Connecting Two Shipping Containers Together! Double Wide Home, Garage, Warehouse - DIY - NO WELDING!

Connecting Two Shipping Containers Together! Double Wide Home, Garage, Warehouse - DIY - NO WELDING!

Follow along in this video as we connect two 40-foot shipping containers together! It is not as easy as cutting out the center walls and pushing them together. It’s a lot more difficult than that, but we have a kit that makes this process easier! And it doesn’t REQUIRE WELDING!

This double wide container will be used as a storage warehouse, but you can use a double wide sea container for many purposes. You can convert this sea can building into a container house, garage, workshop or whatever you would like to modify it into. It is a 40' x 16' structure, so you have a lot more room to create what you want!

We will also be performing other modifications to this building, such as strut channel framing, spray foam insulation, and electrical, but we will mainly show you the requirements you need to follow to make this container conversion as smooth as possible.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction
1:17 - Foundation Information & Flat Bar Install
2:21 - Welding Temporary Post In Place
2:51 - Building Trusses and Double Wide Container Headers
3:57 - Strut Line Framing
6:32 - Spray Foam Insulation
8:25 - Installing DW Headers Onto Containers
11:36 - Electrical
12:02 - Bridge Fittings Information
15:26 - Walkthrough & Conclusion

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At The Container Guy, we are constantly developing new products and engineering practices. We know how to convert sea containers without compromising the integrity of the structure. This channel will take you along as we convert Conex boxes for our clients and show you the proper way to install accessories.

We also hope to provide the shipping container home and tiny home following great tips on how to modify sea cans properly so you don’t make the same mistakes I have!

Our company is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Although we cannot modify shipping containers for everyone, our available products can be sent anywhere in North America. These products and designs are forever changing. Be sure to check our website to keep up to date on the most recent versions.

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[googlemustdie]

you should use that header as the support for a "peaked" roof. Then you have no drainage issues . You could use the sections you cut out of each side as the metal roofing.

[rbresou]

Great video describing how two containers become one unit. Excellent use of hardware and the supports before cutting off side panels.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing more videos from, "The Container Guy".

[catherinenelson]

Yes! I loved how you put those two together!
For me, I'm thinking one 10' with one 8'!

[mikemartinez]

It's really nice to see somebody in a company that really knows how to improve something for their customers get a better quality product I definitely going to keep you guys in mind

[roybrochu]

Love the design. Great explanation of the floor sagging without the added plates.

[shyamdevadas]

Great video. Thanks for getting into the nitty gritty part of joining containers. Most container advocates lie or conveniently skip over the fact that the walls are part of the container's structural integrity. I pursued the container thing for years, but once I did the research on all of the costs of reinforcement and dealing with the headaches of working with metal, it was just easier and ultimately cheaper to deal with stick-built.

[HAZYFALKIRK]

The company I work for use an adjustable container conector, which pulls the containers much closer together and a rubber seal is used, I like what you done

[jimyeats]

Awesome video, but this just reinforces in my mind that using metal shipping containers outside of their intended purview is very costly and time consuming. They are great as an inexpensive and extremely weatherproof storage shed, but once you start altering their design it becomes a losing battle to make them worth their while when you can just buy a metal building kit that is 30x40 and has a man door plus 1-2 roll up doors, pre-engineered for wind and snow, and costs about 10-20k.

[cafekiva]

Possibly the best video out there about actually modifying the can. Assuming these could be high cubes, the finished interiors could look like any fine custom home with recessed lighting, HVAC send/returns and diverse wiring and plumbing options for adjacent spaces. ☀☀☀☀☀

[healthfullivingify]

Nice job! Thanks for teaching us lots of good how-to tips.

[ThaTurdBurglar]

Your video production needs a shout out, great job. The animation really helps understand things

[TheWolfster]

Thank you for sharing.. So many people are now using these containers for homes, shop's & even underground emergency shelters.. Nice to see someone creating a business building them and going the extra mile and actually showing people how to DIY it.. Only sad part to this is.. I can see the price for them going up & up.. First they were almost giving them away, soon your going to have to get a loan to buy one..

[conrailfan]

That would definitely be a cool way to build space for a model railroad!!
I wouldn't be surprised if someone
hasn't done that already!! Awesome
Video, thanks!!

[tonytully]

Your attention to customer service by making it as easy as possible for the customer is extraordinary. How you're always looking to make your designs better is amazing

[lmcwill]

I love that people are using containers for homes. I am all for repurposing for other uses and using containers is just one of those.

[Dimsumize]

Exactly what I needed to see. I'm drawing up plans for a container home and want 2-40"ft containers as a base and 2-20"ft also side by side on top. Glad you posted this so that we can see the room side. Great living space.

[chrisgerry]

Cool idea. I've always wanted to see what holds containers together. Pretty simple lock. It works on ships, it'll hold on the ground forever. 👍

[Benthitchfarm]

Thanks for the great info! About to start our shipping container barn project up in Idaho and appreciate the video!

[bruiser]

I love the idea of a nice home well done hello from Ottawa Canada 🇨🇦👍🇨🇦😎