If you want to get rid of a gopher, try dryer sheets. Go to the dollar store and get a box of scented dryer sheets like you put in the clothes dryer. It doesn't kill them, they just can't stand that chemically smell and they go elsewhere, very humane. I've used this to discourage skunks and porcupines, I've never used it on gophers though. For the price of a box of dryer sheets, it's worth a try.

In my old age, I realize that the more you own, the more responsibility you have. Sometimes less is more. It sounds like you are satisfied with the overall results so that's what matters.

So on your first issue in this video, you were 100% aware of the size of the home that you were purchasing BEFORE you purchased it. There are MANY container homes that are larger and have a lot more room, there are even TINY homes that have a lot more room. The second issue- I’m not sure who your home builder was, but they are responsible for any structural repairs especially if they assisted with the placement of the home. There are only a few states that allow you to place a container home yourself- maybe you live in one of those? Here, even if it is a tiny home, it has to go onto a concrete pad. I’d contact them and see if they can fix everything you are speaking about. You also spoke about having to buy a stud finder to follow the lines. This worries me as well, every home OF ANY KIND is delivered with its blueprints. You should know where everything is, if they did not give you a copy- contact the builder/designer IMMEDIATELY and have them send one to you. Your third problem is again the same as your 1st, the size, nobody made you move into a tiny home. Especially an extremely small edition of a tiny home, that is on you guys. The fourth problem, cell phone service, has absolutely NOTHING to do with the fact that you are in a “metal box”. A majority of houses, offices, and hospitals are built with steel frames. Over half of the population is in a metal box of some type. You lost your service due to the placement of your home. The extremely tall trees right next to it seem very aesthetically pleasing, but they wash your signal out. That hotspot you purchased could be plugged in anywhere in the house and it would fix the problem. It doesn’t need to be in your window, that is not how a hotspot works. The fifth problem heating and cooling, I can’t believe that THEY didn’t already have a 2nd split on the living room- I’m glad that worked. About the creepy crawlies and other animals, number 6, THAT is another huge reason why they require a concrete pad in most states. If it were me, I’d mix it myself and mark out the house size and then an extra 6 feet from each side, 3 from the rear, and make a small front patio area. This would make the house stable and prevent any of these issues. The 7th problem, personal space- I wish there was an easier solution here. I have always been a lone wolf. If my dog doesn’t like it- I’m out 😂. It is extremely difficult to share a tiny space, even with the love of your life. I truly commend both of you. I am SO GLAD that the two of you love where you are, you have a new fan and follower.

That would make a nice getaway place you could probably lock it down pretty good, But living there full-time no thanks I'm in my 70s and the wife in that confined space would literally drive me crazy . Good luck to you . Hope the finished project was not to costly.I'm on a fixed income House and property is paid for but just like every one else we got bills . Taxes , Insurance ,Car payment ,cost of living, Medical and the list goes on . but we manage.I try to work a day or two here and there I got a skills at least the government can't take that away from me . Good luck to you and yours , Maybe I'll get a couple containers for storage the neighbors do that .I own a good price of property in the Rural countryside.

question, is this container house for your guests or friends or is it for you and your wife. Why don't you get another container, a smaller one for those guest or family members who come over every so often ? Or build a tiny house on your property like a guest house. But that 40 foot container house was built for you and your wife. If you wanted guests to stay over, that should've been the one of things you should've thought of before finishing the house.

Some good old coffee flavored water

Thank you i thought i was alone in the horror

@@andreitkach3873 Nope!🤣

Holy crap, me too! I was like, "what is that brown water, did he make coffee but pour weak tea with some slight of hand?!"

@@longbottle Right!!

Dude lives in a shipping container lmao you think he can afford to

@dwecktek downsizing living quarters size should have lots of benefits to it or your doing it wrong savings goes up quality of life goes up stress goes down own less the less stuff that owns you thats the whole purpose of owning your own home

You can actually put them together. My husband has created plans for Shipping container homes. You just need to know what parts are structural and what you can cut into and what you cannot.

​@@dwecktek why can't he afford. He chose to live there,he didn't say that's all he could afford.

@@dwecktek His place looks expensive. Maybe expand with two more old containers to refit himself. You could possibly even buy 3 more to make a square, with a nice pittle patio in the middle.

And 2 bathrooms. LOL

We recently downsized 47yrs of maraige We have our own interests and get along mostly good.

I'm with you. I need a place of my own for me and my girlfriend and my wife need a place for her and her boyfriend!

@@tomnguyen9931 That sounds like it might be a little confusing ,let alone complicated . But if it works for you that's all that matters.

Thats why I'd want to have 1 40ft cointainer and 2 20ft containers in a u shape. Each person gets a wing and the center can be the kitchen/communal space.

Thank you.

Thank you. I have been wondering about this for a long time. Those containers are great on an acreage for storing stuff not living in.

My dehumidifier solves condensation for my machine shop which is much more sensitive than a home, but containers really are for metalworkers and no one else should bother. The military and industry have thousands of successful container shelters and their advantages (embers bounce off for example) are easy to exploit but most people do it wrong.

A fraction? A 8x40 1 trip container is $3,550 picked up from the depot. No condensation problems with spray foam installation.

Doesn’t closed cell insulation spray prevent condensation problems?

your are so correct. spray foam is very expensive. stick built all the way for sure. i built a five container home. big mistake.

It takes planning. Every home built takes plans.

I know a couple who kind of live separately in one house. One lives upstairs one lives downstairs. It's like two separate apartments. But yet they seem very happy. They got married later in life and they were used to being alone and they found that living together was just a little bit too much togetherness. So they're still married, seem very happy, but also have their own space.

Thanks for sharing, people should know. I thought it would be rigid. Maybe plastic or fiberglass shower would be better. Maybe another container just for storage?

They could have bought a nice home for the price of those two.

I saw that too- my hubby and I both loved that idea! You have your own place, but also shared space! perfect!

That sounds awesome

I think that’s the problem here, he needs to man up and take care of those issues or hire a exterminator. “Those things he was mentioning happen in regular homes” Also they put it on a hill also not the fault of the container. I would take this guy’s review with a grain of salt, also many seniors who live in 55 and over mobile home parks and small homes have the same space issue. I just rent a huge B&B and host everyone! Works great just book it ahead of time.

Great tip!

You can simply set your phone on a charger in the windowsill and use a Bluetooth headset inside the home. It's an inexpensive fix for the issues with service inside the container.

They should have laid down a cement foundation with mounting brackets for the container. This would have solved most of the structural and pest issues

Most shipping container home builders will not install their products onto anything other than screw pilings or concrete foundations.

I'd say 4

Me too! I need a killer closet and pantry! Also double stack container with deck and screens arranged 3 in a U shape.

3 would be 40ft x 24ft 960 ft² 4 would be 1280 ft²

I would suggest you look past mobile homes / trailers. The wiring would get your new stick built home condemned, not merely fail to pass inspection, but actually condemned if you wired it like even a new mobile home. The so called siding is little better than waterproofed cardboard. and the materials used off gas enough chemicals you might end up sick for years til they finally stop off gassing.

At some point, a small house, on a real foundation, is the way to go IMO.

These end up feeling like living on a boat or in a traditional 1960s era mobile home. There are a few as vacation rentals in our rural mountains. That is a good use. As a summer or winter getaway cottage....yes...low exterior maintenance and good storm protection. It looks like a retirement home for them...which is not a bad use at all...however in the midst of the 2010 recession I bought a 1200sqft new built traditional house on 2 acres for 32k. 3br/2ba but no outbuildings. Some of their concerns are fixed with an $18000 TuffShed beside the structure. The upstairs could be outfitted as a guest room and the downstairs as a multipurpose room shared to a storage partition...no real plumbing or full electrical though as that adds 15k to the price. If the external shed costs 30 to 40k....may as well have bought a small 2br house.

Not all that is legal in every state or country. It all depends on zoning laws. Permanent foundation is not possible everywhere. Some cities will require non permanent foundations

@@D_Cali_Life doesn't really matter. It is a trendy fad like shed to home. It seems like recycling, and once was, but now it moved into yuppie trends it isn't. Most now are single use containers. If you live far inland they need to be transported from seaport depots to Bugtussle empty by truck, or fully finished as a 40' single wide mobile home is...although as shipping containers they could have had a decade of actual reuse. Many jurisdiction require single use or virgin containers due to the potential of hazardous waste spills into the flooring. Many are special tall cubes or ironically stacked which require special mfg or I beam reinforcement... Mostly for the trendy corrugated siding industrial look. It was a popular architecture student project problem in schools a decade ago. When it was farm & industrial storage solutions or chicken farm worker shacks it was a cheap option. Now it isn't.

I would not recommend putting it on a concrete slab. The concrete won’t allow for air flow.

How does that save money

​@@crackerjackBby not renting a rental unit for your stuff, lol

Glad it was helpful!

Revolution baby!

Just move to a more affordable area...

Not the way industry, the armed force or I do them. People should not try to use a container to make a conventional home because it is not one. I have four 40' High Cubes as machine and welding shop space and if I needed to would have no problem fabbing a home from say three more. Containers are for people like Andrew Camaratta, hardcore DIYers and metalworkers who live that stuff.

Glad it was helpful!

Actually depends on where you are... I plan on putting a tiny home on the water. With these new prices I can get a home for under 40k with land under 20k. That means 60k total and I could see plenty of people willing to buy it for a vacation spot

@@stephenbarber6062 What state are you located in?!

Are you forgetting the well and septic?@@stephenbarber6062

Thought the same🤷🏽‍♀️

I married my wief and found out that I can’t date another girl.😂

Our original plan was to have it raised more, but yes it would have taken a crane and been a big impact on our budget and the builder thought lower to the ground was better. Also, our plan was to add a second container we just haven't done that yet. We also talked about a 20' guest container. That's the great thing about this is we can add later as we get the time and money.

@@luckystaracres Thanks for the reply back. How are the bills for electric and water? I imagine the container is very energy efficient.

They are very good. We have 2 mini split units for heating/AC and an on demand hot water heater and the bills are less than half of what it was in a 1400 sq foot house.

@@luckystaracres well i hope so your new place is only 1/4 as big as your old one.

@@justthink5854coming with the smart responses huh loo

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You really just said yeah If i was to move in I would just make 2 queen sized bedrooms. Do you not realise how expensive that would be?

Simply is the best is not funny I know real millionaire that live in shipping container is not much about money this day's is finding tranquility in your soul I'm not a millionaire but if I was I think now a shipping container will do for me but with a full time chef and massage all day it amazon delivering all my high quality food only by via air grass fed beef chicken pork duck pig organic only maybe even ordering Elon musk all solar tiny homes gor guests happiness doesn't have a price or where you live if God is there you have it all if you healthy is blessing if you peace of mind you are rich that is how I will spend my money eating traveling but living a simple life after all you living with nothing

@@perlamaru6751 bro you cant comment on someone explaining how to do a container home well saying that they live with nothing and basically insult them because they don't have the money to do it themself. They are trying to help people get to what your saying.

Happy New Year

Have you build something like that? If so, how was it?

@@luckystaracres tbo i have not, but the slab is only 4" with a 12x12 perimeter beam. typical. and can be easily stained and sealed. tons of contractors for this everywhere and insulation underneath is made for this. so you have a warm floor if you're worried about winter temps or if not, don't use it. loads of metal garage companies can put up the structure and mtl siding with ext doors and windows in a day. labor/mat about $15k including the doors/windows. now you have a bldg with a gable, roof/clg and overhangs, not the flat roof. 2" spray foam adds $10k but now you have an additional water proof (no sweating), air proof, very strong (closed cell add great strength as it bonds to the mtl), and is extremely high insulation. much higher than the 1"=R7 rating. (think of a 1/4" thick Styrofoam cup with scalding coffee that is only slightly warm to the touch) the factory paint on the walls and clg lasts well over 30 yrs. and is extremely high insulation. i'm an architect builder who has designed and built in Tx, Cal and Vancouver, BC. with my design you can have a real home and perhaps just keep the container one for an air b&b. lots of metal garages are used as homes.

Or they can loose a little weight !

Looks to me like he used a professional container builder. Otherwise, I doubt it would have been built on-site, instead of a delivered pre-fab.

I keep thinking that the builder sort of didn't promote the installation of external wi-fi antenna and repeater system. Seems a no-brainer to add one before container buildout. Even an RV style amplifier wouldn't break the bank, so I guess the lesson is shop around for a container builder who understands the AC and wi-fi problems shown in this video.

Thats true and we still like living in our container home, I was just letting people know how it was working for us.

@@luckystaracres me too I love a tiny house. Less maintenance, less stress.

Letting people know the things that You Didn't think about that you should have thought about and Researched BEFORE STARTING this Adventure. When you Planned it out, you know in the planning stages.

@@shannonchaplin4442Are you saying that when you’ve planned and researched something/anything, you’ve been 100% accurate in how the reality has met your expectations? It hasn’t matter how well I have thought anything through, often reality hasn’t matched my expectations. I don’t think it’s unreasonable for this video to discuss these matters accordingly.

Or build bigger. My build requires 11 containers plenty of room for guest and gatherings.

For under 3k whatttt? Have you looked at campers?

@@stephenbarber6062I think they're talking about a reeeaaally small, used camper that you could make nice for guests.

@@RMMomma4Eva ive been looking for a camper... from what im seeing a decent sized tear drop or square drop start at 9k but really need 14k to be outfitted

@@stephenbarber6062 I hear ya, most people making a comment like the OP can do this stuff themselves. And swear everybody else can too 😂 Nope

There are very few who have experienced such so why would you think otherwise?

Brand of straight black? It's good but I'd use a brown paper filter it tastes better and I'd use some fresh roasted and grind your own beans not no preground crap

Where do you live?In the southwest they last about 10 years as the heat cooks the volatile out of them and they dry out and break up very easily .In full 4 season areas you'll get close to or exceed the stated life of them.

Lmao right the things he talks about seem so obvious

Yes, I agree. They could have had many of the same issues with any tiny home, not just a container home. Too small to have guests was their choice of a one bedroom, bugs under crawl space etc.

Yes. Shouldn’t these issues have been common sense. It’s a metal shipping container, it’s technically not a home. My personal opinion is that’s a great living situation for a person living the single life.

Just means that you need more than one container - helps to have one dedicated for a bedroom/closet, one for living/dining and one as a kitchen/pantry (or bump up 2 40 ft containers so that living/dining/kitchen are all in the same space but the reality is that wanting more privacy/visual privacy means that having different pods for different functions is more helpful - have a courtyard/garden in thte middle with covered area for year round access and mental health/comfort levels will multiply..