What YOU Should Put Your Shipping Container On!

My containers sit on the high plains desert of southern Wyoming. It's not uncommon to see 50-60 mph+ winds and the frost line is 56". I drilled 60" deep by 12" holes at the corners and then every 8'. I set sonotubes and poured 72" x 12" caissons and then wet-set 1/2" thick weld plates with 36" x 5/8" rebar legs into the tubes. Then I had a massive vertical mast forklift set my containers on the caissons. The containers are now welded to the Earth. I don't own a laser and didn't want to rent one so I made my own bunyip with a milk jug, a 100' of clear hose, and red koolaid. Overall I set 58 sonotubes/caissons and my largest margin of error, using the bunyip, was about 3/16th of an inch on one of my caissons.

We put heavy black plastic sheet (visquene?) under ours for moisture control. Total game changer. Covered the edge and base around the container with large crushed limestone. Big gravel keeps the critters from digging under.

I love all the information! I was thinking the other day that I have to do something about my container, and here you are today giving me all the info I need! Thank you, Channing! ( Catch your breath! 😍)

Good content here. Thx. Also consider a tilt to the container if u are worried about water or snow melt running off. Nice to not have it drain over the door opening. Consider the door swing with weed growth and with winter snow. Off topic, consider applying silver roofing tar to the roof. Might also apply Ospho first if roof has rust. Anyway, as your vid shows, there are considerations to what to sort your container on.

Great editing choices, had a good laugh at a couple sections in here. I’ve heard crushed quarter inch rock is best to keep pests away, we did it under a buddies shop a couple years back. No issues.

You just answered the question I had thanks so much

Great timing for the information.

Hey, that was a great video. Thank you! Look forward to them, I always learn something. !!!!!

When my dad built a barn around a container 8 or 10 years ago, he poured a 12 inch wide reinforced concrete bar the width of the corners on each end, and set the container on that.

Great video! You have really helped me to prepare (and saved me some money)! Thank you!

Thank you. Very helpful. I'll be leveling mine after Christmas.

Great information! You answered all of my questions!

Very helpful and informative

Very informative videos and well spoken.

Great information, thank you sir.

Great info, thank you.

Large steel I-beam works a treat. Slide container onto beam, level and square beams, weld beams to container then add more containers (I've two so far) welded side by side. I've a third but may leave a gap between that and the other containers and roof over that.

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Use white oak when possible if using wood blocking. It is very resistant to compression. That is why it is the only wood blocking that is approved for workholding and blocking up things like forklifts during maintenance work under then.

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