Shipping container tiny home, DIY

Most windows are installed from the outside. The screws or nails are covered by trim boards.

Shipping Container would probably stand up a lot better against bad weather unlike a mobile home or cheaply built wooden shack.

Interior storm windows were the way to 'double pane' your windows in the 70's. That's what this window is. Fits from the inside. The way you've installed it, it will leak and its not secure .

I hope this helps

This window was free from the dump and it will be covered by a roof overhang.. like I said in the video. No rain will get to it.

wat about potential mildew / mold problems out in the bush

what are your precautionary measures

also, i do not think that thin gauge metal would do well underground as another poster suggested

thousands of pounds of dirt plus rain would buckle it in a couple years

i had no idea shipping containers used such thin, bendable metal. i thought they were solid

All the luck will run down, you want it like a U to hold the luck.

We are researching that

Ya, that’s the good thing about them

I knew there was something different about this old window but I figured I’d use it anyway. The video is mainly about cutting the hole and using a wood frame instead of welding.

Ya, the walls would have to be reinforced because of the weight of the dirt.

Can confirm. Rode out a Cat 5 in one. It was comfy.

Time to paint the roof to hide it on google drones..

Condensation is a deal breaker.

If you aren’t going to ship it somewhere, you’d be better off in an old RV.

Had a buddy who tried the container house thing. He lost everything to the mold and ended up with toxoplasmosis. He lived in my garage for a year after that, and said it was better than the container.

Yep, that is the biggest problem to work out.

I’m going to try insulation on the outside instead of inside to see if that helps with condensation problems