07. FAQ Session: Your Quick Start Guide to Container Home Foundations, Insulation & Roofing
Dec 1, 2021
Episode Highlights:
How to know what kind of foundation you'll need for your home.
One weird myth about insulating container homes & how this ACTUALLY works in all climate zones.
What kind of roof is required for container homes?
Our best advice for balancing your design choices with your budget & cost fluctuations.
Breck's Project Highlight of The Week: The Beechwood House
“Code is the absolute bare minimum you can do. We blow codes out of the water because we want to make sure we are making good buildings."
-Breck Crandell (Director of Design)
Show Notes:
0:32 - Introduction into episode 7
1:31 - Breck's Project Highlight of the week: The Beechwood House
5:14 - What are the foundation requirements for shipping containers?
6:31 - The ground factor of foundations.
6:49 - Clients needs and their location play a major role in designing a sound foundation.
8:49 - Importance of talking to a structural engineer.
10:20 - What to do to keep pests out.
12:03 - How are shipping containers insulated?
12:41 - Insulation is determined by location and the use of the building.
13:29 - Exceeding codes is how Three Squared makes great structures.
13:54 - One example of how we insulate buildings in Michigan.
15:12 - Concerns about the temperature on the the outside walls of a shipping container.
17:40 - Evolving building science when entering new climate zones, ex: Florida.
19:16 - What happens when a municipality doesn't want the exterior of the containers to be shown.
22:00 - What is the verdict of roofing for shipping containers?
22:30 - What you want and the aesthetic of other buildings determines the style of your roof.
23:48 - Roofing all comes down to getting the water away from your building.
24:15 - The cost fluctuation of roofs.
26:26 - Unique roofs styles Three Squared has created.
28:00 - Concluding thoughts for Ep. 7.
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