On Thu, 1 May 2003 01:15 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Have you considered using 20 foot ISO containers for shelter.
> I like the fact that containers have their own internal strength > independent of any need for a foundation. >They are also stackable, so ground space can be > conserved if necessary. I was seriously considering this option for building a cellar when I needed to replace the shed... In the end I did not have the money to go ahead with it, which is a pity... would have worked beautifully. The idea was to dig a hole so that the top of the container was just below ground level then back fill and top with a concrete slab so that the workshop of the shed was at ground level and the cellar was accessable via a concrete well/staircase off to one side... Since having that idea it has occured to me that one could extend it significantly - how much load can these things take - presumably lots since they are loaded and stacked several high on ships - could one line the entire house block with them and build the house on top (or is that just going too far?) -- Dr Paul van den Bergen Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures caia.swin.edu.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] IM:bulwynkl2002 "And some run up hill and down dale, knapping the chucky stones to pieces wi' hammers, like so many road makers run daft. They say it is to see how the world was made." Sir Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well 1824 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/cjB9SD/od7FAA/uetFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
