Description

This model is a shipping container model. I built this to illustrate what I would like to do for a shipping container home build. I started from start and built the model to show the process I would use. The idea is to cut the container into sections, IE: four sections, two 8′ H by 40′ L two 8′ H by 4′ L The floor sections are cut out completely, so in essence you have flat panel walls, two short, two very long. You cut up two 40′ L by 8′ H containers in this way. You keep the four sections 40′ L by 8′ H and make them into a square, weld those sections and mount them on the foundation, bolted. That gives you approximately a 41′ by 41′ square. These shipping containers are built to be stacked 5 high without problems, so the 41′ by 41′ square can handle a roof load without trouble. I chose to go to a scrap yard and buy used metal building roof rafters to cover a 45′ span.