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Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings


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Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings explains how to purchase steel cargo containers and modify them for use as buildings under 1000 sq ft in size. Learn how you can save up to 40% over tradition lumber and factory made steel structures with these unique building blocks. New and used steel shipping containers are available nationwide. It’s easy to buy containers and modify them for use as workshops, garages, cabins, guest houses, super carports, RV – … More >>

Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings

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  1. #1 by Ronald Nicholas PhD on March 25, 2010 - 4:36 am

    I buy and read lots of books in this field. This is one that makes you wonder why anyone would have put it in print.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  2. #2 by Ye Old Bookworm on March 25, 2010 - 6:55 am

    A simple how to that needs much more that it’s got. Does cover the very basic. Not for the advanced reader.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  3. #3 by Matthew Fichter on March 25, 2010 - 9:18 am

    I just got this book this week and I am very happy with it. I got it because I’ve had a hard time finding information on shipping container buildings beyond designs people have made in a design program. It’s been hard to find answers to things like “what exactly are the dimensions of a ‘40 foot container’.” Anyhow, this book has info like that and it’s very specific. It is not one of those do it yourself books with lots of pretty pictures and an intro filling half a page every 2 pages that’s like “When you think of Electricity, you might think of such and such, but blah blah blah…” F that. This book is small, with small type, and actually has good information in it.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  4. #4 by J. Jensen on March 25, 2010 - 10:47 am

    Hi all.

    As with many people, we have seen some really bad times in this economic downturn. We recently sold our home and are now renting while we decide what our next move is going to be. I am convinced that our future (my family specifically, but humanity collectively) is in building a more sustainable future. As such, I am looking for ways to make my next house a totally green experience.

    I do, however, struggle to convince my wife that living green does not have to mean living out of a box. Rather, I believe it means that we need to try our best to conserve, in all aspects of our lives. As such I picked up this book as a primer for my education into giving my family a green home. They are not convinced, as you might expect, that we can convert a shipping box into a home. That adding solar and a heat pump, ceramic paint (for R value) on the outside and expanding insulation on the inside will make for a comfortable environment. I am convinced it can be.

    That said, I picked up this book to try and understand just what I would be up against. It is a great book from a CAD perspective, giving me all the technical dimensions needed to plug it into my program. It falls short, however on style and vision of what a home could be, providing only very limited illustrations and sub-par pictures of containers that have already been deployed.

    I will have to check out more “design” type books for that level of information. Still it is a good primer and something I will keep around as a technical reference guide. Buy it for that reason.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  5. #5 by DrywallDust on March 25, 2010 - 12:55 pm

    This subject of small shipping container utility buildings is very interesting to me so, as you might expect, I was happy to find this book available for sale here on Amazon. Good book overall. The diagrams show how to accomplish most tasks in setting up the structure, photos and specs info provide a good working knowledge for the reader. To my knowledge this the only book of it’s kind containing how-to info for the container building. The specs alone are worth the price.
    Rating: 5 / 5