I see a 201506 join date. I don't know if you have read back through the forum archives, but 2 years ago around
post #241 in the Buy a trailer (instead of a pickup truck) thread, there was discussion of
shipping containers.
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I've considered building a "tiny home" for a few years now. I'm cheap and hate spending money when I don't have to...
I've been designing an 8ft wide by 40ft long trailer home for a few months now. Once I have the rough idea and some drawings, I plan to send them to a structural engineer (and others) to make sure it's SAFE.
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One of these things is not like the other. The Engineering could double the cost. Shipping containers can be stacked five high, before you start cutting doors and windows in them. There is a proud architectural tradition behind it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ship...tainer+housing
Personally, I'd like two 20' containers placed side-by-side with a high fence connecting them at the back and a low fence with a gate at the front of the courtyard. Or a houseboat on SWATH pontoons.
Shipping containers all have solid Teak floors (just sand it down and oil it) and the containers for shipping food have stainless steel inner walls and a guttering system under the floor so you can hose down everything.
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In my state, so long as I keep the width under 8.5ft and the length under another length (can't recall it right off), then I can tow it on public roads without the need of special permits and such.
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In this state 35 feet and under is an R-license—hook up and go. Above 35 feet is an N-license. It requires a trip permit (and a designated landing spot?).
Edit: So what I'd do is get a 40' container (or
swap body) and cut both ends off. Then at the front end, with pie-cuts in the floor and roof, the corrugated sides could be bent into a half-circle.
At the back two circular arcs (like a Gothic arch) to make a boattail. The cutting and rounding off would reduce the length from 40 to 35' (don't forget the hitch), making it eligible for an R-license. There could even be plan taper in the front and rear.