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Would you live in a house made of cargo shipping containers? (POLL)
CNN ^ | 6/12/2009 | Staff

Posted on 06/12/2009 9:11:42 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA

Would you live in a house made of cargo shipping containers? Yes 49% 33651 No 51% 35495 Total Votes: 69146

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To: GOPJ

Oh I would. Some of those artsy types can really make some really neat looking stacks out of them, giving you a really neat looking home.


21 posted on 06/12/2009 9:27:36 AM PDT by Cyclone59 (Everything that hits the fan is not evenly distributed)
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To: Red in Blue PA
For a little get away maybe. I can imagine putting in the side of a hill, it would stay comfortable if you have only one side exposed, put in a nice deck, lots of light inside. It could be okay, I have certainly lived in smaller apts.
22 posted on 06/12/2009 9:28:19 AM PDT by Jolla
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To: Red in Blue PA

Hmmm.. never thought about it.

How much do shipping containers cost?
Will my neighbors let me live in one?
Will my wife live in one?
How many can I stack?
Do they float?

I’ll need a welder and a blowtorch.
This could be fun.


23 posted on 06/12/2009 9:30:09 AM PDT by toast
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To: All
Here are some more. BTW, this concept isn't hot because it's green...but because it's cool (think loft apts about 30 years ago)...


24 posted on 06/12/2009 9:36:05 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies (Obama: "Enough about me, let's talk about you...what do you think of me?")
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To: Red in Blue PA

Why not, if they’re put together properly? They’re strong, and can probably be finished out on the exterior and the interior just like the typical house.


25 posted on 06/12/2009 9:36:16 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Red in Blue PA

LOL, we just go a 40’ foot one for our range. A company in Fayetteville is reselling them. Ours is painted green and cost about $2000 on our lot.

We shoot IDPA on a large bay about 50 yards across. We put the box down the middle and now we have two 20+ yard wide bays so we can accomadate more shooters.

Plus, we now have a place to store props, targets, etc all close to the action.

And yes, they seem to be bullet proof, at least against rimfire, and handgun ammo. Not so sure about armor piercing 5.7 rounds or high powered rifle ammo.


26 posted on 06/12/2009 9:36:38 AM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution - 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: MyTwoCopperCoins

That’s not a bad looking house, and with a little tweaking, that modern exterior could be given a Craftsman look!


27 posted on 06/12/2009 9:37:09 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Red in Blue PA

Ever been in a military deployment area?


28 posted on 06/12/2009 9:38:29 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Red in Blue PA
The same company that's building the houses in the CNN piece are also building military housing on Ft. Bragg.

Army Installation Sustainability Success


29 posted on 06/12/2009 9:38:56 AM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Having used these in designs for data acquisition and control trailers and working with a company that has modified them for over 20 years I would say yes. You can make truly amazing and sturdy buildings out of them.


30 posted on 06/12/2009 9:39:00 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Red in Blue PA

Are you sure they’re concrete blocks? Even if they are, they’d hold up fine if they were anchored onto a good footing with rebar, and the cavities were filled with concrete. Folks use those for foundation walls all the time.


31 posted on 06/12/2009 9:39:21 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: MyTwoCopperCoins

Geez, those are a lot nicer than the ones I’ve lived in. In Africa I had a 20-footer for an office...we had four configured with a roof over them. The roofs always seemed to leak until we built truses and roofed them. I lived in a 40-footer with bathroom in a maintenance camp on a project in the Andes of Argentina. It was insulated, but at -40F it was always cold.

They work very well and have tremendous utility.


32 posted on 06/12/2009 9:39:52 AM PDT by Cuttnhorse (Obama...the convergence of Affirmative Action and the Peter Principle)
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To: toast
How many can I stack?

IIRC, they can be stacked 9 high fully loaded (~40K lbs), very sturdy items.

33 posted on 06/12/2009 9:40:52 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Red in Blue PA

pretty soon we will all live in a shipping container


34 posted on 06/12/2009 9:43:26 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <----go there now,----> tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: Red in Blue PA

For later showing to the missus.


35 posted on 06/12/2009 9:44:36 AM PDT by junta (I am the son of Yacub, who for one welcomes my new overlord Obama.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Sure. Heck, people live, long term, in campers that are smaller, no problem. This wouldn’t be much different.

You could even get fancy and use a bunch of ‘em. You could arrange containers artistically to anchor the building and to act as structural components. You arrange them around some larger, central communal living space. Some rooms might be inconveniently proportioned, but, overall, it could be pretty cool. They probably need some good insulation, but there’s a lot of potential there.


36 posted on 06/12/2009 9:48:33 AM PDT by Little Ray (Do we have a Plan B?)
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To: Red in Blue PA

I would like one for a buried bomb shelter - the way this country is going...


37 posted on 06/12/2009 9:49:28 AM PDT by ezo4
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To: Red in Blue PA

49% of the people who read CNN say they would live in house made of cargo shipping containers.

We are on the fast track to 3rd world status.

They say they would because they have never had to. Put them in one for about a week and see what they say. And, yes, be saving those crates. If liberal leftists have anything to do with it you’ll be paying $600 to live in one - so you better start saving!


38 posted on 06/12/2009 9:50:25 AM PDT by Bitsy
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To: Red in Blue PA
Aside from probably not being able to get a mortgage for one, building a modular home out of shipping containers isn't such a bad way to go if you live in a Southern region where Summers are long and hot while winters short and mild.

Once well tied down, their "unibody" construction makes them arguably stronger against wind loads than either a mobile home or traditional site built home.

Due to their metal construction, they will provide an excellent radiant heat barrier.

A used container can be had on Ebay for $500.

Join several together, cut holes for windows, attach siding to the exterior, insulate the inner wall, sheet rock the interior walls, add flooring and you have a pretty decent shell.

39 posted on 06/12/2009 9:50:43 AM PDT by fso301
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To: Cyclone59

Well, if you can afford to bring in “those artsy types”, you can afford to build with more reliable materials.


40 posted on 06/12/2009 9:54:24 AM PDT by GOPJ ("Any 'jokes' about raping my 14-year-old are despicable." - Todd Palin)
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