Watch this video before building a shipping container house in California

Video-prefab shipping container homes in CaliforniaThis video hosted by Ben Uyeda very clearly explains what you will need to consider if you are going to build a prefabricated shipping container home in California. In particular, Ben does a great job of explaining the type of concrete foundation that was best suited to meet his needs and the requirements of the San Bernardino, California building department.
This is also a very good guide for general design and engineering principles for building with shipping containers nearly anywhere in the world.

Building a Shipping Container Home | EP01Permits and Foundation Design

In Episode 1 we will go over the basic considerations for buying shipping containers, explain how we got building permits for a shipping container house and show how we constructed the concrete foundations.

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Matt Banes

Matt Banes

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