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Well done for ...erm ....thinking out of the box, so to speak Wink

Personally I think shipping container houses are a great idea. There are some more interesting examples on this blog: http://w ...

Certainly shipping containers (if they can no longer be used as shipping containers) would be green.

Many were built in China for $2,300 each, but it costs $900 to return one empty from America's ...

How am I doing so far Very Happy

Not very good to be honest.
I think if you will look at existing houses built with these things you will find high end houses and not budget houses. There are no great i ...

40 x 40 two story house. My construction master calculator isn't on my desk for a sqft calc at this time. But my best guess says this is a big house built by big dreams. Start off with old grain si ...

you mean pay the interest on their principle just as you would be doing on what would be your own property?

all your bases are belong to the bank

i would say start with a metal cutting blade and ...

well

ok then...can someone at least point me in the right direction?

google was under the impression this forum would offer tips on green home design and construction...i realy need to find out ...

i'd have to agree withthe OP in this thread...

this "concept" works great if one or two people per town are doingit...but if everyone was doing this we'd all have AC during the day, and be burning ...

My name is Jason, i'm 30 yrs old, and I'm about to buy my first home. there's lots of options out there for a guy like me in a market like this but I'm leaning twords building a cargo container house. ...

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Topic: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:00 pm Subject: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Well done for ...erm ....thinking out of the box, so to speak Personally I think shipping container houses are a great idea. There are some more interesting examples on this blog: http://w ...
Topic: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:57 pm Subject: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Certainly shipping containers (if they can no longer be used as shipping containers) would be green. Many were built in China for $2,300 each, but it costs $900 to return one empty from America's ...
Topic: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:41 pm Subject: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	How am I doing so far Not very good to be honest. I think if you will look at existing houses built with these things you will find high end houses and not budget houses. There are no great i ...
Topic: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:08 pm Subject: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	40 x 40 two story house. My construction master calculator isn't on my desk for a sqft calc at this time. But my best guess says this is a big house built by big dreams. Start off with old grain si ...
Topic: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 1:22 pm Subject: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	you mean pay the interest on their principle just as you would be doing on what would be your own property? all your bases are belong to the bank i would say start with a metal cutting blade and ...
Topic: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:16 pm Subject: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	well ok then...can someone at least point me in the right direction? google was under the impression this forum would offer tips on green home design and construction...i realy need to find out ...
Topic: Are people over at MIT stoned?
ST1DinOH Replies: 35 Views: 17515	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:33 pm Subject: Are people over at MIT stoned?
ST1DinOH Replies: 35 Views: 17515	i'd have to agree withthe OP in this thread... this "concept" works great if one or two people per town are doingit...but if everyone was doing this we'd all have AC during the day, and be burning ...
Topic: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:48 am Subject: Cargo container house, starting from scratch.
ST1DinOH Replies: 18 Views: 23411	My name is Jason, i'm 30 yrs old, and I'm about to buy my first home. there's lots of options out there for a guy like me in a market like this but I'm leaning twords building a cargo container house. ...