6 Essential Tips for Modifying Shipping Containers (Beginner Friendly)

[@heyfromhawaii5892]

This is the best container content on the internet, fantastic video

[@lynetteprimeaualharris9795]

I love these videos & the idea of a container home! I am a retired Trucker & feel that a container house would be the perfect thing for me!

[@chaliceotiyo7313]

Your videos and explanations are top-notch...that's the best schooling than the conventional classroom

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Thank you

[@Wildfla]

​@TheContainerGuyTV we want to make chicken brooder using this ideas but adding vent and fans to make air move in and out and ceiling fan to make air circulate, you try do that here in Michigan you will make a lot of money

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[@NorthamptonEcoFarm]

Great video and great products!

[@OB-One-Fire-Talks]

Good job sir

[@Dang_Near_Fed_Up]

Excellent information as always. You really have me thinking about a container home, if I ever win the lottery so as to afford it.

[@Digidoc316]

The concern with steel studs is thermal conductivity. Any heat in the space is transmitted to the studs which are attatched to the container roof panel; acting like a huge heat sink.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

The steel studs are thermally broken with a glass filled nylon resin SSB. containermodificationworld.com/products/composite-steel-stud-framing-brackets-for-shipping-containers-sea-cans

[@kaptein1247]

Thats why they are offset from the wall. 2 inches of insulation is already nothing to write home about, so I wouldnt expect a miracle from this build

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

@@kaptein1247 you should definite the insulation type when you say 2". Because I agree, 2" of fibreglass or open cell insulation is a joke. But 2" of closed cell foam that is thermally broken will vastly outperform a 2x6 wall with R28 fibreglass insulation.

[@RandallSoong-pp7ih]

Thank you!!

[@kyleludviksen1308]

What type of spray foam do they use? Is it the same at under slab insulation?

[@1UNIQUE1986]

What’s the best way to maximize interior living space in a single 40 ft container when it comes to framing walls for a living space such as a bed rooms .We Iive in Fl so we need a decent R value. We lost our home during hurricane Helene and have decided to build a small shipping container home Two 20ft high cubes on the bottom and two 40 ft high cubes on the top We will be doing all the work ourselves and I love your channel for all the information you provide to keep us from making stupid mistakes along our journey any information would be greatly appreciated keep up the good work.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

1 5/8" steel studs or exterior framing would give you the maximum interior width.

[@1UNIQUE1986]

@@TheContainerGuyTV Thanks for the quick reply you vids give me motivation brother!!!!

[@TOCBass31]

I am about to build out a shipping container to use as a walk in cooler for our flower farm production. What type or thickness of spray foam do you recommend to get the r30 value? I’m buying a 20’ cube (struggling to find a high cube) and we plan to do a 10’ deep walk in. Any suggestions on door and interior dividing wall to consider?

[@HungTran-li7mh]

Hi. How can i get your wsb and ssb brackets?

[@fruitbooter79]

Another great video, channing! your hard work is appreciated!! I have a quick question, if you spray foam the 3 INTERIOR sides, top and 2 sides, does spray foaming the EXTERIOR bottom give you a complete water seal? Im debating if i should spray foam the bottom of the can, or frame a small floor system that allows me to spray foam the inside. Just want to make sure i have a completely sealed envelope

[@TheRpro69]

You put spray foam on the bottom of the container. Are you putting a bottom panels or something other to protect that foam on the bottom from the ground?

[@crherniman]

I've never seen the underside covered after spray foam. So I'm also interested.

[@crherniman]

I've never seen the underside of any container covered after spray foam was installed. So I'm also curious if this is even an option.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

We apply spray foam directly to the ground under concrete slabs all the time so I'm not sure what it needs protection from. It's fine uncovered if it's not exposed to UV light.

[@TheRpro69]

@@TheContainerGuyTV The ground is uneven, then the ground and rocks may damage the foam and then you are/or may lose R-value of the foam or lose spray foam.

[@c.s.herman860]

How much does it cost to spray foam a 20ft container in Canada?

[@DGonUT]

Like to here more about why you don't like wood studs ? also what about (some) wooden 2x4 as blocking for shelfs ?

[@notreal5311]

If you go back and look at his older videos he explains it has to do with mold.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Wood inside the envelope after the spray foam / steel studs is fine.

[@DGonUT]

@@notreal5311 I did but i can't find the right video

[@gregorykadok3356]

I'm curious, do you have any container homes in California, and if so, how did they stand up to the wild fires. I would think because they are metal it wouldn't burn but not sure. Any pictures or video would be nice.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

No, I'm in Canada and we don't build container homes. The undersides are bitumen coated which will light up the wood floor then they'll burn (if the undersides are exposed).

[@gregorykadok3356]

@ oh ok, I thought maybe you had customers in California that have used your kits. Looks like a lot of homes burned from embers catching their roof on fire….i thought maybe with the container that wouldn’t happen.

[@The_Slayer_1]

How much is the container

[@GregLewisdually]

So potentially you could use spray foam and metal studs on a school bus?🎉

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Yes, we've done a van already. But better than steel studs is strut channel so you can bolt anything anywhere

[@brianpacheco1927]

Personally foam boards are good enough and you don’t need special tools to spray the foam in. Just a utility knife.

[@CameronsCandorOriginal]

Let's be real, though... spray foam SHOULD be cheaper, lol

[@Dang_Near_Fed_Up]

Not if you add the cost of labor to the insulation. Spray foam (when done by someone skilled) is fast and gives perfect coverage. Batten type insulation is labor intensive for installation, and never gives a perfect seal - you always have small gaps.

[@GregLewisdually]

Only thing I don't like about spray foam is a chemical and they used to use asbestos for insulation back in the old days and who knows in future 2050, 2060 and say if you used spray foam and got cancer, because everything causes cancer, because we live in a chemical environment?😮😢

[@visamedic]

Dude…I live in the Central Valley. Between the air and the pollution we’re dead already. It’s just a matter of time

[@sanjuansteve]

I'm considering making a container house without studs or drywall, just foam texture final surface, perhaps with a bit of an arc pattern, and paint only if necessary. I will simply spray foam into place studs, ceiling joists and blocking where needed. Perhaps I could use a high density foam for the final coat and not have to paint it. What do you think of this idea? Thank you. I appreciate your videos.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Paint it with an intumescent coating for the fire barrier and you're good to go if you're okay with the appearance

[@arthurmanderson4892]

I really love your videos, it's a shame I can't get an estimate from your team for my project. I'm stuck in the budget phase of my project because you won't help me. I guess my project is dead.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Depending on what you're looking to do, it may not be in our wheelhouse. Because of the KZbin Channel, we get dozens of inquiries a day and most are impossible for us to take on the project. We can help you with knowledge and parts but we don't build container homes. Email [e-mail] and maybe our technical team can lead you in the right direction.

[@arthurmanderson4892]

What do I have to do to get an estimate from you?

[@arthurmanderson4892]

@@TheContainerGuyTV Thank you and keep up the great videos and innovation.

[@tboy0507]

you talk to fast 🤣

[@notreal5311]

You can always slow the video down lol

[@Dang_Near_Fed_Up]

Use the pause, and replay as needed. I have to do it too. But I usually watch his videos multiple times anyway, to make sure I get all the info from them.