Comments on: Dwellbox http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/ more attainable & sustainable Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/comment-page-1/#comment-6323 Michael Janzen Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:20:35 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=570#comment-6323 Building inspectors come in all types, some are great to work with, others tough to please. But my guess is that all of them are simply following local rules. The real work that needs to be made is with the community and local policy makers. Building inspectors come in all types, some are great to work with, others tough to please. But my guess is that all of them are simply following local rules. The real work that needs to be made is with the community and local policy makers.

]]> By: canning joseph http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/comment-page-1/#comment-6318 canning joseph Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:15:56 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=570#comment-6318 Did anyone think of permits and building inspectors. They have attitudes with regular size buildings. Did anyone think of permits and building inspectors. They have attitudes with regular size buildings.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/comment-page-1/#comment-6288 Elizabeth Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:20:54 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=570#comment-6288 Why can't these be built in Haiti with the $400 million dollars that the Red Cross collected? Does 'admininistration' need to keep all $? What are they waiting for? Why can’t these be built in Haiti with the $400 million dollars that the Red Cross collected? Does ‘admininistration’ need to keep all $? What are they waiting for?

]]> By: SR http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 SR Sat, 23 May 2009 00:56:07 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=570#comment-1784 Check out the Tandemloc site for drawings, fittings, and ideas. Sea Box in Riverton, NJ does lots of commercial and military conversions and their site has many pics. Lord Fusor automobile structural adhesives are alternatives to conventional welding and sealing. No, I don't work for them, I just like containers. A 20-footer can be delivered on a rollback car carrier, and a 40-foot (get the 9'6" tall High Cube for extra headroom, you have been warned!) can be delivered and set using a Landoll trailer. I camo'ed mine, since no structure looks "better" than woods and it makes them unobtrusive. Paint the roof silver to drop temps. Tools to work them include a Sawzall, 6 or 7 inch angle grinder (NOT larger or smaller, you'll see why, and use Pferd cutting disks!), and a small MIG welder. Check out the Tandemloc site for drawings, fittings, and ideas.
Sea Box in Riverton, NJ does lots of commercial and military conversions and their site has many pics.
Lord Fusor automobile structural adhesives are alternatives to conventional welding and sealing.
No, I don’t work for them, I just like containers.
A 20-footer can be delivered on a rollback car carrier, and a 40-foot (get the 9’6″ tall High Cube for extra headroom, you have been warned!) can be delivered and set using a Landoll trailer.
I camo’ed mine, since no structure looks “better” than woods and it makes them unobtrusive. Paint the roof silver to drop temps.
Tools to work them include a Sawzall, 6 or 7 inch angle grinder (NOT larger or smaller, you’ll see why, and use Pferd cutting disks!), and a small MIG welder.

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 Michael Janzen Sun, 10 May 2009 20:33:28 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=570#comment-1667 I haven't written much about shipping containers but you should also see: http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/07/17/hybrid-seattle-cargotecture/ http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?s=container http://tinyhouseblog.com/?s=container http://container-life.com/ I haven’t written much about shipping containers but you should also see:

http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/07/17/hybrid-seattle-cargotecture/
http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?s=container
http://tinyhouseblog.com/?s=container
http://container-life.com/

]]> By: chelle webb http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 chelle webb Sun, 10 May 2009 18:58:05 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=570#comment-1664 help, i am trying to find a resource to build a garage out of these shipping containers. help, i am trying to find a resource to build a garage out of these
shipping containers.

]]> By: Mary http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Mary Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:14:10 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=570#comment-457 This is so nicely done that when it is finished and painted, it might be hard to tell it's metal until you are very close. In the second photo, where the building is dappled with shade and sun, can you tell it's stacked shipping containers? I couldn't from the pix. This will be interesting to watch as it progresses. This is so nicely done that when it is finished and painted, it might be hard to tell it’s metal until you are very close. In the second photo, where the building is dappled with shade and sun, can you tell it’s stacked shipping containers? I couldn’t from the pix.

This will be interesting to watch as it progresses.

]]> By: DJ http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/10/09/dwellbox/comment-page-1/#comment-454 DJ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:51:30 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=570#comment-454 I liked that they used a roof with some pitch to it, which makes the house seem more like a home to my eye. Most of the other shipping container homes I've seen keep the flat top. I liked that they used a roof with some pitch to it, which makes the house seem more like a home to my eye. Most of the other shipping container homes I’ve seen keep the flat top.

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