A window can fit its opening but have nowhere suitable for its fasteners. A sliding door can look sealed while still letting water inside. The wrong cutting equ
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How to upgrade a shipping container into an off-grid workshop
In this project, we’re working with a 20-foot container and making one major modification: a side panel that lifts open to become an overhead canopy. Along the
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A shipping container home in the mountains or near the coast sounds like a dream. But choosing the wrong property can create expensive problems before construct
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A shipping container cabin overlooking a lake sounds like a pretty good escape. Raise it above the ground, add a deck and frame the view with windows, and a sim
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Shelving helps us organize tools, supplies and equipment while keeping more floor space available. The first decision is choosing how the shelves will attach an
Continue reading8 permit questions to ask before your shipping container home plans hit a wall
That’s the setback described in this project from Think Outside the Container. The builder had received a general answer that a container home was allowed, but
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Organize a shipping container with 16 practical ideas covering foundations, security, shelving, tool zones, hooks, magnets, utility planning, and heat.
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See how a double-door container can become a simple, reversible living space with glass doors, insulation, and framing without cutting its steel walls.
Continue readingA Complete Guide to Shipping Container Home Doors, Windows, and Insulation
See how doors, windows, rigid foam, spray foam, subfloor panels, roof insulation, and passive-solar overhangs work in a shipping container home.
Continue readingHow to install wood window bucks in a shipping container
Installing a window in a shipping container requires more than cutting a rectangular hole in the wall. Once the corrugated steel is removed, the wall becomes le
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