Construction

Information in relation to maintenance, construction and development of a shipping container home.

Cost Of A Shipping Container In The Philippines

February 15, 2012
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Not sure if other countries suffer with the same but if you don’t want a shipping container they seem to be around P60,000 and as soon as you do they can be as high as P140,000. Question is why are they so expensive? In reality I believe its to do with a lack of...

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Shipping container house on Maui Video

January 19, 2012
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Shipping container house on Maui Video

An interesting design of home but also using trees for helping shade the home seems to enhance the building as well. Having the central area as a passage between the two containers also assists with natural cooling. A pretty good design for the tropics. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share...

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Kitchen Cabinets Being Installed In A Shipping Container Home

January 15, 2012
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Kitchen Cabinets Being Installed In A Shipping Container Home

This style of installation is fairly common even here in the Philippines with the front panel being a complete unit. In the UK and probably most of Europe though we generally go for carcass construction which makes individual cabinets that are bolted together to form up the kitchen. Generally more expensive than the method...

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Installing An Air Conditioning Unit In A Shipping Container Home

January 15, 2012
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Over the years I have noticed a trend of things having to be done by “experts”. If you watch a lot of TV shows its not a case of doing it yourself but getting in people to do tasks. This is simply removing the ability from many people as instead of reaching for the...

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The Importance Of A First Aid Kit

December 17, 2011
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The Importance Of A First Aid Kit

Its something we talk about a lot here at home about “getting one” but this week its been a case of we needed one! The cut was right down to the bone and without compression on the wound blood poured out of it. A simple mistake as someone had left some glass blades outside...

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