INSULATION PREPPIFICATION
Because the rain dashed my plans to put in concrete piers for Container #2, and because the FROTH-PAK Low GWP 650 Spray Gun Indoor/Outdoor Spray Foam Insulation kit had to… Read More »INSULATION PREPPIFICATION
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NEXT STEPS: NOVEMBER ’22
It was Thanksgiving yesterday and I came to Mississippi*, where I’ll have nine days to do some more work on our project. To recap where things stand, here’s what’s been… Read More »NEXT STEPS: NOVEMBER ’22
MORE PIERS
With framing and electrical work in Container 1 completed (as of summer 2022), there are several options for next steps. Insulation is a possibility. We’ll be using spray foam, and… Read More »MORE PIERS
A NOTE ABOUT WORKING IN A STEEL BOX IN MISSISSIPPI IN THE SUMMER
When we entered the container in early July after a break of a month or so, it was around 150 degrees in there. And it was evening. We brought out… Read More »A NOTE ABOUT WORKING IN A STEEL BOX IN MISSISSIPPI IN THE SUMMER
ELECTRICAL WIRING
Ever since that time in the mid-1960s that my asshole brother told me to touch a nine-volt battery to my tongue because it would feel “neat,” I have not been… Read More »ELECTRICAL WIRING
DOOR & WINDOW INSTALLATION
Our first adventure in cutting a hole in the side of our new home was for the bedroom window. We already had in our backyard shed a brand-new vinyl window.… Read More »DOOR & WINDOW INSTALLATION
HOW TO FRAME THIS THING?
The primary purpose of framing in a shipping-container house is supporting drywall. That, and having something to attach electrical boxes to. So we aren’t burdened by the need actually to… Read More »HOW TO FRAME THIS THING?
THE SUBFLOOR
It won’t be until much later that we decide what kind of floor we’ll have in the house—maybe something cool like epoxy or concrete—so for now, before we began framing,… Read More »THE SUBFLOOR
RUST REMOVAL
Once the container was welded in place we went right at the rust. Although our container was classified as “wind and water tight” when we bought it, it had dents… Read More »RUST REMOVAL
ATTACHING THE CONTAINERS TO THE PIERS
I do not know how resistant a four-and-a-half-ton (plus the weight of framing, insulation, drywall and furnishings) steel box would be to the winds of a hurricane or tornado, both… Read More »ATTACHING THE CONTAINERS TO THE PIERS
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