Shipping Container Home

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the-gnole

Re: Shipping Container Home

Post by the-gnole »

JohnRio wrote:So, roughly how much did you end up spending on your "shed"?
Well we call it "the shed" but it is also a "sleep out" ;)

I would guess we spent about £1200 on it without the "extras"

I got the sink for free
I got the hob for free
I got the bottles for free
I got the change over for free
The glass in the window was free

Floor joists were £120
Floor boards were £130
External cladding was about £450
Internal cladding was about £90
Roofing sheets £100
Ceiling T&G £60
Door £40
Frame £35
Locks and handles £60
Insulation £50ish

Yes, I could have bought a container, I could have bought a caravan, I could have bought a ready made shed/summer house, but they would not have met the requirements I had, so the self-build "temporary" structure worked out best :mrgreen:
JohnRio

Re: Shipping Container Home

Post by JohnRio »

the-gnole wrote:
JohnRio wrote:So, roughly how much did you end up spending on your "shed"?
Well we call it "the shed" but it is also a "sleep out" ;)

I would guess we spent about £1200 on it without the "extras"

I got the sink for free
I got the hob for free
I got the bottles for free
I got the change over for free
The glass in the window was free

Floor joists were £120
Floor boards were £130
External cladding was about £450
Internal cladding was about £90
Roofing sheets £100
Ceiling T&G £60
Door £40
Frame £35
Locks and handles £60
Insulation £50ish

Yes, I could have bought a container, I could have bought a caravan, I could have bought a ready made shed/summer house, but they would not have met the requirements I had, so the self-build "temporary" structure worked out best :mrgreen:
Result! Great work, fella!
tfish

Re: Shipping Container Home

Post by tfish »

how is the floating base frame attached to the ground?
the-gnole

Re: Shipping Container Home

Post by the-gnole »

tfish wrote:how is the floating base frame attached to the ground?
It isn't, because if it was it wouldn't be a "temporary structure" that would need planning permission, as a "floater" it doesn't need PP as in theory it can be moved.

Nothing but gravity to keep it on the ground. :D
tfish

Re: Shipping Container Home

Post by tfish »

Dont worry I dont work for the council ;o)

So it dosnt move too much in high winds???

Id be temped to bolt it down somehow
the-gnole

Re: Shipping Container Home

Post by the-gnole »

Doesn't budge an inch, it is also in a well protected area where high winds are unlikely.

Neighbours both sides are LA employees, that's how I found out about the "Temporary building" status, and took lots of photos to show them/the LA if necessary.

If it was likely to get a bit of wind up I can ratchet strap it down to the 8ft concreted posts on the one side and I can insert some 3" fencing posts in on the other. :mrgreen:
tfish

Re: Shipping Container Home

Post by tfish »

is it a full one meter from the boundry?

i am not sure how strict they are on this i was thinking of ignoring it when i build... iv got old blokes green houses closer than 1 mt either side of me
the-gnole

Re: Shipping Container Home

Post by the-gnole »

It two feet from the perimeter, on two sides and less on the third, it measures 16 X 12 foot on a plot 20 ft wide, that's why it is "Temporary" according to the two planning officers next door ;)