rayra
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Here's a couple related ideas I was messing around with in SketchUp several years ago, very similar to the OP's. This one would use 40' containers and put about 2000sq' under a roof.
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$20 per SF Container garage
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BajaScout
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I like the concept. You could put something like that up in a day easily.
I know this is an old post. Did you do any further mods? This is an interesting concept.
About the only thing I’ve done since the original post is paint the ends of the roof and put some gravel down between the containers for parking. There have been no issues regarding heat thanks to the roof. About a year ago, I checked the level and everything is right on.
The county tried to ban them last year and backed down real quick. Because they are portable, they are not subject to property tax. I did pay sales tax when I bought them. Every building on my property is painted gray and uses some variation of a monitor roof design.
I bought these from a local dealer 15 years ago. I understand that many of the containers on the market today were designed for one way cargo use and may not be as sturdy as those made for multiple passages. Mine have 2” thick hardwood floors.
What's the outside width of them? I'm wondering if you could put two on the ground a distance apart, and stack a third on top of them, straddling the opening in the middle, and still have it wide enough to park a vehicle or tractor.
Then have a set of stairs going up into the top one.
Then have a set of stairs going up into the top one.
Maybe park a motorcycle there; most containers are barely 8' wide, you'd need about 8" of overlap per side for stability (and 12" pieces of 2.5" .250 wall square tube in each socket to tie 'em together) - so your central area would be just over 80" wide.
Not talking out my *** here, I have 2 40' high cubes, two 40' standards and a 20' on my place. A roof such as the OP's (and walls anywhere sun hits) is THE best thing to plan on if you don't wanna start a pizza parlor; without shade, a semi-sunny day will get you 140-160 degrees inside (like a pizza oven) unless you have ventilation of some sort... Steve
Not talking out my *** here, I have 2 40' high cubes, two 40' standards and a 20' on my place. A roof such as the OP's (and walls anywhere sun hits) is THE best thing to plan on if you don't wanna start a pizza parlor; without shade, a semi-sunny day will get you 140-160 degrees inside (like a pizza oven) unless you have ventilation of some sort... Steve
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