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Top 10 Shipping Container Tiny Houses

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Wed, 11 Jul 2012, 8:56am   513 views   4 comments
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1. edvard2 Follow Befriend 34 threads 2,085 comments

   1   9:32am Wed 11 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I can't help but think that at first something like this would be cute and quaint, it'd get old pretty fast: It basically like living in a camper with no wheels.

2. leo707 Follow Befriend (12) 10 threads 3,516 comments Oakland, CA leo707's website Premium

   2   3:29pm Wed 11 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Nice, link I really love the idea of a shipping container house and some people have done some pretty cool things with it. Also, the don't have to be tiny. You can link several containers together to make much larger houses. I looked into it a while back and decided that building one was not for me. Aside from the obvious issues of living in a metal box the primary issues that killed it for me was that they are not actually cheaper than a traditional structure and may indeed be more expensive, because... They are not designed to be lived in so the flooring is soaked in insecticide and the paints that coat and preserve them out at sea can be toxic to people. Just prepping the box and disposing of the hazardous materials could drive up the cost into the "normal" range and beyond. Then you still have to mitigate temperature and condensation issues with excellent insulation and ventilation.

3. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 203 threads 4,403 comments Davis, CA

   3   10:12pm Wed 11 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Naysayers begone! I'll take one of each, please!

4. anon12366 Follow Befriend (2) 61 comments Palo Alto, CA

   4   11:59am Thu 12 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   That's great. Now they just have to set the price at 10x median salary and find a bank to do the loans.