In the last two weeks, I’ve been able to relocate the container that will be used for storage and later incorporated into the build. I thought it was a challenge setting it 5 years ago behind our business in the Montrose area. Little did I know that it would be substantially more difficult to get it out. New construction adjacent to the business prevented it from going out the same way it went in. I also had a flatbed / container relocation company say they could snag it, but after arriving realized they couldn’t. Fortunately a local crane company was able to get in close enough to rig it and fly it over the front of the building. Always cool to see something like that happen. That ended up being the quick and easy part. Unloading it at the property should have been fast and simple but alas that wasn’t how it worked out.
As I mentioned, the pros that craned it, made short work of getting it out and loaded. Getting it to the lake property and unloaded presented another challenge altogether. I met the driver and tried offering assistance. He got into unloading position really quickly, but once he tried offloading, he ran into significant issues. After high centering on the stabilizer, not getting any traction or grip with bald tires, and struggling with the physics of the flatbed and the weight of the container; he nearly rolled the container entirely. I don’t have many pictures of this because it was pretty tense for a couple of hours. What should have been a 15-20 minute drop turned into almost 3 hours. I certainly appreciate the driver’s persistence but he revealed about halfway through that he had never offloaded a container. Well upon hearing that, I became much more assertive and gave more directions on what I had seen work. After it almost rolled, into the RV no less, we did get it off the flatbed. Dripping with sweat and with darkness approaching soon, I got supplies to be able to level it out the following day.
With patience and floor jacks, I was able to get it leveled out the next day. It took longer than expected, mainly because it was dropped in a spot that was less level than surrounding areas. It worked though and I “relaxed” by pressure washing the container to clean it up. Looks pretty decent, however not all of the neighbors are thrilled. Some don’t understand that it is temporary storage and not in the final location. Others don’t care for container construction. And some just want to bitch about anything. But the board for the POA approved it, because it does not go against any deed restrictions. Several people, including board members and my immediate neighbor, are actually pretty excited to see it start. So like with the McGowen Container House, most people are really supportive and interested. Now I have the all clear. Here we go.
McGowen Container House (and more) 