How to make a long, narrow space feel calm, bright and surprisingly spacious: linings, floors, colour, light, storage and acoustics, room by room.
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The sizes of shipping containers you will actually find in Australia, what is left inside once you fit one out, and the numbers that drive every container home design.
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Every hole you cut removes part of the structure. Where to put windows and doors, how to frame and flash them, and the mistakes to avoid.
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Power, water, hot water, drainage, heating, ventilation and data: how services are planned and run through a steel shell, and connected on site.
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A container carries its weight through four strong corners, so it rarely needs a slab. Foundation options, tie-downs, levelling and stacking explained.
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Why cladding the outside of a container is one of the smartest moves you can make, and how to fix it to corrugated steel without rust or leaks.
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The skeleton inside the steel shell: timber or steel framing, how much width you will lose, fixing to the container, and walls, ceilings and floors.
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Steel is a superb conductor of heat. How to insulate a container home so it stays comfortable year round and free of condensation, even in a Tasmanian winter.
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20 ft high cubes are hard to find in Australia. Here is how to split a new 40 ft high cube into two 20 ft modules safely, step by step.
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