Small Scale Engineering

Posted on 20th November 201922nd November 2019 by Ashley — 5 Comments

An Architect Passionate About Container Homes

I may have mentioned before that one of the most exciting things about working on our shipping container home, is all the awesome businesses we are meeting and getting to work with. We recently came into contact with an architect passionate about Container Homes. Yes, we’re past that stage of our project, but how often does that happen; that you find someone as passionate about something that you are? Of course, we had to find out more in order to share the info with you, our readers, for your own projects.

Posted on 13th November 201911th November 2019 by Ashley — 6 Comments

Container Home Window Installation

Our container home window installation couldn’t be going better! We have already installed about eight windows. The plans we made to solve the problems are working really well. Now that we have some windows installed, our house is looking more like a house every day.

Posted on 6th November 201925th November 2019 by Ashley

Professional Grinder Giveaway

Giveaway closed.

Another year has sped by. We have accomplished a lot on the Container House Project over the last few months. What better way to celebrate than to host a giveaway? We’re so pleased to announce this year’s prize. Don’t miss out and sign up for our Bosch Professional grinder giveaway because even if you personally don’t want a grinder, we bet you know someone who does.

Posted on 30th October 201929th October 2019 by Ashley — 2 Comments

Finishing the Cladding Joins and Corners

Where the fibre cement cladding boards butt up against each other, and on the corners around the shipping container house, there’s a little gap left where rain could get in. We had to come up with a plan to stop the rain and to make the cladding joins and corners a bit prettier.

Posted on 23rd October 201922nd October 2019 by Ashley — 4 Comments

Framing; Preparing to Clad Above the Containers

Progress is going well on the cladding of the shipping containers with the fibre cement boards. It’s easy to attach the boards to the containers themselves. However, you might recall that there’s a lot of fresh air between the top of the container and the underside of the arched roof. Obviously the boards can’t attach to nothing. So, what did we do? That’s where framing comes in…

Posted on 16th October 201915th October 2019 by Ashley — 10 Comments

A Day Spent Casting Concrete Floors

We have to do all the casting for the concrete floors in sections. By the time we have finished all the floors, we will have spent several days casting concrete floors. But our first day is complete and we have a small patch of concrete to show for it!

Posted on 9th October 20193rd October 2019 by Ashley — 6 Comments

We Have Reclaimed Crate Wood

One of the things we wanted to accomplish with the Container House Project, was to make it an as eco-friendly a project as possible. We used the scruffiest shipping containers we could find, we are using reclaimed wood for the frames in which the windows will fit, and many of our bathroom fixtures will be reclaimed from previous installations too. Last week, we had the opportunity to lay our hands on some reclaimed crate wood.

Posted on 2nd October 20191st October 2019 by Ashley — 2 Comments

The Exterior Ceiling Over the Deck

If you want your house to look really good, it’s all about the finishes. So, we probably didn’t need to put an exterior ceiling up over the deck area, but it makes it all look so much smarter. Putting a ceiling up here also gave us the opportunity to board up all the supporting structure; exactly where we don’t want birds making nests. It also allowed us to board up the space between the arched roof and the top of the shipping container which is another place birds might like to nest.

Posted on 25th September 201923rd September 2019 by Ashley — 12 Comments

Blue Paint On The Container House!

Believe it or not, we’ve started painting a section of the container house project with the Nautilous Blue Paint. It looks amazing! We’re so impressed with the result and know you are going to love it too.

Posted on 18th September 201917th September 2019 by Ashley — 6 Comments

We Begin With The Fibre Cement Board Cladding

It is so very exciting! We have completed the fibre cement board cladding on the very first exterior wall. We have several walls to go, but we have perfected the technique on this first wall, and are ready to tackle the cladding on the rest of the container house project. Read on and see the photos.