These were the last uncovered remnants from removing  the walls with a cutting torch.  Two 2.5″x5″x18′ beams on the ceiling of the cabin – not a pretty picture.  Maybe if the walls had been cut with a plasma cutter they could have been used as is, although I think there are better options.  The easiest thing to do in my mind was to just build some fake wood beams around them. Continue reading →

Jotul 602 wood stove

When it came time to choose a heating system for the cabin, a wood stove was the logical choice.  Cut and dried firewood is very reasonable around here, and if I’m so inclined someday I have plenty of trees to cut my own.  The wood stove I selected was the diminutive Jotul 602.  It’s the smallest one they sell, and it’s still rated to heat up to 800 square feet – more than adequate for my needs.  Continue reading →

Cabin with deck

My shipping container cabin is starting to look less like a bunch of containers and more like a real cabin – at least when the doors are open.  The biggest single change has been the addition of a deck at the end of September.  This one thing has made working on and staying in my cabin so much easier that I wish I would have done it sooner.  It also allowed me to finally install the two large gliding windows on the right. Continue reading →

This has been the biggest hassle of the entire project.  The contractor I hired to insulate with spray foam started the job on September 25th, and just got around to finishing it on October 22nd – 4 weeks later!  There are still some issues with the work he did, but I am done with him now. Continue reading →

Several people have already asked me why I bothered installing a new subfloor over the existing plywood.  The primary reason has to do with the removed side walls.  When the sidewalls are removed, in my case with a  cutting torch, there are remnants of the side wall that stand up about 1/4″ from the bottom rail of the container. Even if you could eliminate this remnant, the bottom rail itself is about 1/8″ higher than the surrounding plywood – at least on my containers.  There is also the issue of sealing up the gap that exists between the containers. Continue reading →