Building a Shipping Container Home | EP6 Painting and Anchoring

[@brendonlay8382]

As an architectural student working to save up and build my first home I'm so amazed by the level of information and work you've put into this series. I can't thank you enough for the resource you have provided, subbed and thank you.

[@michaelbedell6523]

Am just an observer that thoroughly enjoyed the depth of the explaining all the steps taken and why. A great video

[@mrkthmn]

I love the factual way that you called people out in this, and Im not being sarcastic. If someone has a legitimate, provable idea, awesome! Bring it to the table! If you're just a wise guy, stop wasting peoples time with your assumptions! Your approach gives people an opportunity to provide a better method while while shutting up the philosophers.

[@Plain1nsane]

I really love how high quality your workmanship is when it counts. Some of your concrete projects are understandably quick and dirty to test how an idea will look, but that container house is going to last decades thanks to you and the people you hired.

[@ultr4fly60]

german here: there is no thing like over-build or over-engineering :-)

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How very german of you :)

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[@mixedblessing1]

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[@Skyf4lllHG]

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[@sherryu]

Hey, let us know when you build a container house, and then we can compare.,

[@nadbwah282]

Very glad you put a new video and especially about your house that you built. Agree 100% about the "over built" comments ! If they think they can do better than you then they have to prove it or shut up. I like the entire concept of your channel. Looking forward to watching your next videos

[@starofdar8]

Respect brother! Very impressive. IAM a freelance renovations contractor, and I've been looking around and doing research on constructing living spaces out of containers. This video plus the valuable rnformation you share is totally appreciated. I'm humbled

[@toucanproductions2935]

I really liked your comment about putting numbers behind opinions, I’m enjoying this series because you’ve done that exactly. You’ve showed so much detail, it’s helped put into perspective a project of this magnitude.

[@porschadominguez8262]

I appreciate all of your videos and all of the time you took out of your day to give this information (regardless if you make some money from it, which you should), i find that your tone of voice is soothing and you do not have a bunch of crazy music or some annoying intro that, make viewers skip to the point....your videos have no hidden gimmicks or click bate...moreover you keep it real and as a new subscribed viewer after watching episode 1...I'd just like to say ...blind eye to the nay sayers...they can watch something else...or take time out of their life and post something great...just like you!! I'm rambling but you get my drift!!!

[@eduardoprada3179]

Top job, nice explanations and more than that, you don't hide any info regarding supplies and specifications. Well done, congratulations

[@carnivorousvegan2011]

Great project and videos! To anchor the sea-can to your slab, I have seen people use the exact anchor used on the ship to secure the bottom layer of containers to the deck. It is a special knuckle which fits into each corner socket and the container is lowered onto it with a crane. Once the container is flat on the deck of the ship, a bar is inserted into the hole of the corner socket and the knuckle is turned 90 degrees to fully secure the container (when all four knuckles are turned). You can purchase these knuckles and have them inserted into the frame of your slab structure before pouring concrete or pour your slab first and drill holes with a Hilti afterward to secure the knuckles that way.

[@lemonadechad]

I don't even know most of the technicalities of designing and construction of houses, etc. Still, I seem to enjoy watching these type of videos. 🤣 I have tried playing with 3D modeling and it was very challenging but also so much fun. I must say that your content is topnotch. 💯

[@thinkoutsidethecontainer]

So cool. Your videos have helped me in designing my own diy container home

[@MariBased]

'Pretty strong pull-out game if you ask me' Omg

[@SusanIsListening]

I've been painting for years. I always use PPG paints. They're great - low odor and really durable. I love them.

[@rogerdion]

You are a pro, I would listen to your advice from A-to-Z no problem

[@damilolaogundimu6976]

Brilliant! Great stuff! Started my own building company called Black Steel and I’m about to embark on my first project in Lagos, Nigeria. Your content has been very informative. Cheers

[@rabidmarmot]

Love your videos. I'm a structural engineer and have a California Professional Engineer (PE) licence and currently CA based. I would be happy to help you pro-bono on any future projects. I've been interested in designing my own house as well and I've seen many container houses while working in Christchurch, New Zealand after their earthquake. Don't let my profile pic fool you, I'm actually a professional engineer of 13 years in California and New Zealand and won awards on a number of my projects around the world.

[@TheModernHomeProject]

awesome! lets chat! DM me on my instagram @benjaminuyeda

[@Sharft6]

I'm planning on building one of these in New Zealand but I'm very much just figuring it out as I go. I have changed a few things like adding a roof, steel frames around openings and more support in the middle of the container since creating a video. But anyway I was wondering if you had any concerns, comments or suggestions about mine? I'm in the process of drawing up plans so there's plenty of time to make changes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIjNqppmoMaGhJo

[@Mrpiraterias]

where are you located in California? I bought a small lot in Lake Elsinore. The city told me I needed an engineer for utility installation and other planning. Since it seemed like too much hassle I gave up on it.

[@sequoia8886]

Is there any way to reach u as I'd like to have a container home too.

[@PDZ1122]

I would really like to get int ouch with someone who has engineering experience with containers as it relates to permits. Many building department require ridiculous reinforcements of openings in the same manner as with wood framed structures, They simply have no clue about a steel structure. While my own expertise is with aircraft structures, I'm perfectly capable of designing a safe structure; the difficulty is that building departments often have no engineers and all they understand and want is a stamp. Or if they do have engineers, they have zero knowledge beyond 2x4 construction . Would you be willing to share contact information?

[@kokesjohn]

You have honestly and truly have done one of the FINEST and MOST outstanding KZbin videos I have ever watched since KZbin was invented. You simply did everything right and had us on "baited breath" on the next episode :-) You provided DETAILED information for those who want to follow in your footsteps!!! You are an amazing and wonderful training tool for kids, adults and seniors like me on "How is a house built" WOW!!! I hope with passion that many schools take advantage of your hard work. Also, I love the way you admitted mistakes and what you would you would do in the future plus ALL the many many discoveries you made along the way!! Thank you for that. Finally, my favorite part was the way you mentioned peoples names who had a part...BIG or small. FYI. We really appreciated ALL your explanations of why you had to do what you did and the "work around" :-) Knowing the importance of architects, municipal offices, codes, Google maps, thinking process, planning, water, sewer, electric, HVAC, insulation, painting etc. ALL in great detail to help SAVE US mistakes in the future!!! Using KZbin and video editing techniques for us to SEE and understand plus go back and replay was so so so FANTASTIC!!! I simply wanted to let you know how MUCH we ALL appreciated the EXTRA and DETAILED effort you put. With HUGE gratitude 🙏

[@jameslefley]

I always forget I'm subbed to this then after a few months if reappears, love it though

[@mannyheffley9551]

Ikr. I was actually coping with exam stress when I last watched this channel and subbed to it. XD

[@jamesl1332]

As a civil engineer who does NOT do structural engineering, my first reaction would be to triple check the math for the distance you are drilling from the concrete edge to the anchor bolts holes (and concrete mix used). In a high wind across the broad side of the container, is there enough strength in the bolts and the X-inches of concrete to prevent failure of either material (primarily the concrete between bolt and edge without rebar)? My first consideration would be to weld a flat plate across the bottom of the container (pre-flooring), about 1/4 to 1/3 distance from each end, and drill anchor bolts holes through the plate, into concrete, and between the rebar gaps. This is definitely design overkill, but less likely to have concrete fail/crack along perimeter from thermal expansion/contraction and bending moments. Thoughts/opinions from anyone who stamps structural drawings?

[@TheModernHomeProject]

thanks james! this is exactly the type of conversation i want to foster! I will bring up your idea to my structural eng!

[@wakeupamericaandresist2413]

The only thing I stamp is an envelope, but what I noticed was how soft the concrete seemed?

[@DhrChibi1]

@@wakeupamericaandresist2413 With a proper hammer drill any concrete seems soft. Over here (the Netherlands) the outer walls and flooring is done with concrete. I once spend 1 hour and 2 drill bits for 4 holes, the next day I bought a hammer drill and did the same job in 5 minutes. The concrete does seem soft because he is using the right tool for the job.

[@112Haribo]

@@DhrChibi1 omg are you me? I live in a Dutch, 2017-built, pre-cast concrete house and I wore out my drill and drill bit trying to mount storage racks to the inside of my outer-wall. Borrowed my dad-in-law's hammer drill and it went through like butter. Concrete as a building material is nice and solid, but hanging things on your wall or mounting curtain rails to your roofs sure is a nuisance....

[@slightlycrookedworkshop]

@@112Haribo It's amazing what you can do with the correct tools. I used basically what Ben is using to drill 1 inch diameter holes in my patio. Drilling 6 inch deep holes with that went about as fast as drilling through 2 inches of hardwood with a forstner bit on my drill press.

[@6099x]

youre a legend. the part at the end was very concise. great stuff with the container homes, cant wait for the tour

[@peadar-o]

Ben saved the sass for last, and I liked it!

[@king25130]

FINALLY! Worth the wait, now for more hoarder house lol Keep up the work Ben

[@stevenchurney2416]

Highly Informative and motivating level of transparency

[@veganrican6222]

You did an Amazing job 👍🏽👍🏽 no such thing as overbuilt or over engineer you want a home to be strong and safe. The thing is some builders want to put up houses, fast, cheap with weak structures; again OUTSTANDING !!

[@JANDLWOODWORKING]

I love how you are very honest!

[@MARTiN-pr2ni]

you are so generous with your info/help. Thank you and appreciate you

[@zachzaslavsky4282]

I get excited whenever I see new vids from you guys.

[@kevengw]

love what your doing, totally agree with the putting your money where your moth is. im in school for a degree in construction management, and one the most important things i have learned is the more we know the better we understand and the more things change, that being said, there is not enough info on container building projects, so its really all learning and numbers, in 20 years when more buildings have been built, we will understand how it works, would love to see the what you do in the future on your other projects

[@TheModernHomeProject]

yes! we need imperfect progress and lots of transparent attempts to create great solutions!

[@Barry-26]

Now , hurry up. Need to see fully complete and loving it every minutes. Cheers

[@aaroncrandal]

This is the only channel I've ever clicked the bell on.

[@henryginthang5551]

You guys are excellent builder. I can trust you with all my heart.

[@AtrumNoxProductions]

I wish I could build or afford something like this. This looks amazing!

[@raymondbowen4779]

You're badass dude thank you for doing what your doing 🙏 i love it!

[@sequoia8886]

Thanks for sharing. Something I wanted to do. Learned lots.

[@GTLandser]

Nice work Ben, thank you for sharing with us. I totally get your comments about meeting codes and standards. "Alternative buildings" tend to attract a lot of wackos who think they can do stuff for pennies on the dollar (and they can...where there are absolutely no code requirements, severe weather, or natural disasters). Perhaps CA takes that to a ridiculous extreme for most of us, but it is what it is. There is a lot of wishful thinking around containers; though I think where weather resistance and speed/modularity are paramount, they can have their place. Keep being realistic, and don't let the uninformed get you down.

[@JohnMadeit]

Nice work Ben. Love what your doing with the shipping container videos 👍

[@djamilahad9179]

It's just amazing to see all this work

[@ianrickey208]

It's all overbuilt until the earthquake rocks you or the tornado takes your house apart. To some extent, our lives depend on overbuilt. Case closed.

[@jamesanthonysrlopez3116]

I plan on doing a container home..keep up the good work and keep us posted..i would like to see more of your plans to come

[@angeldelafuente6139]

Been watching from the start I have a tiny house but been wanting to switch to a shipping container home and I believe the information and effort your putting out here is incredible resourceful and accurate and would make a project like this last for a lifetime! Great work and keep the videos coming ! 👍🏽

[@_slimxx8971]

Are you done building your house?

[@lorrainegatzke1048]

Congratulations, absolutely beautiful very well executed and built. I love the end result. 💖

[@raynoladominguez4730]

Great video. I do hope that you can interview the engineers of this project; I hope to learn something.

[@ronnyvallejo4376]

Dam, that’s some serious pull out game

[@resdevelopment01]

You can always use the actual container connecting anchors (twist lock) that they use to connect them to each other on the ship. They have twistlocks with a flat flange that can be bolted to the concrete the same way you did with the 3/4" steel. I would weld them to a larger plate, install the twistlocks then set the container, and finally bolt them to the foundation once placement is complete.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Can't wait to see the finished product.

[@MichaelEMJAYJohnson]

So on a build I worked on in Nigeria, i used silicone to cover the gaps between windows and the steel used to support the cutouts. I found that some of the gaps were pretty small or thin, as such spray foam may not have filled them efficiently. But I do like the idea of covering the gaps with trim pieces. I figure on the inside the dry walling takes care of the gaps so you won't need to do same? In all, very nice and clean build. Thanks for sharing, really looking forward to more of your content.

[@raraavis7782]

Oh wow. Although the thought of living in a shipping container, isn’t inherently attractive to me, I gotta say, the final buildings look great. And I‘m sure, having a ‚pro‘ do and document this kind of project, will profit countless others, who want to make their dream of a container home come true. And I for one, am very curious about the costs involved. Great project 👍

[@neilmanning2700]

I’m a fan of your closing statements. Support your claims and understand that projects of this scale require permits and engineered details.

[@eddieduarte5284]

Great job on your container home...it's my dream to build one some day...I build my shop out of 2 40' ft containers with 20' gap in between then put a steeple style 17' ft high roof in between...I'm.a structural steel ironworker with 26 years of experience...I'm not an engineer...but I believe I have pretty good knowledge...lol...once again great job

[@leighharron]

Great to see an update, thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. Also, that exterior colour is great!

[@themiphz]

It's not an overbuilt, it's a guaranteed maximum price, for quality 👍 For, Unlimited budget quality.

[@FRAMTZ2]

Great series of videos !!!

[@memediaforyou6639]

Love these videos! So much great information!!!

[@stephanlouw3852]

Awesome work dude, you take pride in your work I am the same. Need to start building mine this year at the South African coast.

[@dwaynearmstrong6059]

Excellent video and professionally narrated. Was Anchoring the container to the piers with resilient mounts and having a flex connection on your drains ever considered

[@Spyke383]

Could you have welded the anchors in under the floor before it was installed? Or were they required to be outside of the footprint. I'm looking at putting some in for storage but we are prone to high winds so I want them anchored.

[@Droopy578]

Slider mounts !! You can possibly make a mount from the foundation to the container with slider mounts. Basically the same idea you had but make the holes elongated so you can slide them differently depending on the project. Then use huge lock washers to hold everything down. BTW, I’m really loving the usage of a container as a home. I’m trying to convince my wife instead having a new home built here in south Florida but have to weigh out the costs.

[@dollface1992]

I 💀 at "that's a pretty strong pull out game" ha ha . great video ! on to episode 7 :)

[@kelseyg4]

I think you picked the option with the best overall value all things considered (economics, sweat equity, etc). Did your engineer look at embed plates with nelson studs that would be set flush with the top of concrete then welded to the container house? They probably would have been a bit more expensive but they do provide a little more tolerance as the plate can be sized to your comfort level. I've set those and then welded columns directly to them. Anyway, great series!

[@TheModernHomeProject]

i think that is what we are leaning to next time! good suggestion! thank you!

[@fredsmith7264]

Great build and choice of area

[@CaseyHandmer]

Having seen all the effort necessary to work around permits etc I wonder if building a more traditional stick frame structure, then cladding it with container sides might be easier in all kinds of ways. It also gets around the width constraint.

[@RobGordon35]

Love it! Glad you're back! ~Peace

[@TimNutting]

Very interesting series, Ben. I especially appreciate your challenge to put the numbers where the mouth is! Looking great. Eagerly awaiting a new video.

[@MatuteTarq]

Superb job!! Very well done. Many thanks for share.

[@beartankoperator7950]

remember guys he is also trying to build this in California which is notorious for regulation. If he were building in say Texas on county land there would be almost no regulations but that would not be very helpful for all the people who live in these heavily regulated areas which really is most of the people who need this kind of building option.

[@frankaird232]

I like your style when I’m going to build I will come and look for you I don’t know when that is but that is thank you very much

[@bananapajamas1161]

Very nice video sir, im looking forward on this, love your work from the Philippines.

[@99Racker]

Now that you have completed this build, would you prefer single wide or double shipping container wide? I always thought a pair side by side 40's with a pair of 20's at the end to form an "L" would give a lot of interior options. And the use of the removed steel for two walls to make a car port so to maintain the similar look of the boxes.

[@timmymartin317]

I plan to build on peer and beam at least three feet off the ground. Anchoring will be considerably different, but this was helpful.

[@joasyutzy644]

I would recommend closed cell SprayFoam for all insulation after you installed the 2x4 framing it would cut down on a lot of labor and it has a much higher efficiency.

[@rosalynsookoo362]

Really appreciated this vlog

[@robertperez8730]

I’m really enjoying this series! Thank you for putting this together! Regarding the foundation, could you have embedded steel plates into the foundation and then welded the container to them? I’m asking because I was thinking of using that method for the container I want to build in my backyard.

[@TheBlackSheepChronicles]

Good idea to run by the engineer

[@jtkilroy]

Embed steel plates in the corners of the slab. Weld rebar to the back and tie them into the bar in the footings. Then weld the container corners right down. Make the plates a bit oversize so you have some wiggle room.

[@oneydaperez8420]

I love the houses and their videos; very professional . They make these houses in Miami Florida?

[@coachmystogan]

Have you considered combining permanent structure with a mobile tiny home? Having a full size bathroom, office/entertainment, and large patio shipping container with a spot for the tiny home on wheels to back in?

[@johnmatsacos4692]

I wonder if when the final bolting down of container be done with those anchoring bolts ? Maybe temporary set up some angle iron a start to position container in exact position, then drill and epoxy glue bolts in ? Is there not provision in every container corner for some kind of locking down while in transport that could be utilised for final installation?

[@Hotdogman351]

Thank you sir.. from Philippines 👋😊

[@RyanAbrey]

Hey man. Did you consider casing a holding down bolt in either corner with a 250x250 pocket allowing for some play in final location. The container can then be fixed using a plate in the container securing points and a bolt. At least then the bolt will only be in tension and not torsion so a smaller standard bolt could be used.

[@geaj4214]

I want to build my house like this just a u shape. So cool 😎

[@ori_U100]

Made my day. Been waiting for this.😄

[@northwestpartitions5117]

Epic! Make sure to always triple check dimensions

[@monsmaark]

Great videos. Definitely adding to my intrigue of building with shipping containers. Is it possible for you to make a video explaining the challenges with building a shipping container home where the containers are in contact with each other (either side by side or some other variation)?

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome stuff Ben! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@RandallLeeReetz]

How about: 1. Pouring slabs that are notched by a foot at each corner (rebar and tie bolts sticking out). 2. Then place the container. 3. Drop necessary anchor bolts from container corners. And finally, 4. Pour the concrete slab corners imbedding the anchor bolts.

[@tupikepamoja9845]

ahay guy you think this project will be great to build in Africa especial Zanzibar as a airbnb because the design is unic and i love it

[@kringle1989]

How do you combat condensation between the outer wall and the isolation

[@MrLikeaboss2012]

I am amazed at how much the roof was flexing when that guy was on it

[@williamtauriello1581]

Looking forward to containers built on a common foundation but spaced ~8’ apart, with the open spaces filled with glass on the vertical plane (after removing the ‘interior’ walls) and skylights on the horizontal (roof) plane. Would make for a modestly larger home with far more visual roominess.

[@mitziliias9907]

There already is one on You Tube somewhere. It had windows around the sides of the whole center raised roof. It had a galley style kitchen with an island on one side and the living room on the other, then bedrooms and bathroom were at the far end. It was beautiful.

[@mitziliias9907]

Update to my comment. It's not on KZbin it's on eBay and it's called Lake Martin Contemporary Shipping Container Home. It's absolutely gorgeous and I'm thinking of building one in the future. You should take a look.

[@Mekillewe]

Did you think about using welding plates embedded in the concrete at the four corners of each container and then just welding the corners to the plates?

[@johnoconnell1406]

Why did you paint it before you anchored it? Nice job either way!

[@stjbananas]

wow. Some great information here. Thank you.

[@MollyTheLag]

i always look forward to these videos

[@nucbash1697]

congrats! you've reached GRR Martin level publishing rate!

[@tomasz899]

I was waiting for next episode. Thank You!

[@jajadusterdork]

I like what you did. The project looks great. What was the projection price for the project?

[@Wadé.el.Gigante]

could you pour a concrete form on top of the slap to act as perimeter to wrap around the container's edge? You could also pre drill holes for the bridge hardware to clamp down on the container. you're measurements would have to be precise but it's not impossible. The added concrete would also act as a critter guard on the container's bottom edge.

[@shahh.5124]

Ben, thanks for these videos and your thorough explanations. I've read a lot that the total cost of making shipping container homes at the end surpass the regular homes. Is that right? Did you save money in this project?

[@spoogle621]

NICE, i've been waiting for an update for this.

[@nyxarray9217]

the details, I loves it