Comments on: Shipping crates are housing http://www.thecomingdepression.net/main-street/shipping-crates-are-housing/ Preparing for the collapse Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:12:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.thecomingdepression.net/main-street/shipping-crates-are-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Peter Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:30:06 +0000 http://www.thecomingdepression.net/?p=558#comment-13 Cool thead was started at http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message902818/pg3#13974683 Cool thead was started at http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message902818/pg3#13974683

]]> By: RenaissanceRonin http://www.thecomingdepression.net/main-street/shipping-crates-are-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-12 RenaissanceRonin Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:45:19 +0000 http://www.thecomingdepression.net/?p=558#comment-12 Hey MadMarkie, I've been building homes with these incredible boxes for years,and your question ranks right up there in the "top ten." ISBU's (Intermodal Steel Building Units, otherwise known as Shipping Containers) are designed to be STACKED, not BURIED! The skin is just that... skin... to keep the contents in, and dry. The only way to bury them is to reinforce them first, either internally with the addition of a structural beam, or externally, with a retaining system, usually constructed out of lightweight concrete, or heavy lumber. I go into further detail on this subject, and many other ISBU related subjects, on my blog, if you're interested.. Ronin Hey MadMarkie,

I’ve been building homes with these incredible boxes for years,and your question ranks right up there in the “top ten.”

ISBU’s (Intermodal Steel Building Units, otherwise known as Shipping Containers) are designed to be STACKED, not BURIED! The skin is just that… skin… to keep the contents in, and dry. The only way to bury them is to reinforce them first, either internally with the addition of a structural beam, or externally, with a retaining system, usually constructed out of lightweight concrete, or heavy lumber.

I go into further detail on this subject, and many other ISBU related subjects, on my blog, if you’re interested..

Ronin

]]> By: MadMarkie http://www.thecomingdepression.net/main-street/shipping-crates-are-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-11 MadMarkie Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:29:56 +0000 http://www.thecomingdepression.net/?p=558#comment-11 I am not real sure about burying a storage container. I know that they are built to stack one on top of another, but what about the side walls? I use them on construction sites for material storage. I have had them broken into, usually through the side walls. I am wondering about earth pressing in on the sides if they are buried and then backfilled. Anyone got any ideas on this issue? I am not real sure about burying a storage container. I know that they are built to stack one on top of another, but what about the side walls? I use them on construction sites for material storage. I have had them broken into, usually through the side walls. I am wondering about earth pressing in on the sides if they are buried and then backfilled. Anyone got any ideas on this issue?

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