Comments on: ZIGLOO DOMESTIQUE COMPLETE

By: ibrahem jawa

ibrahem jawa — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:14:28 +0000

I am pleased to see these pictures of this beautiful house right at the top of magnificence

By: keith

keith — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:45:01 +0000

We removed the lids, inserted spacers between stories and placed the second level of containers on the spacers. This allowed us to strap the floor of the containers above, insulate (spray foam) and drywall the ceiling at a height of 8’3″.
As for the building permits … the building department may require a structural engineer to sign off on the structure (relieve the city of liability) and you will have to sign documents saying you are an “owner-builder” even though you can hire others to do the building … this relieves the builder of having to provide the standard New Home Warranty.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:58:22 +0000

Hello, I think this concept is perfect use of left over containers and should be looked at as a mainstream way of building homes today. This would allow for much quicker and cheaper living structures for people on lower incomes. In the home you currently live in, you removed the tops of the cans which is understandable but how was the interior construction completed then. Did you go with standard building construction (2×4, 2×6). We currently live in Langley and I have inquired on building permits for this type of home and was told I would need a non conventional building permit, how did you get around this.

By: Nav

Nav — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:26:13 +0000

That’s not bad at $180/sqft. I wonder if it would make much of a difference in price /sqft if one would use basic materials for the interior finish. For example using lower end cabinets, counter tops and fixtures etc.

Keith, you mentioned that you used Soy based insulation. was that a personal choice over standard insulation? How much did it cost over standard insulation?

How about some basement pics.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:01:24 +0000

Your homes are amazing!!! I have been looking to build a Container home for a long time…. since I worked with my father as a long shoreman. Nice work! Can’t decide which plan to purchase?!

By: keith

keith — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:20:27 +0000

Lee:
There is a full height basement that is the same size as the main floor (ie. 640 sqft) bringing the total to 1920 sqft. There are a number of different ways to provide foundation for container buildings and in this case the full height foundation made the most sense.

By: Vi

Vi — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:16:09 +0000

I like this. I’d want to paint the outside of the containers and try to disguise or fix some of the dents and dings on them, and could stand to cover up the numbers and ID info on the container door. I love the claw foot tub. I only have about 7 of them, counting the one in my antique house we live in. I intend to use a couple in the house we want to build. I could stand to lose the chain link fencing inside though. A little to industrial for the rest of the house. It is really nice.

By: keith

keith — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:09:24 +0000

We do! I expect that zigloo domestique will be the next set of plans up on the purchase portion of the website.
I will add your name to a list of people to contact when it becomes available.

By: mohammad minaeipour

mohammad minaeipour — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:45:27 +0000

Do you plan to sell put and architectural structure ?

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:36:33 +0000

Wow! Simply AMAZING, this chain link fencing inside is just awesome, it gives the interior such a cool contemporary urban feel. i love the mixture of utility and the contemporary aesthetic!