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TIL my neighbor built a container home for half what I paid for my house
I was talking to my neighbor Bob the other day in Phoenix. He said he built his whole 40-foot container home for $45,000 including insulation and windows. I spent $280k on my stick-built house and now I'm wondering if I made a huge mistake. He told me the trick is to buy used containers from a local rail yard and do most of the framing yourself. What do you all think, is the savings worth dealing with rust and cutting steel?
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miller.paul6d ago
Being in Phoenix too and yeah container builds are the way to go here. Saved 60k doing my own.
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lilyt905d ago
Used to think containers were just trailer park stuff honestly. Then I walked through a few that were finished out nice with proper insulation and drywall. What contractor did you go with for the shell work?
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