I Messed Up My Container Home So You Don't Have To

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Kai Andrew discusses four main reasons why building a shipping container home as a first-time construction project is not recommended: costs can be 50-100% higher than traditional building, engineering can get complicated, finding specialized subcontractors can be a challenge, and the building science differs from stick-built homes.

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