Getting future ready. Big step, lots of time, electrical panel is lit. I had no idea that it would take most of the weekend, however it was an important step in construction. I successfully got power from the subpanel (which is where the trenched wire from the main service panel used to terminate) at the […]

I received a quote to weld the containers to the piers. I thought it was excessive at $1600 for what I calculated to be about 8 linear feet of welding, even if some of it requires being on a ladder. So I bought a stick welder on Amazon for $160 and thought it wouldn’t be […]

I took the time this weekend to run some electrical. It gets pretty dark in the woods, near the water, at nighttime. I was going to do this anyway at some point, so I took it on. It is a good thing that I did it now, because I did end up needing to take […]

It was such a nice weekend that I hated to be inside much. But I have to do what is next on the list. I managed to get shims between some of the container bottom rails and the middle piers (since the bottom rails are a little more elevated than the corners). This helps stabilize […]

Short post, but the roof for the short container is finished. This is the container that was damaged from the excavator bucket during placement. I had to build up a roof system for two reasons. The roof had some depressions from the damage that would hold water, but more importantly, I needed to raise the […]

Last week, I spent a good amount of time fixing container issues caused by the mishap during placement. It wasn’t too challenging, but did take a fair amount of time and patience. One thing that you find with containers is that once they are bent out of shape, they are impossible to get back into […]

The weather was pretty poor the week after the containers were set. Fortunately I was able to get the bridge clamps installed, even in the rain. These add to the structural integrity of the project. Clamps like these are what keeps the containers from toppling when the ships have run aground carrying these stacked 8 […]

This will be a very short post. Mainly it is just to document that all of the containers have been placed and stacked. These are no longer individual containers but are now a completed structure. They are clamped together but shortly I will have them welded. The last major exterior feature will be the roof, […]

I said that after I got to the point where the containers were stacked and placed, I would provide more info on the challenges and even disaster that happened during the process. Most people who know about what happened I asked “what is the worst thing that can happen during container construction?” The answer always […]

So my last post was about figuring out a solution to some challenges. Little did I know that the elevation change would be the least of my worries. Because the house is being built where the slope levels out nearer to the water, the ground stays really soft. The piers / pilings go past this, […]