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Ebbie
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# Posted: 6 Nov 2021 08:48am
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After reading these posts, my concern would be the toxins from the shipping container getting into one's soil and water system. Definitely something to think about.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2021 12:08pm - Edited by: toyota_mdt_tech
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I doubt it, its just a metal can, no more toxic than a yard art car. As long as this thread popped back up, I will add my final photos. I posted several times on this thread on my project I was working on. This is the final deal. Stays cool inside, no sweat, vents down low on one aide, vents up high on other, none in the roof, just the sides. Roof has 12" vents at each end. Underside of container is just setting on a thick bed of crushed rock, packed, no frost heaving and no moisture, drains off well. I added mesh or metal fabric into the fork pockets to keep varmints out.
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paulz
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2021 03:47pm
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Looks great TMT. Tell me that's not still fire smoke..
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2021 05:06pm - Edited by: toyota_mdt_tech
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Quoting: paulz Looks great TMT. Tell me that's not still fire smoke..
Had a pretty easy fire season, nothing close since 2015. Yeah, just a cloudy overcast day which is rare over there. I took a picture of my newest upgraded solar panel, this was done a year ago to a charge controller.
Here I am going in just ahead of the fires to clear back timberline from my cabin. Water Tender truck was slower than molasses going up the hill. Smoke was thick.
Second picture, clearing back fire-line, treeline was close to the cabin, I removed so much timber and next spring, came in with probably 100+ yards of gravel.
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JG0203
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# Posted: 5 Jan 2022 07:19am
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My brother has one for storage/workshop space, and they work quite well—they are cold and wet in the winter, but his former warehouse space was as well. Insulation may not make it cool (spam link deleted by Mod.) , it would just slow down the rate at which it heated up. It would be best if it were shaded beneath a roof, with vents along the bottom and top to allow hot air to escape and cold air to enter. Perhaps a coat of reflective paint would suffice.
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Provolone
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# Posted: 29 Mar 2026 10:12am
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I went with a shipping container for extra storage at my place and honestly, it's worked out pretty well. I put down a solid gravel base before having it delivered, which made the whole process quick and kept it pretty level. I definitely noticed that keeping it off direct soil is important for drainage, you don’t want water pooling under there, especially in wet or freezing climates. I haven’t bothered with concrete blocks but friends who tried them said it was a bigger hassle for setup. For me, a thick layer of crushed stone has kept things dry, and if I need to move the container, it’s much easier to slide.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 29 Mar 2026 12:14pm
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I put down 8" of gravel, its mounded up a bit, I leveled it and pack it, marked with fiberglass rods where I wanted container to set, delivery guy plopped it right down and with a level on the floor, was perfect in both directions. Still setting solid today.
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philpom
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# Posted: 29 Mar 2026 02:31pm
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A guy around the corner from our place placed 2 containers about 25' apart parallel and built a hoop roof over the top between them. He created a docking station for his RV camper. He lives full time in it. I always thought it was pretty cool. Last I knew that place was for sell.
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 3 Apr 2026 10:34am
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On replacing the floors.
If the floors contain toxic chemicals can’t a person just seal the floor with paint, vinyl, butyl or something?
If there’s a bit of off gassing risk can’t one just vent the unit? Or put down a dimpled basment or over concrete spacer vented down through a vouple floor vents then put something on top.
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DRP
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# Posted: 3 Apr 2026 01:38pm
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I was looking for something else and happened across the codes for intermodal shipping containers, end of this chapter;
https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/VACC2021P1/chapter-31-special-construction
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Steve961
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# Posted: 4 Apr 2026 10:31pm - Edited by: Steve961
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Quoting: KinAlberta If the floors contain toxic chemicals can’t a person just seal the floor with paint, vinyl, butyl or something?
This is what I used on the floors of my container cabin.
Progressive Epoxy Polymers
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