Thread: Boon Mee's 40ft. Container Conversion

Good to see you have the Bradman collectible up, Tony Greg would be proud.

He's dead.

The Bradman poster cost us $5K ish. Fooking charity auctions.

There is a company in London, Docklands I think ,that knock whole houses out based on old containers. They just simply bolt 4 or 6 together then fit each one out as an individual room.

if only it was that simple!

but yes, they are becoming used more now

Here in Florida we can buy used (high mileage) all aluminum semi with tandum wheels & tires for as low $300-$600. Ones with titles road worthy run 2000.
some even come with diesel freezers for $3000. up. great air cond. most go to
mexico copart.com salvage selling them for Ins companys. Buy wrecked cars and trucks world wide also. google it

OK Farmer, bring a few over, you should make a fortune

Noticed Boon Mee's unit gets plenty of air underneath the unit, as well; that would help a lot with evening 'cooling'.

BM,
did you get the window awnings up yet ??

Originally Posted by DrAndy

here is one

a new type of hotel

Sleepbox Hotel Chiangmai - Hotel | Facebook



looks Ok, maybe a bit noisy if not insulated properly

Those look pretty neat.

There is a new mini-mall (maybe 10 shops and a coffee shop) being built out of containers right outside the entry to the military entrance to the airport.

In Berlin we got different Container buildings. On Bread & Butter fashion fair there allways Big buildings with up to 40 Containers

Even in Berlin we got different Container buildings. But not for living.


Source: Container buildings by TwoTimesTwentyFeet

Good on ya

Good on ya Boon Mee.

I converted a 10 metre freezer unit on 4 wheels into a mobile home hat I towed around.

It was divided into 3 metres of bedroom, containing a big doulev bed with storage unde rat the front end of the unit, with enough space to fit in a small wardrobe, bedside unit and then shelves above the bed ends, (with wall and sliding door),........ the rest was half kitchen area by the back door, the rest was living area, book case, skall desk, shelves up the walls, no windows except where the old freezer unit fitted at the front, door at the back.

Ambient temperature was 10 degrees C at ground levell front, rising to 15C at the entrance door at rear.

Two inch styrofoam insulation all round, so temperatures were easily maintained at an acceptable constant range.

I never needed a heating or cooling system......this in NZ, temps. from (Sth Island) -5C< 30C (Nth Island).

Best and cheapest home conversion unit (mobile home) I ever had.

Total cost, including DIY conversion was NZ $3,000, (1998 prices).