The barge from Seattle comes up weekly. We had to be strategic to make sure the containers were pretty filled, but we couldn't order too far out and get stuff we didn't have room to store. We ended up having 3 containers. We budget $10,000 for shipping and went over a little bit. That's for trusses, doors, siding, lumber, sheetrock etc.
@@OnStepAlaska That adds another dimension to building! Down here in the lower 48 there's a building center or box store pretty much within an hour or less from anywhere. Sounds like planning and working through all the material problems that can arise is high priority or it could cost you some big money! With all the lumber that comes out of that part of the country, I'd think access to that would be local, is that not the case in reality?
@@bnagnew34 Most of the local lumber is cedar, so there are a lot of cedar desks, but it's expensive, so it ends up being cheaper to buy the standard stuff like you'd see at a Lowes rather than pay for someone to mill up some red or yellow cedar.
windows are too thin for the local winter
How much does a shipping container cost to be shipped and how much do they hold?
The barge from Seattle comes up weekly. We had to be strategic to make sure the containers were pretty filled, but we couldn't order too far out and get stuff we didn't have room to store. We ended up having 3 containers. We budget $10,000 for shipping and went over a little bit. That's for trusses, doors, siding, lumber, sheetrock etc.
@@OnStepAlaska That adds another dimension to building! Down here in the lower 48 there's a building center or box store pretty much within an hour or less from anywhere. Sounds like planning and working through all the material problems that can arise is high priority or it could cost you some big money! With all the lumber that comes out of that part of the country, I'd think access to that would be local, is that not the case in reality?
@@bnagnew34 Most of the local lumber is cedar, so there are a lot of cedar desks, but it's expensive, so it ends up being cheaper to buy the standard stuff like you'd see at a Lowes rather than pay for someone to mill up some red or yellow cedar.