Category Archives: Containers

Another Window. Yes! And hopefully the last cut for a little while. Draw Your Outline Using your rough opening measurements for the window you’ve purchased, draw your opening being sure to make it level and square. The easiest way to do this is measuring from the floor and ceiling on both sides. The other importantContinueContinue reading “For the month May 2021”

InSoFast Insulation Installation Time! A picture’s worth a thousand words so here’s how the end wall (bathroom) came together. Pay close attention to the tools you’ll need to get your pieces just right so you get a snug and flush/flat installation. After all, these panels are both your insulation and your wall’s studs. In theContinueContinue reading “For the month March 2021”

Cuts, Bucks, and What-The-…InSoFast? I know it doesn’t rhyme but it does roll off the tongue. It’s not as good as: Ricky-Ticky-Tee…Kick ’em in the Knee!Ricky-Ticky-Tass…Kick ’em in the other Knee!-Unknown But I Digress This month consisted of finding room for all three palettes of insulation panels and start with my first attempt at cuttingContinueContinue reading “For the Month November 2020”

Not much to report this month except on two fronts. I ordered the InsoFast internal insulation and designed and built a framing structure that will work for any internal wall as well as the end wall used to hold a patio sliding glass door WITH enough structure to hold a mini-split HVAC system above asContinueContinue reading “For the Month October 2020”

But First, Let’s Sum up August By the end of August it became obvious that the best tarp shading solution would require something that covered the West side completely and the top and East side as well. Since the bad weather fiasco that ripped apart my rigid tie down and tape down solution I’d alsoContinueContinue reading “For the Month September 2020”

Let it Ride Just like when you’re gambling we need to continue on our course, gathering info, and letting it “Ride”. So…enjoy the charts, and let us know your thoughts and theories based on the data as it comes in. 18AUG – 22AUG After a few more days of data, and a couple forced resetsContinueContinue reading “Tidy Up the Tarps”

As I mentioned when we left off last week our starboard side, or West side, of the container gets the full strength of the setting sun after a half day of already heating up the metal on the East side and roof. The internal Ambient temperature chart lines look like a turbo boost spike onceContinueContinue reading “A West Side (Heat) Story”

P6Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance A saying I learned in the Navy but one I’m sure that’s used throughout all of the military. If I’ve learned anything by this little project it’s that it isn’t little anymore and it has the potential to continue growing exponentially in complexity, risk, time and costs. Not toContinueContinue reading “P6 and a Solar Cell”