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Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 8:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

They're fairly robust, they spend their lives on the ocean.

Flamin'Panda



Joined: 09 Feb 2014
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Location: Azores
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
They're fairly robust, they spend their lives on the ocean.


A bit like us, and like us, most of them are ragged around the edges! But there are a few years in us yet...

Flamin'Panda



Joined: 09 Feb 2014
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Location: Azores
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 8:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

gz wrote:
I know Emyr has been considering this...you could pm him as he has been a bit too busy to lurk here


Thanks for that, I will...

Just PM'd him..... hope I don't interrupt what ever he is busy with.

RichardW



Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

On the insulation front, I would use external wall insulation. That way you are not loosing valuable interior space.

You could even put it on an insulated slab.

Nick



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

But then you don't have nice walls to decorate. I'd be tempted to just add another container, assuming space is no issue. They're dirt cheap (as buildings go).

Flamin'Panda



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 9:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

space is no issue, and yes, the cost issue is high up there in my thoughts...

RichardW



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Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
But then you don't have nice walls to decorate.


You can still board the insides but instead of loosing 200mm or more you can board direct onto the container. Loosing 400mm from the 8 foot width leaves you with a room about 2m wide. Thats tight for more types of room.

External insulation will also stop any thermal bridges & increase thermal mass. Plus will also give you an external waterproof skin so the metal of the container is protected from further deterioration. You will get a more pleasing to the eye external finish.

vegplot



Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Go for it. I bought a new one as a workshop. Can't beat the value.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

i recon with 2 and a digger you could build a decent low profile house ,semi buried in a hill for instance, for under £15k with clever choice of sundries and fittings

useful things

Flamin'Panda



Joined: 09 Feb 2014
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Location: Azores
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 12:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yup, you probably could. We have serious rainfall here... Using earth as a thermal mass just wouldn't work, it would wash away. Our land is quite elevated, it is another tick as far as containers are concerned, they don't blow away.... But still in the initial thinking stage, so all suggestions really appreciated. Currently Mr flaminPanda is designing a heat exchanger.... at least it keeps him happy and out of trouble!

Our first thought when we bought the land was to put up a pretty bog standard small bungalow... however, we are rapidly going over to the container idea...

bobs



Joined: 02 Feb 2014
Posts: 105
Location: somerset
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

these look very good https://www.homedit.com/22-most-beautiful-houses-made-from-shipping-containers/

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

if rain and wind are the main problems insulate inside perhaps would be better ,the outside is built for typhoons

Hairyloon



Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Flamin'Panda wrote:
Currently Mr flaminPanda is designing a heat exchanger...

Have I told you my idea about turning an old freezer into an air source heat pump?

Flamin'Panda



Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores
PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

No, do tell....

Flamin'Panda



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

bobs wrote:
these look very good https://www.homedit.com/22-most-beautiful-houses-made-from-shipping-containers/


Yup, we are taking inspiration from a lot of stuff like this. We have views over montains, fields and the ocean. It really is very exciting what can be done at such low cost to not just us, but the environment as well...

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