Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings
Product Description
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 – 5th wheel covers, and much more (the book shows how). Enjoy a building that’s up to fifty times stronger than most structures, built quick and with amazingly little labor. Take part in the shipping container building revolution with the worlds first book on the subject…Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings! Includes photos, diagrams, plans, and charts. 116 pages, soft cover…. More >> Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings
May 22nd, 2010 at 6:08 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
May 22nd, 2010 at 7:29 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
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:28 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
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:21 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
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:57 pm
It is not a bad deal for 20 bucks. But you can find a lot more information online. It is only good if you do not know anything at all about container structures.
Do not expect to see nice pictures or home design ideas. It has only very basic info.
Rating: 3 / 5