The Tomball Blogger - Jesse C Smith Jr: August 2009

Puma Container Store

pumacontainerstore
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr

This is an example of what a multi container home looks like.

Shipping Container Pool

Shipping Container Pool
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr

I am considering one here at the home site.

Shipping Container Bathroom

Container Bathroom
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr

A simple housing option we are working on in Tomball, Texas for the single elderly.

Shipping Container Air Conditioning

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Air Conditioning

via My Shipping Container House by todd

Installed the outside unit of the ductless split unit for the apartment yesterday. It came from Ac World.

I also met with another spray foam contractor. I'm really looking forward to getting the insulation done since they keep telling me how big the difference will be.

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A Simple Yet Functional Container Home

via Green Building : Jetson Green by Preston Koerner on 8/19/09

There's something about the simple design of this small container home that I really like. It was mentioned on A Site-Specific Experiment, which is run by Chutayaves Sinthuphan out of Bangkok, Thailand. The one-bedroom, one bathroom home was built using two, 20-foot containers with cutouts for windows and doors. There's a prefab bathroom inside and the interior is insulated with a recycled content material.

Located in Thailand, the home features a roof layer that's raised above the home -- not unlike the roof design of the Ultimate Desert House or Cinco Camp. Seems like a great way to use passive ventilation to keep the inside of the home nice and cool.

Over the last few years, we've seen a trend towards using shipping containers in the construction of all sorts of structures. Our site runs an archive of noteworthy shipping container homes to keep you up-to-date on the latest -- make sure to check it out.

Photo credits: Blue Brown via A Site Specific Experiment.

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Post your Dreams

Do you remember your dreams? If so this blog Dream Bloggerz is the place to share them. I have some dreams that have reoccurred for most of my life. Have you?

One of My Shipping Container Floor Plan

One of My Shipping Container Floor Plan
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr

This is a project I have been working on for some time. I am planning to have single person houses for people that can't afford/or qualify for conventional housing.

You could get arrested if you don't evacuate

I am not for this law. To much Government Control.

You could get arrested if you don't evacuate

via chron.com Chronicle on 7/26/09

A law going into effect Sept. 1 lets police arrest those who defy mandatory evacuation orders during a storm or other disaster.

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Spray Foam for Container Homes

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Spray Foam

via My Shipping Container House by todd on 8/8/09

Pro-Tight installed the spray foam this week. They started off covering everything that you wouldn't want foam on. It's not a big deal if it gets somewhere you don't want it. But covering outlets is easier than digging it out of all the boxes. The ingredients used to make the foam are heated as they are sprayed and give off that heat when they expand. It gets so hot the guys take turns spraying. They started spraying around 7:00 am and would switch out every 45 minutes. By noon they would only last about 10 minutes. While the insulation keeps out the heat of the sun bearing down on the roof. It also kept the heat in that was generated from the process of spraying the foam. The ventilation fan was the only way to get fresh air upstairs. While spray foam is relatively inert it has it's hazards while it is being sprayed. The vapor accumulated in the apartment and caused symptoms similar to getting the chemicals in my eyes. Those symptoms include "corneal opacity" or blurred vision. It reminds me of swimming in a chlorinated pool. It doesn't hurt and I didn't realize it was happening. It will go away in a few days. They normally don't spray in an area as air tight as the apartment. And it affected all of us. It is something that regular eye protection wouldn't protect you from. If you ever get the opportunity to watch the process make sure you wear goggles.

I'm getting bids to sheet rock this week. Also waiting on the local CO-OP to install the electricity. And I've got 1800 ft. of water line to trench. I'm still on schedule to get the air conditioner going just in time for it to start cooling off around here.