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msteve1014
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look at the video. they were brought down on a tractor trailer, and transferred to the ford at the job site
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huesos
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efficient shell
I would make plans to include a radiant heat tubing system in the floors and a rigid foam insulation barrier for the walls. This could be done for a
fraction of the cost of complex systems in the US. Start with just the tubing.
[Edited on 12-17-2013 by huesos]
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apple
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heat? in Baja?
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gratefulgringo
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I;m going to try to post some pictures of my design. Not really sure how to do it.
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gratefulgringo
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Let see if this works
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gratefulgringo
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umm. Not working. I've drawn plans on google sketch up, it's a cad program. I've taken some screen shots but can't figure how to load on to the forum.
Any suggestions?
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Kgryfon
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Pretty exciting! I'm anxious to see the finished product. Lovely plot of land you have there!
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gratefulgringo
umm. Not working. I've drawn plans on google sketch up, it's a cad program. I've taken some screen shots but can't figure how to load on to the forum.
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Upload to Photobucket then paste the img file into your post.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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willyAirstream
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Upload to facebook is easy too. Copy image location , the url.
In your post, do this
[Img]paste the url here[/img]
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apple
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imgur.com is a really easy place to upload photos if you don't care about who sees them
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805gregg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gratefulgringo
I found out after the fact the the Backhoe driver had drunk around 20 beers before pulling them off.
Probably a retired gas tanker driver |
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huesos
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possibilities are endless
Have a look at this thing:
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/amazing-tiny-homes-138032...
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windsurf14
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Containers in La Ventana
I also have a piece of property in La Ventana. This year I will be down for the month of January and would like to talk to you about your container
plans if your around. I am still undecided about what I want to do with the lot.
I’m going to try and get the septic in this year so I could at least park a trailer or RV on it. Do you have your septic in or been in contact with
someone?
I’m also a structural engineer and if it was me, I would tie the container down.
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805gregg
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After reading this, it came to me that you could buy an axel and springs, weld them and a hitch on the front and tow them down with a pick up, with a
weight of 4800 lbs for a 20 ft, a 7000 lb axel is under $300
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It makes sense to anchor the containers down, that area has been a bit of a magnet for storms the last few years, maybe an interior anchor system
through the floors and then weld some wheel hubs to the side to make it look transportable?
[Edited on 12-17-2013 by pacsur]
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by pacsur
It makes sense to anchor the containers down, that area has been a bit of a magnet for storms the last few years, maybe an interior system through the
floors and then weld some wheel hubs to the side to make it look transportable? |
Unlikely that the wind will
move it if full of stuff.
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Bob and Susan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
| Quote: | Originally posted by pacsur
It makes sense to anchor the containers down, that area has been a bit of a magnet for storms the last few years, maybe an interior system through the
floors and then weld some wheel hubs to the side to make it look transportable? |
Unlikely that the wind will
move it if full of stuff. |
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gratefulgringo
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http://s872.photobucket.com/user/apwight/media/bajanomad2_zp...
http://s872.photobucket.com/user/apwight/media/bajanomad_zps...
http://s872.photobucket.com/user/apwight/media/bajanomad3_zp...
http://s872.photobucket.com/user/apwight/media/Bajanomad4_zp...
http://s872.photobucket.com/user/apwight/media/bajanomad5_zp...
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gratefulgringo
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Here is some of the drawings of my design. I am going to put the 2 containers parallel with each other with a 20 foot space in between. Then put a
roof over the whole thing. build a brick wall in back with a bathroom. Put a garage door with windows in front. The 2 containers will be bedrooms. The
middle will be kitchen and living room. You have the option of open air living when the weather is nice, or closing the garage door and have indoor
living when you need. The design takes 2 containers with 320 square feet of living space and turns it into a 784 square foot house.
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willyAirstream
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Nice clean design. I did a similar thing with 2 airstream trailers with a court yard in between, a tree and a partial roof.
You could later add a 40 footer on top of the other 2, spanning between them.
One suggestion, raise the roof a foot or so above the containers to eliminate heat transfer from the roof to the container.
[Edited on 12-18-2013 by willyAirstream]
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