of "one-trip" 20'ers for temp storage after a microburst took out our old barn/loafing shed.

Soon they'll be placed under a shed roof attached to the new barn (actually garage/shop) that's currently under construction. This way they remain 'portable' structures exempt from building codes, and the max sq ft building size limits imposed on our property since it's part of a wildlife conservation area.

Once the project is a bit beyond holes in the ground containing poured footers I'll post some construction pics.

Apologies for my rather crude Sketch-Up skills.
 

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   / Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas?
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Thanks YD, ttriff definately keep us posted.
 
   / Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas?
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I got a call from the transporter this morning, the 40' should be here Thursday morning.
 
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The container came in this morning, it is in fantastic shape, as new. Real happy about it!

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   / Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas? #29  
The container came in this morning, it is in fantastic shape, as new. Real happy about it!

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/rural-living/389105-making-barn-out-shipping-containers-image-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/rural-living/389106-making-barn-out-shipping-containers-image-jpg"/>

It sure does look new. Very nice.
 
   / Making a barn out of shipping containers. Any ideas? #30  
Those look new! Real nice.

I regret that I didnt spray the walls inside of my containers with white gloss enamel paint when I first got them. Makes them brighter inside plus a real nice clean look.
 

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