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mitch96

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1. I always thought it would be neat to used "pre owned" shipping containers...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 27, 2020, 09:37 AM

Dec 2020

At last look see they were between $3000 and $6000 each. Someone with more smarts than me could contract a builder to do pre fab interiors. Flat slab bolted down, plumbing embedded in the slab, HVAC package on slab also. Welder could cut out doors and windows for a basic livable structure. I would assume more durable than a mobile home. I'm no builder so this is my polly anna fix...YMMV
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From tents to tiny houses, advocates get creative to address Nevada's affordable housing shortage [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2020 OP

I always thought it would be neat to used "pre owned" shipping containers... mitch96 Dec 2020 #1

There's a company (probably more than one) who does that here in LA Merlot Dec 2020 #2

I saw a program on one of those DIY channels that put up a three box container home.. mitch96 Dec 2020 #3