How to Build a Shipping Container Home | EP08 Building a Bathroom

In this episode of The Modern Home Project we will build out the first bathroom for the shipping container house. We will go over the egress challenges of placing a bathroom in a space that is just 7-feet wide and how those design challenges influenced product selection.
List of products we used in the container home: www.homedepot.com/c/openhouse
Link to the drawings for the container house: www.themodernhomeproject.com/...
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Buying the Shipping Containers: We purchased one trip condition hi-cube containers. California requires that shipping containers used for homes have documentation showing that have not had toxic or radioactive materials in them. This normally means that you need one trip condition containers with appropriate certificates. I bought my containers from www.containerdiscounts.com/sh... and paid $4800 each for the 40-foot hi-cube containers and $3250 for the 20-foot hi-cube container. Hi-cube containers are a foot taller than typical shipping containers.
this video is sponsored by Harry's
Click here harrys.com/modernhome to get your Starter Set from Harry's for $3.
this project was made possible due to sponsorship from The Home Depot
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[@retro527]

1:57 OMG BEN. Damn 😳😳😳❤️❤️❤️

[@raynoladominguez4730]

Retro Controller - I know, right? Tempted to save the video, just for that segment.

[@retro527]

@@raynoladominguez4730 Ugh same. He clearly takes good care of his body 😭

[@pixelised]

@@retro527 Probably his better build to date! 😜

[@nevarez7L]

Yes. can't think any more . What? 😶

[@khaynes4825]

Zaddy

[@raynoladominguez4730]

I can’t tell you how much I love the tile and wood floor transition. Well, I just did, so I guess that I can, lol. Beautiful build, great video.

[@thinkoutsidethecontainer]

Your channel was part of what inspired me to start my own container home construction! Great work and I'm loving the videos!

[@krystofzajicek]

Looks cool. Subbed

[@mattbrew11]

Me too. This project got me into gear. I’m around 45-60 from completion. Not quite as fancy as this but I’m using more containers

[@thinkoutsidethecontainer]

@@mattbrew11 that's great. It helps to see others building container homes, gives me confidence it can be done .

[@RedBairnMedia]

I'm in love with the tiling and transition into the bedroom flooring. Beautiful.

[@kmonnier]

Killing it, the tile and transition turned out great. Glad to hear about your testing process

[@UniqDezign]

Happy to see a new installment in this series! Keep it up!

[@nanchesca3950]

Great idea having the walk-through bathroom! Having a flat mirror over the skinny vanity might be better so your face isn't up against it when you're washing your hands. Maybe storage on one side instead. The ad was my favorite part! 😉😉

[@kev501]

hello everyone nice to meet you all

[@iancottell3621]

I love this series so much! Great work!

[@alex8426]

So far this is one of the best container project designs amongst the rest. Very cool looking, modern and organic. Thanks for sharing your lovely home.

[@RJBubbles]

Why happy to watch you shave anytime you want Ben !

[@justinpeterdebeer]

Love the walk through idea

[@lemondrizzlecake7766]

Great use of space! The custom sink cabinet would be an improvement, you can never have too much storage in a bathroom. Would love to see it!

[@joseluisbuitragocalvo6084]

Excelente!!! I am very impressed with each episode and definitely, the pass-through bathroom is something that I will copy one day!!

[@BorisFett]

A full length vanity in there sounds like a good setup. That transition looks great.

[@IdaBrown]

Excellent design! ❤

[@zarakeys]

I am proud of you.

[@NoStringsRunning]

I wish we wold have considered a walk through bathroom! Great idea!

[@HappyTogetherDatingClub]

Great project. Take care of yourself, God bless you!

[@vincent_auduc]

Looks great!

[@danielbregar5423]

Very nice work in how you got the hexagonal tiles to organically blend into the wood floor. Great job!!!

[@FyrFytr998]

Great video. That bathroom looks amazing.

[@gmart225]

this is such a great series, thank you. question though: what about bathroom odors spreading to the kitchen and bedroom? or there is ventilation to cope with it?

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome stuff Ben! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@lighttbearer]

Wow, great job!!

[@Boros777]

Great bathroom, but I think the mirror cabinet makes washing hands a bit crammed - just a mirror there and a narrow cabinet in the corner would’ve been a beoption imho...

[@lequitorhopkins7600]

highly recommend this purchase!

[@binoybcompany2012]

Amazing series Ben, really in-depth information on the entire project, I am starting out myself on a container project & these details will help out for sure. Looking forward for more videos & congratulations on the entire project it was awesome.

[@D3athW1ng]

Smart idea on the tile to wood 👌 design.

[@cam-asherbond5316]

Love it, Ben. I like the methoding behind the pass through design. I personally would have tried to find a way to enclose the toilet separate from the past through space. Maybe rotate it 90° against the dividing wall, and wall it off from the shower and vanity. Would be tight, but the privacy would be nice. Something I learned to love about many Australian bathrooms is the separation of toilets from vanity and shower.

[@martymaloney1032]

Cam-Asher Bond It’s nice to have it separated but I imagine most people would leave that door open because it would feel claustrophobic...I’ve seen a number of bathrooms that could not have been to code because my shoulder was touching the wall. You need room to maneuver. 😬

[@ifell3]

Good choices and design!!

[@abzainazraai]

1:57 Damnnn HOT BODS for a hot looking home! 😍😍😍

[@rondar.8746]

☑️

[@MrThumbtack]

Yeah I was like 'Damn! Ben is fit!'

[@StevenBuchanan]

You could have used white caulk to fill the cracks between the tile and flooring. I got that from Mike Holmes about filling in areas that are not good for regular grout.

[@ManzanoGraphicStudio]

That is so fantastic! Im from philippines , i was a fan of you , that why i was inspired to creat my own videos too. Looking forward to be like you 💗

[@giovanniyorke7455]

I like that, u have given me some impressive ideas my friend, thanks. GREAT BUILD, and I am also proud of the fact that this was more of a learning process for you. Congratulations!

[@ancientanomalies]

Excellent floor design well done😊

[@worlukk]

this is a very well thought out video series. also, i can loose hours in a home depot letting the imagination run wild. thanks for sharing!

[@evanbyrne4433]

Great video. Awesome looking house.

[@firewalkerg11]

You have great ideas 👍

[@cmm170526]

Very nice!

[@ModernMountainLiving]

I like the tile/wood floor transition. Ben, you should do a video on how to get a Lender for a container house. Thanks

[@Cinadel]

Finally!

[@sweetness_612]

Plz upload more often❤😁

[@Monsterpala]

I wonder was the container usage worth it? Building the same Buildings withot the stellt would give some more options in terms of size and so on. I meant inside it seems there is a frame anyway and isolation would be easier and better?!

[@elund408]

if your looking for ideas on layout checkout Narrow Boats in the UK. they are just under 7 feet wide and try to get the most our of each foot of floor space.

[@leiannatrinkle1444]

Could add another vanity bottom beside the other. Just add a wood top.

[@socalfritos9452]

Not that I really be giving you any advice. But in my time doing remodels. I would use a ssnded grout color matched caulking around areas that flexed for tiling.

[@spewter]

Interesting that the bathroom is directly next to the kitchen. I think that's not allowed in the UK for health reasons. Hope there's good ventilation in the bathroom.

[@quacktony]

Hm, maybe a darker groute on the walls would've made it pop. This looks nice and is giving me ideas.

[@harryiii3361]

I agree. Since i discovered black grout in with white tiles i have been in love with it. although if you didnt want to go so dark i think grey would look really good too.

[@Malandrin]

agree, it was a bit too much white, would loved to have seen like a dark grey or even black grout

[@quacktony]

@@Malandrin notice I said darker. I left it open but I do agree on grey though. >:P

[@salongachris]

here for the shirtless Ben.

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[@DukeNuggets69]

well turns out i was wrong, we did get an episode not delayed by covid

[@nisse8819]

I think the house was done before they started editing the series, so that's why.

[@sandrakemp8240]

Vanity idea: live edge slab counters on either side of the sink or a solid slab all the way across to incorporate that wood aspect like the kitchen storage wall

[@ModernBuilds]

🔥🔥🔥

[@iamaku09]

I rather enjoyed the commercial on this one. Had to watch twice coz I missed the name of the umm shaving thingy ;)

[@oskarstaudte]

Damn ur fit mate :D

[@danielclark3667]

I apologize if someone else covered this but why the copper piping over PEX lines?

[@agentzier4443]

Any episode on appliances? Stove, refrigerator, washer?

[@jpvill4th]

Based upon some of the comments, if you do some internet searches you can find the build that uses double wide and double high 40 foot and extra high containers. There is a center space that is enclosed by heavy duty garage-type doors with windows. These were painted a dark red; not something I would use. The one I am thinking of also had a swimming pool that also used a shipping container.

[@meep0meep]

any chance you can provide a link to what you reference? I've haven't had success finding one like that yet. thanks, John

[@samanthayoung50]

I love the tile in the bathroom. Concerning layout, wouldn’t a good plan be to put the bedroom and bathroom on opposite sides with the living, dining, and kitchen between? That way you wouldn’t have to pass through the bathroom or bedroom?

[@MsHe1en]

Very clever to talk about the sponsored product topless. Nice bod!

[@majestix_adv]

Hey really nice Videos! For me is it a big concern about the condensated water betwen the outside wall and inside wall? Are you worried about it?

[@UtopiaTimes]

Invaluable info. Subscribed with bells on it! 😄 oh, but what about the toilet and shower being exposed to the guests.. and the bedroom?

[@artsblogs]

Hey bro, awesome video! Please if you ever turn it into an airbnb it'd be awesome to see how you do it and you talking about wether it is a profitable idea to build the shipping container home only as a rental property in airbnb. as well as some tips of things to consider when building the home to do better in business such as location, materials, entertainment, etc.

[@0900McShizzle]

Arturo Noriega it’s actually an Airbnb at the moment

[@nicoblaytherealflamingo445]

Putting this in Victorville cabin guest house. Glass each end since its towards top off mountain off bbearvlly rd

[@weswiedenbeck8962]

Hi Ben Really appreciate your channel and the quality standards you roll with. I am wanting to do an off-grid container home and cannot locate any good information on what types of toilets are used (and how they work) when you do not have any septic tank choices. Any suggestions?

[@Tonkaman13]

I love that medicine cabinet.....Where can I find something like that?

[@warrenclark43]

Next time lay that section of tile last but you right lay the tile over the floor for measurements and you can easily use your drimmle or orbiting tool to trim away and additional wood when you putting down the rest of the tile flooring

[@tash_g]

Normally I forward ads. Today coming here didn't know I'd be thirsty.

[@johanyrosadiaz9587]

Great videos. I am already thinking to build my own thanks to you. I still need to do some research but i have one crucial question. I am from Massachusetts, the northshore to be more specific. Here we have the ocean near by, rain, snow and salt. all of them are perfect ingredients for oxide / corruption, so i wonder if it is a smart option to try to invest my savings into this kind of project in this area?

[@GM_____]

Haaaaaa Ben's gonna get some crazy DMs since he posted himself shaving shirtless 😂

[@cerbarus3000]

This is impressive. I am curious did Home Depot basically cover the cost of the construction?

[@jjsc3334]

Is this cost $100-200 per sq ft. to build?

[@wallacecruz702]

Shoooooooooooooowwwwwww Shoooooooooooooowwwwwww magnifico

[@mohloup]

how will you deal with the steam from the shower spreading to the house especially being close to the bedroom ?

[@waterboy8999]

Access to only one side of bed tells me you sleep alone, the bed is narrower the other way, the mirror cabinet is neat!

[@stevehansen5389]

Did you consider a fabricated sink in the bathroom. With a fabricated sink you will have at least three and possibly three additional inches of basin front to back and what ever you want depth wise You could also fabricate the sink out of glued up corian sheets.

[@houchi69]

Sorry...actually hated that blend of the tile into the bedroom...

[@BeeBeefy]

If we want to move this container, i would assume all the tiles would have cracked? Cause the container structural rigidity probably not great.

[@mercedesozuna7124]

Great videos. I think the pass through bathroom can be made more hallway-like while not in use via the use of some sliding screens on the toilet/shower side...nobody needs to see the toilet until they need it - right?. Awesome as is nonetheless...love the tile/wood floor transition.

[@MarkAhriman]

I didn't see the bathroom mirror/medicine cabinet listed on your Home Depot link. Can you post a link?

[@ismaelmunoz1796]

You should build a pool along side it and put a tall metal fence around the whole thing.

[@mleask]

Super excited to see the loft version. Will you be stacking two containers possibly to get the height?

[@jeffreyc6508]

Yeah that would be awesome to see, maybe in 3 years!!!!!

[@dnjl-5642]

Honestly the effort is great, but the bath/bed section looks frustratingly small - almost claustrophobic. The tile/floor feature has been done alot lately in tiny homes... looks ok, but I would prefer a clean seperation between rooms to maximise space.

[@pixelgraphica]

I prefer the bathroom to be as far away from the kitchen as possible. Otherwise you could have a really strong vent fan. The trouble is that I haven't seen a strong enough vent fan. You want to keep the odors away from the kitchen!

[@Malandrin]

they do not have that space to do the bathroom as far away as possible from the kitchen

[@pussnbootlp]

Ben is taking off his shirt again.

[@retro527]

where did he take his shirt off before? I NEED TO KNOW.

[@rudomakuyana3676]

Hi Ben, After ceiling and flooring how much internal height are you left with inside the shipping container?

[@JeremiahBostwick]

Still curious about how much this build out costed (for all of it, not just the bathroom). I'm guessing basically as much as a "conventional" home. Obviously a lot of work was put in by yourself that you didn't have to charge anyone for.

[@adamcenteno6155]

Have you done double container homes?

[@barnstar2077]

It is a nice home, but I think I would have just gone for the same flooring throughout, or cut the floor tiles square personally. Also, the place is so white, it really needs a splash of colour!

[@jakebruxvoort1354]

couldnt you put the bathroom alongside the living area? then it would be more public and you would have the bedroom at the other end so people wouldnt have to walk through it

[@SimpleLivingForever]

Hello, we have been following you for a while, and we love what you are doing and love your design! If we want to build a dwelling in cross the state line like Quartzite or Kingman, AZ by you, what do we need to do and the total estimate cost? We love to hear back from you soon!

[@mariojolon7491]

Only thing I don't like was the vanity, you only have about 3 inches of room infront of you over the toilet, you're going to be dropping alot of water on the toilet. I was at a airbnb apt. In Dec. And it had a tiny vanity like that and it was a nightmare to wash your face or shave...you make a mess on the floor.

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[@surfingconey7536]

Who else fast forwarded at 1:46 during Harry's 😂

[@retro527]

Not me. Have you even *seen* his abs? Ugh Ben is so hot.

[@mdnaz2845]

hi admin, may i know the material for toliet wall and floor that is must waterproof

[@silverbullet1213]

Woah. Came for video but didn't expect we're gonna have some eye candy. 😍🤩😍 Today is a good day ☺️🤭

[@omhogar7805]

hi! do you have some info abouto a deck on the roof?

[@davidhinterpreter]

This is great, but I'm wondering...do you really need the same wall treatment on all of the walls, even the ones that aren't going to be in direct contact with the shower water? Is there a reason why you need the tiles and red stuff all over the whole bathroom? Just curious.

[@NoOneHere2Day]

Why not put bathroom on one side, kitchen in the middle and bedroom on the other side?

[@martymaloney1032]

CALife Ahhhhhh, I see you haven’t reached the age of getting up in the night to pee.

[@bensuter5520]

My name is Ben too