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| Thread ID: 115226 | 2011-01-08 07:50:00 | Shipping Containers as a Bach. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | PC World Chat |
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| 1168169 | 2011-01-08 22:12:00 | My Parent's were seriously considering this. Some of things that went against this decision was the price and the issue of having to obtain council permits (and associated laws) for a 'permanent' dwelling. They brought a large 2nd hand caravan in the end. It already had all the fixtures and wiring etc, and because it was on an axle, it was not considered 'permanent'. It is actually now sitting on blocks as the wheels have been removed to make it harder to steal. Had considered a caravan as well, but it would have to be several caravans to house everyone. The idea of the shipping containers was to have one kitchen / ablution container and then several bedroom containers, with ranch sliders and 1 window. |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1168170 | 2011-01-08 22:14:00 | Sigh, can't say I'm happy to read of this trend. Sure, it is good that there are still humble kiwis with beach property, but I can now imagine our beach fronts being littered with rusting shipping containers, much as our farms are littered with rusting car bodies. If you saw the state of the other bach's / caravans around the bach that's going to be demolished, a shipping container would be pretty in comparison. And who says it's going to be left to rust? Whatever is put in needs to be there for a long time, so maintenance would most definitely be kept up on it. |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1168171 | 2011-01-08 22:37:00 | i have seen them at the field days. not a bad idea but need rust proofing on the inside before you lined it. need to remember that they will sweat and that water has to go somewhere. with a container it stays on the inside and everything goes moldy quick. what we do on our storage containers is to fit a roof over the top of it as well. that reduces heat and keeps the top fairly dry. otherwise they can leak through the seams on the top. also need to keep them up off the ground. putting them on skids makes it easy if you need to shift them. rust wise, no idea what it will be like next to the sea. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1168172 | 2011-01-08 23:10:00 | A long time ago when I was working in Aucklnd there was a company that did container maintenance. They had a sideline whereby they did just what you are asking for. Made it leakproof, put a roof on it. sandblasted it, zinc sprayed it, cut holes for windows & doors. Naturally I cannot remember the name of the outfit.It was in Penrose tho'. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1168173 | 2011-01-09 03:08:00 | If you think outside the square (or container) and get past the image of a steel box, it's amazing what can they can be used for. A couple of years ago when there was an emerging furore about the inhumanity of using shipping containers for cell inmates, I sent this to the then Minister Awesome ways to re-use shipping containers/ (webecoist.com) Never heard back, but that's par for the course with our elected masters and their minions :) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1168174 | 2011-01-09 03:10:00 | Something like this (made out of a shipping container) OR make a pool (www.swimtownpools.com) out of it |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 1168175 | 2011-01-09 09:32:00 | We've recently renovated our bach and the council requirements were so extreme, I cannot see how they would possibly permit a shipping container to be used. Building paper was not good enough, fibre glass RAB board was required instead. Steel piles had to be undercoated and overcoated with epoxy ($200 per 4 litres). Roofing iron was colour steel maxx (extra thickness). etc etc And for the new septic tank, they required approval from Historic Places Trust (in case it was an archeological site of interest) before we could dig. Talk about OTT!!! |
TideMan (4279) | ||
| 1168176 | 2011-01-09 10:12:00 | I think you can do what ever you want with a shipping container if it can be removed ie not tied to permanent piles. | prefect (6291) | ||
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