Here's a cool site.

MurrayJohnson wrote:

Here's a cool site. You can buy a 20 foot shipping container for about $1500 and a 40 footer for about $2500. They have great really solid hardwood floors that would polish up a treat. Worth considering as a "site office"/place to stay/lockable secure storage while you're building if nothing else. Cheaper than building a shed, and you can always sell it off when you're done with it. Seems to be a fairly healthy market for them.
If Council's not happy about the look of them... you could dress one up with corrugated iron or something.. or just paint it Brunswick Green to make it look better.
Cheers,
Murray Johnson
www.byohouse.com.au
http://earthsci.org/education/fieldsk/c ... ainer.html

Hi Murray and all
How does this sound?

Say if you bought two or three containers and sited them together, lengthwise to make a largish dwelling, then add a traditional roof to make it look like a house.

Could have them sited on a slab or supports.
You could open them up internally, add veranders, windows etc.
Any thoughts? Would this work? Be Cheap?

Cheers,
Paul.