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The tiny houses thread reminded me of a recent article I saw where people were building homes using conex boxes/shipping containers as the "base building unit" for the house. Some of the houses built are really neat and embraced their roots, while others used facades to hide their origins. On the face of it, it seems to be a relatively inexpensive way to start a house, but then running electicals and plumbing, and not to mention building permits / building inspectors, etc. It may still be less expensive than building from scratch. Still, an interesting concept imo:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristinchirico/surprisingly-gorgeous-homes-made-from-shipping-containers
 
I've actually been considering this type of build for a home.
 
GregW said:
I've actually been considering this type of build for a home.
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Freight trailer was cheaper and easier to move for me, that's why we bought them. We bought and had both moved for less than the price of one container w/ delivery plus we have wheels, axles and springs we could sell to recoup some money. Lift gate makes a great porch.
 
In about 1975, my friends father was some VP of the Chessie System train thing.
We moved a caboose from Baltimore to Front Royal to put on their property in the foothills of the Shenendoahs.
Think we took out a dozen signal lights on the way there.
That was a cool place
 
I've put some consideration into conex box housing as well. I've gotten as far as pricing out the boxes, 2.5k to 5k for 40' boxes (not including shipping), 10 of them for 2k - 2.5k sqft of potential living space. On the face of it, it seems to be relatively affordable (a lot more so than the normal housing cost in the greater LA area). The real money comes in w/ turning it into a house with all the amenities.
 
Pretty sure they been doing that from Asia for a number of years on container ships
 
kellysguy said:
Freight trailer was cheaper and easier to move for me, that's why we bought them. We bought and had both moved for less than the price of one container w/ delivery plus we have wheels, axles and springs we could sell to recoup some money. Lift gate makes a great porch.
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I'd agree with that. For me, I'd want two for a basement. What I've seen of trailers (I've worked out of them for years in the film business) they wouldn't stack gracefully.
 
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