Videos like this on UKposts are exactly why I don't need a TV subscription. Thank you for your hard work.

These are the most detailed, chronological, and comprehensive tiny home videos I’ve ever seen. They’re treasures. Thanks a ton!

Who needs Game of Thrones when you have this masterpice. Thanks for the video. Can't wait to see E4!

Man, I so wished that when I was going to school that I had a teacher as smart and logical as you. You are very thorough and concise in your explanations. Great job, I am learning so much.

From the start, Ryan was very helpful and is continuing to be helpful about his ukposts.infoUgkxGqOCINHE0Z0E5gxzSdNi9NWGugRY5Hm2 Plans . Also, they have answered all the questions I have asked & I got outstanding support from his My Shed Plans full package.

This channel does a great job of destroying everyone's DIY shipping container home fantasy one episode at a time.

I'm a little over a year behind seeing this, but it's good to see you did this build correctly. I see a lot of container builds by DIYers that would never pass code, but it sets an unrealistic expectation for people who dream about a container home. We design, engineer and manufacture container homes for a living and though we do things a little differently, it's nice to see that you're taking care to do things the right way!

This is one of the best produced builder series I’ve seen. No Shortage of details. I love it. Good things take work and sweat over the details!

For anyone in more humid climates. Please use closed cell spray foam insulation or you will have problems with rust from condensation behind the foam boards

Using containers was for ease and cost savings in the old days. This looks like it cost way more and is way more difficult than just building a regular house.

You are such a cool guy sharing the information step by step. It is highly appreciated, as well as exciting to watch you building your house and been patient enough to share with us everything that you are going through. I cannot wait for the video 4.

I love that everythings available at home depot, and that they'll deliver to the jobsite. your videos are incredibly informative. I feel more capeable and less intimidated with the process for sure. It becomes more "doable". thanks for these!

The production value and design notes with diagrams at the end of the video is fantastic, honestly this is probably the best shipping container home videos Iv seen. thank you so much for putting this all together for us all at home to enjoy.

Ben - These are great videos ... very thorough. I think they are the best on the Internet. And that comes from someone who has been looking at Shipping Container construction for 10 years. Well done, sir.

This is so detailed and in depth. Thank you for bringing this to us. Cant wait for the next ep!

Love this series Ben. I have dreamed about building a shipping container home for years that would be as off-grid as I could make it. I love the passive solar ideas. But beyond all that, your tips are incredibly insightful and very, very useful. I look forward to more of these videos!

I'm really liking how in depth the explanations are at the end of the video

I never ever had any interest in building such a house. But somehow your video was recommended and I binge-watched all three episodes. Nice job! Looking forward to episode 4.

The best tip was to hire out your drywallers. Those guys are amazing and worth every penny. That is the one thing I refuse to do myself.

I can't believe I'm just now seeing this guy's channel.. what a great presentation!! I've been into shipping container homes for a long time, but most of the youtube vids on the matter are usually home tours and such. Awesome to see such detail in the episodes! They picked an amazing spot to build on as well!

I cannot wait for ep04. Keep up the excellent work.

I’m only 13, but this is a dream I really would love to fulfill in my life.

3:15 That Clouds look Amazing..!

You have convinced me that using shipping containers isn't worth the hassle. I'd like to see what the extra costs were vs "standard" stick frames. My guess is that the non-standardness cost a bundle. Mostly in complying with regulations...

Funny. I just found this project last night and was disappointed that only two episodes were available. Good timing, I guess.

I've completely fallen in love with this series and I'm so excited for Episode 4!! \o/

I'm extremely impressed with the builder's pride in workmanship and detail. No expense spared. Probably not a viable business model, but if I were made of money, this is the guy I'd want building stuff for me.

What a fantastic project. I have thoroughly enjoyed EP01, EP02, and now this one. I'm looking forward to EP04. The time you've taken to show and explain the materials and work going into this project is much appreciated - I have learned so much. Thank you.

I'm just interested in watching and learning about building houses, from big to tiny homes, shipping containers build, restoration, van conversion, and this is by far The Most Awesome build from beginning to end that I have seen. You and your team are amazing!

Wow thanks for all the amount of detail you put into this videos. Definitely helpful!

No other words rather thank you so much for these. I'm a junior architect who recently interesting in shipping container design since several of my projects need to use it. This helps me so much.

Excellent job (so far)! Very well put together. I'm totally thankful to you for such detailed instruction. Your ability to explain every aspect helps me plan and think as I work on many different DIY projects. I'm so excited to see episode 4 and whatever lies beyond your current project. Thank you from Anaheim Hills, California.

Perfect Timing! These videos have been inspiring and your info is so vital for planning and designing a modern container home! My tools are ready! Thank You!

omfg and I just finished ep02 what a coincidence

Woow I can't wait for episode 4. Absolutly love this. Thank you and congratulations! Hug from Portugal.

This project required only five pallets of spray foam.

UK follower from the UK great videos keep them coming.

I'm looking forward to the next video. You and your crew have done a great job and I'm enjoying the process. Grind on.

@15:27 " Even when I went nice & SLoOoOoW!" - that was one heel of a voice creack there . But this series Of videos most definitely has fantastic information & insights into building with Cargo containers, the process of doing it properly & the steps needed for doing so in California. I live & have lived in Southern California my entire life , And recently took a trip up into Oregon for the first time & just seeing the difference Between not only the land with the trees , hills & mountains but also the HUGE difference in cost between there & California especially when it comes to TAX was amazing. And am currently looking into buying property there to build either a Wooden cabin or using cargo containers like this to build a house for hunting , fishing , Camping ect. To possibly even just move up there to stay. This video definitely helps out alot . Keep up the good work

This series is so good. thank you for making this

Not sure how I stumbled upon this but I just watched 1&2 , on a preppers standpoint I find this interesting thanks

I think it was most helpful because it's more to building a shipping container house that they lead on so he took it step-by-step so you got some real good insight about what you should do and what you shouldn't do and like he said he was learning as he went

I love this! These instructions are the most detailed I've ever seen! Keep up the good work! 👍

ABSOLUTELY ENJOYING THIS VIDEO SERIES!!

Let's get a grand total in episode 4 on the build from bottom to top. Very interested from florida

I love it! I like the way that he explains step by step every detail. I'm in a way of getting mine. Thank you, Ben for such a great help! & God bless you 🙌

Hi can I just say thanks for this series. Without doubt they are the most confusing but informative videos I've seen on shipping containers yet. I'm in the UK so a lot of the permits and related costs aren't applicable but the building aspects are going to be great when I finally get to live the dream. Cheers again

Your documentation and graphics were amazing. Thank you Why weren’t the containers fitted off site? Just watching you guys working in the heat killed my life

One of the best shipping container building set of videos ever! Great work! Straight to business and very very informative. Subscribed and liked!

Thanks again for this series. Great videos and your notes at the end are very very valuable.

Love this series very much so far. Very informative. I'm a licensed Architect but I'm still stuck on office work which means I still don't have much actual building / on-site experience. Keep going Sir. God bless.

Haven't seen it yet but really enjoying the project design and videos!

God I was waiting for this videos for a month !!!!!

My mom and I will be building my home with no help from others! This is giving me ideas! Awesome!

This is a great channel and so happy I came across it! It give me my fix for tiny home living, answers questions about how much certain situations would cost, what’s allowed or not with some building situations you may come across, and prob my favorite how much, which ones, and one that work better tool wises!! Bonus is seeing the auto CAD type design work kudos One stop shop for your EVERY NEED!!! #NEEDMOREEPISODES LOL Can’t wait to see what’s next and what you do to work yourself around it

I do feel like its been stated before, but holy cow no way I'd ever build a house in Cali after seeing this. I can't imagine spending that much extra for fire suppression system in a home. That's just crazy.

It seems with such a ridged steel structure , that the plywood on the inside would be redundant and a waist of money . Also seems like some of the wood framing is a bit overkill. i will say there was a lot of very nicely detailed information here , along with the thought process . Also the aspects relating to your particular climate .

My wife and I love your videos. You presented all of them so well. You humbly voice with unfiltered insight, continuous lesson learns are so educational for us. Thank you for sharing. I will do similar project in a near future on my land.

Your video making skills are top notch, and I will be using this series as a reference point in the future for sure!

Addicted!!

not shown: the spray foam temporary factory needed to be built next to this project

Episode 4 already, Come on people!! Best channel ever!

I love your work and I'm watching from accra ghana in Africa. I've been planning to build a container house which is not common in my region and watching your documentary is guinea a detail and has architecture student I'm having a deeper insight. Thank you guys

It feels like I was waiting forever for this episode.

This would be really cool if you used 3 of the long containers setup in an "U" configuration with the arms pointing east. It would leave a small courtyard that with the help of an awning/screen would be protected from the afternoon sun.

wow.. i know absolutely nothing about architecture or engineering, this stuff blows my mind. very well-made and nice to watch, can't wait to see more!

A really crazy idea has taken hold in my mind after watching this. I might actually be able to do it myself!

My experience with shipping containers is to insulate them from the outside with a foot of mud, which worked well in Afghanistan 100° plus, also it resisted direct RPG hits. I can give you more crazy experience free.

Great video series, very informative

you've done a great job on this video series, super impressed

I love it. Keep up the outstanding work can’t wait to see it finished

I appreciated these vids but realize how much easier it would have been to build these offsite and deliver already done.

Great, really informative video!

i'm crying this is pure gold

You have done a great job on these videos. These containers will be there for 100's of years from now.

we need the continuation pls :)

Please post some more updates, I love this! ~Peace

This is a great series. I love the attention to detail in describing the design, engineering and construction process. I work as architect in europe and I find many of the materials used a bit of overkill but biggest one is requirement for sprinklers in a single family one floor dwelling. I would consider this maybe if the house was powered by gas but in this case I am sure its not. Looking forward to seeing more videos!

A little hint to save a lot of time cutting the walls with the 4 1/2 inch grinder. Use a skillsaw with a metal cutting blade, it is MUCH faster and will cut a lot deeper and cleaner so you can make one clean cut all the way across from the inside or outside on the walls. They use a 7.25" blade (cuts about 2.5"-3" deep, plenty deep enough for this) or a 10.25" blade on some if you need a deeper cut! I started using a 7.25 to build dune buggies and boat trailers over 50 years ago and it worked great and was a great time saver tool. Thanks again for sharing these videos I really appreciate them. Great work!

Great information. Especially the design notes at the end of the video. I'd really like to see more info if the build was in a cooler, wetter climate like UK.

Hi! The house plans i used are now available for sale here: gum.co/WLXVe sorry for the delay and the audio issues. I have been traveling a bit lately and its been hard to keep up on editing. I wasnt sure how in depth to in the design notes section but i will try to add more information to the web posts which i am working on now. Here is a link to the architecture firm i co-founded: zeroenergy.com/ if you want to see some of the other houses we have designed. Go to www.uncontained.house for a 360-degree tour. Here is a link to the collection of the products we used from Home Depot which was the sponsor for this project: www.homedepot.com/c/openhouse?cm_mmc=socialmedia|O|FY18|NA|YT|Multi|Multi|ContainerHomeDescriptionCollection| Product Links Forney Welder amzn.to/2Y4qbIW Insulation 2” R-13 www.homedepot.com/p/Super-TUFF-R-2-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-R-13-Insulating-Sheathing-99060464/300528092 Subfloor Panels www.homedepot.com/p/Amdry-2-09-in-x-2-ft-x-4-ft-OSB-Insulated-R7-Subfloor-Panel-AMD0150G/204395337 Liquid Nails Subfloor Adhesive www.homedepot.com/p/Liquid-Nails-28-oz-Subfloor-and-Deck-Construction-Adhesive-12-Pack-LNP-902-CP/202246452 Joist Hangers www.homedepot.com/p/Simpson-Strong-Tie-Z-MAX-2-in-x-4-in-Galvanized-Double-Shear-Face-Mount-Joist-Hanger-LUS24Z/100375190 Ryobi Generator www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-7-000-Running-Watt-Electronic-Fuel-Injected-Gasoline-Powered-Electric-Start-Portable-Generator-with-CO-Shutdown-Sensor-RY907022FI/306726967 Goal Zero Solar Kit and Power Pack www.goalzero.com/shop/kits/goal-zero-yeti-3000-lithium-power-station-boulder-200-briefcase-solar-kit/

Wow your doing this in real time, like right now! Can’t wait to see your final presentation.

awesome work. can't wait for the next episodes. seems rather easy when it's laid out in easy to follow episodes..

1/2" plywood sheeting! I have to say that seems like overkill to me as well, and I'm a civil engineer

Lot of manpower and material required for this project. Probably more feasible to buy a mobile home.

Wonderful job guy’s I love it and just learn how to do it also.Thank you the education.I thing I did learn that I could cut the container the container from the length both top too bottom and extend it for more space.Many People are doing this also.Great Job guy’s.

All this is great information. I sent these videos to a friend in Alaska who is preparing to do a shipping container home build.

Have you considered a 40 foot 5th wheel RV instead? For $50k you'd have a real nice one. Jus say'n!

Sprinklers 👀 You don't see those in the mansion tours you see of California... GG Regulations.

Thank you for your hard work.. You've ran into things.. I've not thought about! 😁😀

I’m blown away. Great presentation.

Be glad that code didn't call for steel conduit for all electrical wiring like we have in Chicago!

I love the idea of a shipping container home. Your videos are fantastic but and I have really enjoyed watching them but I have come away with the notion that if it isn't easier or better to start with a shipping container, why do it? California has made it so difficult that there is no way I would attempt this since it is many times more challenging than conventional construction.

Great info, thanks for bringing us along for the ride!

Drove by on my quad this weekend. I was looking at ten acres on the other side of the water tank. Noticed another trailer parked out there. You also smoothed rocky road a bit.

Basically, these guys have built a more or less conventional house...backwards. They start with putting on the the metal siding--first. Then the doors and window then the framing. Holy reverse, Batman! Because, in effect, metal siding is all the shipping container has given them--other than floor joists and roof membrane. Plus, they locked themselves into the dimensions of the container. Ultimately, they have an inflexible, unattractive, difficult-to-build, and costly method of house-building. And it's not the fault of the California building codes as many comments have suggested. Other than requiring an earthquake-resistant foundation, and that belt-and suspenders extra layer of interior plywood, any building code would require you to do everything he did in order to have an even remotely safe and livable building. And don't forget how hard insulating those metal framed doors and window is. In the end I can't think of a worse way to build a house.

Lolz I just found about this series and you upload a new episode, karma loves me

One of the best series on UKposts if not one of the best creators your videos are amazing thank you

I wish these videos where out when I did my shipping container office, we don't have all the requirements, but here are some good tips.

Great series of videos, glad UKposts suggested it. I really think you got fucked over by building in California, but it's still a great build. Looking forward to part 4. I really want to see the finished project.