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A Texas Containerist Paradise? Quite Possibly.

I think I may have found a sort of Shangri-La for those of us dreaming of doing anything we want with a piece of property–building what the heck we want without kissing the asses of the building department to push an idea through. Oh yes… This is a really good find I am going to [...]

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Building Codes: All 50 States!

Codes, codes, codes!

After much googling and stumbling into nowhere links, I finally found the perfect resource for us owner-builders. I know building codes are the biggest obstacle for containerists wishing to assemble their dream home from shipping containers–besides cost of land and materials. Why make life even harder for ourselves, right? I am sure that it is [...]

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Ugh! Shipping Containers and Building Codes.

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I do believe that this is probably of greatest concern for us containerists (besides coming up with a cool home design!): passing building code inspections. I will try to help with some information you can use to better your odds of obtaining a building permit and passing code. Use this information at your own risk [...]

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