BUILDING A SHIPPING CONTAINER SHOP

Looking for a cheap, strong, maintenance free, wind resistant and fireproof shop? Then shipping containers are your answer! Here I set the walls and first part of the roof for my shipping container garage! Using job skid steers and a wheel loader to move the shipping containers. Will be using rubber for the roof and eventually a concrete floor and garage door. #skidsteer #jcb #landscape #equipment #excavation #loader #shippingcontainerhouse #shippingcontainer #shippingcontainerhome #shop #garage #metalfabrication #metal #metalworking

[@johnfisher1021]

Powerful and gets the job done.

[@evank7444]

I like the exmark mowers on the trailer. Best mower

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Completely agree!

[@Comm0ut]

Ensure your drainage is excellent around the storage containers. Otherwise humidity easily gets inside. A dehumidifier will handle one 40' High Cube if you go that route. The end door gaskets on storage grade boxes tend to leak (among the reasons they were condemned for maritime service) but you can stop most of the water by welding a piece of angle or flat bar (just above the end door gasket so the doors still open) between the corner fittings so the rain runs off. A suitcase feeder with flux core wire is perfect for this and makes less reliable sealant not necessary. Steel beam or heavy angle can be welded between containers to form your slab. I used beam so I can weld to my foundation. No need to make or remove wooden forms and much more versatile.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Thank you for all that information! Will do!

[@RobertFoley-hi6dd]

Set on blocks or some thing

[@terryanderson4366]

I did similar building my retirement home. My living space is upstairs, 5 -45 footers side by side with a 40 footer perpendicular to the end of the 5. This gave me 53x40=2120 sq ft up stairs. Ground floor has 2 40 footers side by side and 1 -40 footer at the other end. The space between the ground floor is 29x40 giving me ample parking for 4 vehicle and plenty of shelving space along the outside edges in garage area. The structural issue you may have is sagging on garage roof or upstairs floor. My span is 29 foot and needed a support beam the 40 foot length. The space between parking is 12 foot and 15 foot. I used 4 inch square tubing for posts with the posts directly under the walls of upstairs conexs. Lumber beams are 2x12 with plywood sandwich making it full 4inch thick. Anchor plates with j hooks set in concrete. The height is adjustable with 4inch insert able sleeves that have 4 lag bolt securement. Hope this helps with design. Am able to assist further if needed.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Wow that’s awesome! Great idea. and yea it does help thank you!!!

[@terryanderson4366]

@@tandtlandscapeandmasonry sealing the roof gaps was the biggest head scratcher. My roofing contractor filled the 2 inch gaps with a product similar to the insulation used on refrigeration tubing. Then stuffed the gap with this spongy compressible expandable material. They cut strips of rubber sheets to about 12 inches wide glued them with yellow airplane glue. After glue set up they put another coat on top attempting to seal the edges. Next they used a contact adhesive similar to NP1 seal the edges. The final step was applying 100% silicone white over the entire roof. It took about 5-5 gallon buckets to cover 2120 square foot. Have heard there is a newly discovered issue called pink mold. This causes the silicone to separate from the metal. Highly recommend pre-treating metal with a mold killer prior to silicone seal.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

@@terryanderson4366 thanks you for the great advice!

[@wisconsinbush2940]

I would of put the roof containers normal on top to utilize additional storage space.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

We are still gunna use the space. I’d watch the part 5 video it’s almost done

[@mudpuddle8805]

That only makes sense if you can get the containers for free. If you are buying that many containers, I would use the money to build a wood framed shop.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

So this project is done now and total spent was 48k. I was quoted 100k for wood framed so I saved 52k by using containers believe it or not. Watch part 5!

[@buysncharge]

I just bury mine. You bold dawg.

[@toddtomaszewski4626]

So much can be done with shipping containers and it can be done reasonably priced and last much longer than stick built structures.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

You got it!

[@mp-xt2rg]

Probably not. My house is 120 years old and is just fine. That shop has no foundation so it's going to move and will rust out In 20 years. It's fine if you get the containers for nothing but a steel building with a proper foundation is a much better option and would cost around 15k in material.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

@@mp-xt2rg paint and maintenance on 2 feet crushed gravel

[@johnmock5825]

​@@mp-xt2rgI work out of a yard that sales them they made out of a special steel called corden steel and if got their stock paint its epoxy paint

[@johnmock5825]

Just like a stick built house they going need maintenance over the years everything does but to hang stuff on a container you don't have to find a stud

[@rontopping2048]

Maine is awesome

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Definitely my favorite state

[@rhinomite5203]

Why tip them sideways again? Why not just stack, post like you said and have 2 stories? Not hating just asking the thought process. They’re not that cheap where I’m at to just flip over for roofing, I’d have to use the space for more junk lol

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Needs be on side so it can rest on 6 posts. I’ll do a update video soon

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Just posted a update explaining

[@rhinomite5203]

@@tandtlandscapeandmasonry Awesome I’ll be looking at that for sure thanks

[@anthonymazzone6463]

Seems like a similar sized pole barn would be a similar cost, and it's new, and somebody else sets it up for you.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

My estimate for that was way more.

[@kicn]

high risk !

[@user-fj1fu7tc8x]

What is the reason for putting it on its side

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

I got a part two video that explains it!

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Just posted a update video for anyone interested

[@davidshumway9639]

Seems like a major waste of containers just to use them to cover the open section on the bottom. Seems no plan to utilize them for storage. Can't really use them if they are sideways. Probably better to build a roof over and use the extra containers as the base for another one or two of these. Rebt out the space and quickly recoup the cost of the roofs

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Yes the plan now is wood trusses they are being delivered next week. The top container is now welded and has support beams on the inside

[@davidshumway9639]

@@tandtlandscapeandmasonry I will subscribe so I can see the transformation. Thanks for the reply.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

@@davidshumway9639 thank you!

[@AroneousMentor]

Operator's

[@pinupprepper1460]

Any other update videos on this?

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

I will be dropping a update video end of the fall! I’m doing wood trusses metal roof

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Just posted one

[@ChiefLilly71]

When is the next video on this?

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

I’ll put a update video this month!

[@Prodigalzson]

Yeah, Ion't know about flipping that container like that. That is gonna mess up the weight capacity of the floor of the top container big time. I'm sure the answer to why you did it that way is probably in a subsequent video... but from this angle...????

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Watch part 5!!

[@jamesmoran7511]

Would have been easier with the correct equipment. Isn't that the way it always is. Even so you got it done

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

For sure

[@user-hq5mc5zi9y]

result!!!!!!!!????///

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Watch part 5! Almost done now

[@elfuturomio]

🤣

[@randallsmerna384]

These things are $8K each. That is close to $64K before you even start to add in cutting, welding and fastening, electrical, heat, insulation, concrete, doors, etc.. Easily over 100K and none of it is anchored. At least a pole barn has footings.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

these are 3500 each….. cutting took me a hour….. my welder guy treats me well. I will do a video covering cost and it’s about 50,000. You are unbelievable off lol

[@randallsmerna384]

@@tandtlandscapeandmasonry Not by my price quotes I've gathered.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

@@randallsmerna384 where do you live? I’m in Maine. Used 40 foot high cubes are 3-4k. This is a incredibly cheap shop

[@robbiebooth2980]

Why would you use 3 skid-steer and that big loader? That container weighs no more then 9k lbs, that loader can lift around 20k lbs! Should've traded a few skid-steers in for some 10' forks. Then you could've manuevered that container however you wanted with ease... SAFELY!!! That 3 skid-steer dancing lift was like wiping before you poop!...... just didn't make sense! ESPECIALLY when you had that loader

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

The loader can not lift 20,000 lbs. also to long to balance with one machine. Not a equally balanced container

[@robbiebooth2980]

@@tandtlandscapeandmasonry do you know the lift specs for your big loader? A container is absolutely not too long to balance on one machine, I have moved hundreds of containers with only 1 loader with 10' forks! And with a smaller loader then what you have! Containers literally even have slots for a set of forks on them!!

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

@@robbiebooth2980 these containers do not have slots. Was extremely hard to balance and was definitely safer using 3 skids steers and a loader then using just the loader I also don’t have pallet forks for the loader. They are not cheap. The loader struggles with 3 yards of gravel. (8700 lbs) let alone a 9000 lb long awkward container

[@robbiebooth2980]

@@tandtlandscapeandmasonry WOW! What loader do you have? I never caught the model but I was thinking it was a 435s.

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

@@robbiebooth2980 427 about 30,000 lbs

[@tluva1020]

WTF !?!?

[@crippledbeast_U-toob]

Wow... Have no idea what you are doing, do you?

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Watch the 5th video it’s done

[@Whosurdaddy71]

Cheap? 😂 not even close

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

Very cheap! got a quote for a real shop for 150k this is like 60k… lol

[@jurgenl.493]

Was ein Schwachsinn!!!

[@cyumadbrosummit3534]

JCB junk construction brand

[@tandtlandscapeandmasonry]

In general yes I’d agree but they make the best skid steers and it’s not really close. Best visibility, best access and most importantly the only brand with telescoping booms. I’ve used em all and JCB wins in the skid steer category