Special forces vet helps balcony & stairs build - rescued shipping container house from design flaw

A must delayed video about the balcony and stairs build in my shipping container house. It was a good success, largely due to the work by EJ, whose great work ensure a solid build. EJ is the epitome of self reliance. Thanks for watching.
#shippingcontainerhouse #containerhome #framing
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[@timokimm]

a proud previous neighbor of this fine American! awesome to see this work!

[@1michiganbuck]

Hope you are doing well and enjoying your new house!

[@johannesdevreeze1367]

I am eagerly awaiting the completion of this large separate house

[@phuongvo3051]

I’m so impressed what you connected all of the containers together, and great floor plan , great design, it s so interesting channel ,👍.

[@1michiganbuck]

Thank you so much!

[@Tom-cf2wk]

This channel is going to grow. Remember us when you hit 100k!

[@1michiganbuck]

Thank you very much for your support. I am an accidental KZbinr (with encouragement from friends who have faith in my content), so I am glad some of my videos are well liked. I do so appreciate your support! Still working on producing better videos so I won't disappoint people.

[@LexsBudgetBunkerBuild]

That's amazing progress! I can see how the balcony opens up the top rooms. With the balcony being a decent size I think you are going to find it a useful space while working upstairs. This is one of my favorite YT channels.

[@1michiganbuck]

Thank for your kind words. Thanks for watching!

[@robertwebell]

Love the ingenuity. We lived in these things in Bosnia and Afg and I always thought they would make excellent building material.

[@1michiganbuck]

Wow, you must have served in some really tough areas. Thank you for your service and for watching.

[@nakaface]

This project is insane. Definitely gonna follow this.

[@seancasey2444]

This place is going to be huge.

[@workingmansrestorations7071]

Wow. Awsome progress

[@shawnlowell4522]

Looking good!

[@BlaPunked-wn6ww]

Excellent Channel love your courage. Keep up the hard work it will pay off.

[@1michiganbuck]

Thank you so much!

[@PERSISTENTxMF]

This is turning out to be amazing

[@rufiorufioo]

Building a god damn mansion. Watched your other video with the roofing truss situation. Want to see this thing complete.

[@JP-yl6on]

You’re doing great 💪🏽

[@1michiganbuck]

Thank you!

[@GreenBeeExplorer]

I have been watching since the start. Loving the progress. I can't remember were the containers going to be scrapped and you are recycling them?

[@1michiganbuck]

Not sure of the question? These are all retired containers. Thank you for watching.

[@philipstreechon4523]

Thermal bridging is a huge issue in a shipping container home; the metal skin acts as a heat sink, drawing the heat out in the winter and bringing the heat in during summer. This all adds up to a less efficient building and can lead to moisture and mold issues if not properly managed.

[@JP-yl6on]

It’s so easily mitigated with 3” of closed cell spray foam. This is common knowledge.

[@1michiganbuck]

Agree. I will sprayfoam all around the exterior walls.

[@WalletMonkeys]

DJ is a stud!

[@1michiganbuck]

He really is. Literally went to hell and came back. Literally. And always getting things done.

[@Lando_P1]

I’ve been looking for my shipping container

[@Wolfyjinny]

Wouldnt it be awesome if they could make an insulation that gave off an inert safe gas when it hit a certain temperature, it would help stem the flow of flames.

[@1michiganbuck]

What an awesome idea! Wish I were a chemistry major to make it happen!

[@suniljat390]

I just have so many questions and i am really excited to see you progress and as you still dont have that many subscribers so i am sure you can answer them

[@1michiganbuck]

Maybe you can find answers in some of my other videos at my channel, such as the design video.

[@catskinner3254]

Thats a nice echo chamber you are building.

[@coastdweller69]

Great video - my hopes are that more people can find your content. #container #home

[@1michiganbuck]

I hope so too! Thank you for watching.

[@joshmdmd]

with a significant amount of framing and extra tubing, im unsure why you went the shipping container route. were they a good deal?

[@1michiganbuck]

I am aiming for a stronger house, so the cost may not be a major concern.

[@robertcrawford5206]

Sure is alot of added work, did you cost out the same footprint with a preengineered steel building?

[@1michiganbuck]

I’m not aiming to build the cheapest house.

[@gonesilent2814]

What have the temps been inside just on its own with no heating / cooling yet?

[@1michiganbuck]

It's about a few degrees warmer but with the soffits still open to the outside, there is really no material difference. The basement has stayed well above freezing, above 40 degrees no matter how cold it is outside.

[@seancasey2444]

How many containers make up the house it looks like 8.

[@1michiganbuck]

22. I have a video showing how they were stacked. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmjdYauwZZ2aZrMsi=Zbnni9Vdirln23v-

[@utubenada]

Basement?

[@1michiganbuck]

I think there’s a basement. 😀

[@suniljat390]

And why dont you giv the stairs q little circular like they an morden cassals or villas

[@suniljat390]

Like royal mansions

[@1michiganbuck]

It would have taken space from the great room.

[@rkeantube]

def need a cargo lift for the basement, kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5Otl2t4esh0h7c , make it fit a large pallet size, you got so much room down in the basement and no way to easy get lots of things at one time in and out of there

[@1michiganbuck]

Thank you for the suggestion.

[@suniljat390]

Why dont you spray foam insulation isnt it much better and easy

[@Lando_P1]

Couldn’t find mistinted spray foam.

[@1michiganbuck]

Will be sprayed.

[@1michiganbuck]

@@Lando_P1😂

[@xephael3485]

Someone send the housing inspector out there 😜

[@1michiganbuck]

No! Please don't, because I am not ready yet! :-)

[@badjuju6563]

and osha....the amount of near misses on the ladders alone so far in this series is amazing. Stay safe

[@1michiganbuck]

@@badjuju6563 Will do!

[@jesstill7833]

Yes please do it’s looks a bit shonky to me the stairs to long where is the support in the midle it’s a big span could be dangerous

[@1michiganbuck]

@@jesstill7833 Not done yet.

[@kerryclark1926]

Did you use lag bolts/screws in the ledger board? Did you use Joist Hangers when you attached your floor joists to the ledger board? You can't just use nails to hold everything up. Nails have poor sheer strength.

[@1michiganbuck]

I think you got it reversed. Nails have higher sheer strength than screws. At any rate, there is 2x4 framing underneath to support the weight, as I stated, so the balcony is overbuilt no matter how you look it, but that's what I want.