Comment on All these hurricanes might kick off a new modular house trend.
Blaster_M@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you can make modulars out of concrete instead of balsa wood that would be great. Otherwise, bring on the shipping container houses…
Comment on All these hurricanes might kick off a new modular house trend.
Blaster_M@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you can make modulars out of concrete instead of balsa wood that would be great. Otherwise, bring on the shipping container houses…
someguy3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Shipping container houses are terrible ideas. You want insulation, windows, plumbing, etc. They don’t work well in those small steel containers.
Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
“It is possible to insulate the outside of a shipping container instead of the inside.
This method of insulation is known as “over-cladding” or “external insulation” and involves adding a layer of insulation to the outside of the container before covering it with cladding or other weather-resistant materials”
someguy3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Seriously? It’s surface area to volume problem. You have this tiny box. And then you have problems with doors, Hvac. The whole thing idea is idiotic.
Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
People just want affordable homes- a cornerstone feature of pretty much every modern generation before Millennials.
Obviously there are better ways to build a home, but those avenues seem closed.