/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>41322

i'm thinking about it, but a lot of the roofs of the containers i'm planning to use as either balconies or gardens. Effecient use of space, instead of buying a massive plot of land to have a garden, just chuck it on the roof :P

latest concept shot! changed the upstairs windows and i finally feel like i'm getting somewhere

>>41243

i live in a small town in northern england, so in all honesty i don't see any major issues with it. but before i actually invest any real money into this i'm speaking to the planning department and bank and a couple of lawyers to check, double check and triple check that they'll actually allow me to build this fucker :D

>>41239

it's about a 16-hour flight away from america, so not detroit :P further than that, i can't reveal 'cause it's too close to my present house. And it's about 2 acres i think. been up for sale for years so i've decided to start looking into it.

>>41240

The reason you don't sit them directly on the ground i would assume is due to rot. keeping water away from metal is a good idea if you don't want a million and one rot issues later in life.

>>41212
also, just dug up the picture of the location i'm aiming for.

>>41212

yeah, it just seems like a bit of a shame really. just had a thought though, and i'll see if i can implement it in Sketchup now

>>41189
tbh, it'll probably boil down to BFI(brute force and ignorance), but im a fairly skilled general handyman so i'm thinking a simple locking mechanism that works with the existing mech. i don't want to have to keep the doors open permanently and fit a standard doorframe

>>41021
planning on using the original doors of the containers as the lower-floor doors, and the upstairs balconys will be accessed through a door i'm gonna have to cut out of the sides.

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