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Mega 11 Container House Build DIY
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2012
Container house build gone wild.
We initially tried to downsize the container house and before we knew it it ended up being 3500sqft, with 11 40ft HC containers, stick built garage and living room.
Our container house build is not your standard tiny house by any means....it's huge...but it's a process, and a life long dream for us to build our own home. The journey is the important aspect....
It's a ton of work but very rewarding. Thanks to our family and friends for the continuous support. It ain't easy but we'll make it happen.
We also have a small twist, racecar stuff, and bobcat skid steer fun in our channel.
Check it out...subscribe and enjoy.
We do hope our efforts help somebody with the same eagerness to make something unique...
Cheers...
We initially tried to downsize the container house and before we knew it it ended up being 3500sqft, with 11 40ft HC containers, stick built garage and living room.
Our container house build is not your standard tiny house by any means....it's huge...but it's a process, and a life long dream for us to build our own home. The journey is the important aspect....
It's a ton of work but very rewarding. Thanks to our family and friends for the continuous support. It ain't easy but we'll make it happen.
We also have a small twist, racecar stuff, and bobcat skid steer fun in our channel.
Check it out...subscribe and enjoy.
We do hope our efforts help somebody with the same eagerness to make something unique...
Cheers...
2024 Contintental Cargo car hauler - carpet, flooring and trim
My prior trailer was totaled by the insurance due to the severe hail storm back in May 9/2024. The replacement, although nothing fancy is a pretty good deal that I got from Magnum Trailers. I search for weeks and believe it or not, Magnum was super easy to deal with and they gave me a deal on this trailer.
It is a base Continental Cargo car hauler 20ft V-nose, 8.5 ft wide, 6 lug wheels (heavier duty axles than prior) but with bare plywood flooring and panels, and no roof insulation.
To get ready to haul my car, I decided to go with outdoor carpeting from Home Depot and coin rubber flooring (which I got from Amazon - go figure). The expensive stuff was actually the glue necessary for the carpet and urethane glue fore the rubber flooring.
Although not in the video, I added 2 more tie downs closer to the walls up front that allow me to tie the car down by the front wheels easily. The rear was fine. I also installed my super winch from the old trailer using the same U bolts etc. I did not video that install since it's fairly straight forward.
The carpet is a plain outdoor carpet that is glued to the walls using outdoor/indoor glue and the rubber flooring is glued down with a urethane glue. My prior trailer had the rubber floor floating which unfortunately moved around a bit. This time....it's glued and will stay put.
I also ended up grabbing some aluminum 1/16" thick angle to cover the edge at the floor and wall. Make things look nice the tight.
Another project wrapped up...and ready for some car hauling. Since the trailer looks so good...I will probably keep it in the shop rather than outside all the time.
Thanks for watching.
It is a base Continental Cargo car hauler 20ft V-nose, 8.5 ft wide, 6 lug wheels (heavier duty axles than prior) but with bare plywood flooring and panels, and no roof insulation.
To get ready to haul my car, I decided to go with outdoor carpeting from Home Depot and coin rubber flooring (which I got from Amazon - go figure). The expensive stuff was actually the glue necessary for the carpet and urethane glue fore the rubber flooring.
Although not in the video, I added 2 more tie downs closer to the walls up front that allow me to tie the car down by the front wheels easily. The rear was fine. I also installed my super winch from the old trailer using the same U bolts etc. I did not video that install since it's fairly straight forward.
The carpet is a plain outdoor carpet that is glued to the walls using outdoor/indoor glue and the rubber flooring is glued down with a urethane glue. My prior trailer had the rubber floor floating which unfortunately moved around a bit. This time....it's glued and will stay put.
I also ended up grabbing some aluminum 1/16" thick angle to cover the edge at the floor and wall. Make things look nice the tight.
Another project wrapped up...and ready for some car hauling. Since the trailer looks so good...I will probably keep it in the shop rather than outside all the time.
Thanks for watching.
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Spray foam in our metal building (we call the shop)
มุมมอง 4512 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Time to spray foam the shop with left over closed cell foam. We finished up the bottom of the containers (prior video) and have about 1/2 of the barrels left over. I decided to spray as much as I could with the left overs and will continue until I run out. With that said, I ended up doing almost 3 walls, the west wall being the most important, and the largest. The shop feels better and better t...
Finishing foam underneath the containers...YAY!
มุมมอง 6921 วันที่ผ่านมา
Here's a quick vid of my efforts to finish up the foaming underneath the rest of the house. As always, it almost went to plan but not so much. I ended up running out of foam once the master bedroom was done so another set of barrels were acquired. I ran our of acetone in one season and had to stop prematurely to get more, and of course fun with the gun. As is the case with A and B closed cell f...
Trex Upper Deck Redo
มุมมอง 71หลายเดือนก่อน
This one was fun...um...ya, not really but necessary. I had installed the upper deck (above our master bedroom area) 20x32ft, about 2 years back. In trying to be a bit smart, I thought making it a floating deck would work. This entailed screwing outer portion of each board only and sealing the gap with high-grade sealant (same stuff I used on our windows). This actually worked but after several...
Closed cell foam - is BACK!
มุมมอง 181หลายเดือนก่อน
One of the last big projects we had left to do is spray the bottom of the containers. We had stored a set of barrels for 2 yrs and just found out that they have a shelf live...and we had no clue. I would have spraying the barrels 2 years back if I had known that...however in our quest to continue building the inside, we set the last set of barrels aside and stored the Lil-Pup spray foam equipme...
3/14/2024 Front landscaping..zero-sh scape
มุมมอง 462 หลายเดือนก่อน
This video is from 3 months back...a bit late but then again we continued to work on the yard over several months. Little steps... So we took a trip to Moon Nurseries back in February...and oh boy...we spent some $$. We were only going to get a few things but ended up getting a series of agaves, myrtles, yuca, vivex and several other things. We pick somewhat mature plants but these things are e...
05112024 COTA Edge Addicts - 2nd session
มุมมอง 943 หลายเดือนก่อน
Last session of the day, my student didn't run so I ran the car in the yellow group. Fun stuff. Full session, car is working and I am now trusting the brakes which are working great. I also need to get used the grip of the AR-1's...they are pretty good I must say and the car feels very sure footed. The biggest take away from this weekend is knowing I need a better tranny with better gear option...
05112024 COTA Edge Addicts...more fun times
มุมมอง 1373 หลายเดือนก่อน
Finally out again at COTA. Weather was potentially going to be off a bit but it stayed mostly nice (just not sunny) so the temps were down a bit. This is my first session and I has helping out Lance in a 08 Z06 (hopped up a bit) so see if his car was running properly. I had to hurry and get in the car after instructing in the prior session so we got about 5 mins less than normal. Either way, Hi...
Edge Addicts - COTA 3/3/2024 - Few fun laps in the RX8 LS 5.3
มุมมอง 2205 หลายเดือนก่อน
Finally back on track with my RX8. Getting used to things with the new brake package (big brakes), figuring out the brake balance and getting used to the AR-1's. Fun times...it's only gonna get better. In this video I didn't bother with telemetry...no need. It was fun but not blistering fast - yet. Thanks for watching...
Ceiling from cedar fence pickets go on our container overhang
มุมมอง 2456 หลายเดือนก่อน
Here's a quick video of our cedar fence picket ceiling that we put on our game room overhang. We first installed fir strips to the C channels that run under the container using wood-to-metal self tapping screws that worked great! The fence pickets will be brad nailed to the strips using 16 gauge brads. In preparation for the install, we bought a bunch of cedar pickets from Home Depot, cut the e...
Miter saw Bench build
มุมมอง 826 หลายเดือนก่อน
Here's a quick video of a miter saw bench that I have been planning for a while. I am using left over 3/4" ply which is roughly 23"x8ft, and several new and very straight 2x4's, with 3" casters. The top will be left over laminate flooring for hardiness and something solid, water proof and easy to clean. In all respects I should have built this 3-4 yrs ago to help with the house build but nevert...
Barn-door bi-fold doors for the entry way
มุมมอง 1377 หลายเดือนก่อน
I had designed the entry way closet doors for a typical bypass set of doors. The funny thing is when I can find the hardware everywhere but not the doors themselves. In coming up with a solution we decided to go with bar-door bi-fold doors since that them kinda matches the house. I would have to built the doors so on we went. Ended up getting the hardware from Amazon, go figure and went to Fine...
Finished Pool & more siding gets installed
มุมมอง 1498 หลายเดือนก่อน
The pool gets re-leveled and we finally get the replacement liner installed (that took 4 weeks to get - agh). I do a much better job supporting the dumpster with grid like supports under the C channels that are under the floor. The 1st go around had the 2 main rails that go length wise under the dumpster directly on the ground (support mound). This didn't work too well and the outside of the du...
Deck Railing time
มุมมอง 929 หลายเดือนก่อน
One of the last big jobs to do - the railing on the deck and stairs. As with the upper deck we used the locking bars for the posts which I blasted clean and welded the brackets tight. 1/2 the deck which is a typical deck will get lag screws and the stairs will have all the posts welded on. The same style as the upper deck with 1x3" tube for the deck top rail and 1x2 for the stairs. It sure make...
Dumpster Pool - setup and liner install
มุมมอง 45010 หลายเดือนก่อน
The time is finally here to get the dumpster ready for the liner. To do that I had to remove the bump at one end (where they pull the dumpster onto the truck). We are basically getting a rectangular liner, super easy IMO. I also cleaned up the welding seams, applied corroseal and then painted all the seams and areas I ground down. I also cut the hole for the skimmer, return and auto-fill. Angie...
Deck part III - joists, paint, decking
มุมมอง 21311 หลายเดือนก่อน
Deck part III - joists, paint, decking
Deck build part 2 - more beams and joist install.
มุมมอง 20711 หลายเดือนก่อน
Deck build part 2 - more beams and joist install.
Call it part 4 U panels get installed on the outside of the containers.
มุมมอง 172ปีที่แล้ว
Call it part 4 U panels get installed on the outside of the containers.
Trick Flow steam line install for LS 5.3
มุมมอง 252ปีที่แล้ว
Trick Flow steam line install for LS 5.3
2023 - Texas ICE Apocalypse - tree damage and then some...
มุมมอง 136ปีที่แล้ว
2023 - Texas ICE Apocalypse - tree damage and then some...
The Feature wall goes up...end-grain pine 2x4's
มุมมอง 441ปีที่แล้ว
The Feature wall goes up...end-grain pine 2x4's