Once I got that sealed, I cut a small portion of the inner walls out so that I could weld the two vertical support beams in place. These are 2"x2"x.25" beams that can support up to 2.5 tons of weight.
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Container Home: Lining up the containers - 11 July 2015
When I came back to begin work on connecting the containers together, I realized we had not completely pulled the container together. Luckily, I had built a very strong bumper for me Jeep. I connected a 6 ton steel cable to the d-ring and then ran that around a tree in the back and finally up to the shipping container, with a 5 ton come-along connected. The Jeep was braced up against that tree to keep it from being pulled down. The come-along pulled the container right in place. I then proceeded to weld the joints of the containers together.
I ended up having to do the same thing to the other end of the container.
Once I finished pulling the container together and welding them, I then welded them to the steel beams I had inlaid into the foundation.
There is a crevice in between the containers that has to be filled. I used backer rods to fill it in and allow for me to use free flowing contractor calk to seal the space.
I ended up having to do the same thing to the other end of the container.
Once I finished pulling the container together and welding them, I then welded them to the steel beams I had inlaid into the foundation.
There is a crevice in between the containers that has to be filled. I used backer rods to fill it in and allow for me to use free flowing contractor calk to seal the space.
