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rockies
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# Posted: 16 Mar 2019 08:04pm
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From a builder in Texas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZjUK4to88
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Peresperess82
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# Posted: 9 May 2019 03:21am
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cool
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sparky30_06
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# Posted: 9 May 2019 06:57am
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It's sad what we have to do in South & West Texas to secure and protect our possessions and property from illegals flooding over the boarder. They will break in and ransack vehicles and building quick.
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Princelake
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# Posted: 9 May 2019 07:01am
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Shipping containers have gone way up in price in the last couple years. My father works for the local company that sells and moves them. He just quoted me a "deal" at $4200can for a used one shipped 40km. About 3 years ago I was looking at around $2500.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 9 May 2019 08:59am
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By the time you get a roof over them and modify the doors/windows your prety darn close to a stick built building...and it will always look like a shipping container.
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Steve961
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# Posted: 9 May 2019 05:06pm
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Quoting: Brettny By the time you get a roof over them and modify the doors/windows your prety darn close to a stick built building...and it will always look like a shipping container.
I like my container hunting cabin, and I don't think it looks too bad when the doors are open. The cost is MUCH higher than frame construction though. I figure it cost me about 50% more to build my cabin with containers, and doing it the right way.
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pakarinen
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# Posted: 5 Aug 2021 08:54am
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Anybody use the unmodified roof of their container as a deck?
I've read that the roofs are relatively thin / weak and you need to put crossmembers on top of the container to support any weight - basically build a wooden deck on top. No idea how accurate that is though. Thanks!
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WILL1E
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# Posted: 5 Aug 2021 08:57am
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Quoting: pakarinen Anybody use the unmodified roof of their container as a deck?
Pretty sure a guy here on the forum did this. I think his place is kinda on a hill and therefor his container roof basically sits at ground level for the cabin. If i find the picture or his name i'll link it here.
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mj1angier
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# Posted: 5 Aug 2021 09:23pm
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I am a 300 lb guy and if I were to jump up and down on mine, pretty sure it will dent big time.
But I think if you built a deck the spread the weight around to the 4 corners, you would be fine for 3-4 folks to get on it
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 5 Aug 2021 10:39pm
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Quoting: pakarinen Anybody use the unmodified roof of their container as a deck?
Wont work, you need to just build a deck/floor over it. Its flimsy, the strength is a container is the corners. The sides are corrugated to keep them rigid, the roof have some ribbing, but you cant walk on it for a decking, will oil can on you.
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Curly
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# Posted: 5 Aug 2021 10:44pm
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The corners of containers must be very strong. The ships that transport containers across the ocean stack containers 10 high or more. You might need to make sure the corners are well supported at their bases.
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Redah
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2025 11:26am
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Quoting: sparky30_06 It's sad what we have to do in South & West Texas to secure and protect our possessions and property from illegals flooding over the boarder. They will break in and ransack vehicles and building quick.
Not true at all. We live in the middle of nowhere in a town of about 70 people, located not far from the border. The only 2 times that our property was broken into, was by a Kentucky/Tennessee hillbilly that was trafficking in drugs. The 'illegals' would come by and, from a distance, ask for water, and then off they would go. No one crosses the desert on foot looking for a way to get killed or arrested. They are all hard-working people. The criminals cross at the bridges where our Border Patrol is bribed to ensure that the criminals cross safely and in comfort. Some Border Patrol agents and their families even have safe houses for the criminals in Laredo to stay until their buddies are manning the checkpoints on TX-59 to Houston and I-35 to points north.
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