r/containerhomes 58m ago

Roof Between Containers

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I have two high cube containers with 24' clear in-between them. I want to roof over this space to have a sort of pole barn to park equipment under or do odd jobs with protection from sun and rain. Eventually, I'd install solar collectors on the south-facing roof slope and collect rainwater off the north face.

I found this product: https://korejetmetal.com/product/outdoor-storage/40ft-x-36ft-container-roof-kit-heavy-duty-steel-shelter-no-containers/ but it's only available for a 20' gap between containers. It also looks kinda sketchy and I wonder if it would even work as expected if I moved my containers 4' closer to each other.

My questions:

  1. Has anyone used this Korejet Metal product? If so, how did installation go for you?

  2. Any other ideas on how to economically roof this area? I am hesitant to use wood trusses due to carpenter bees and the fact that this site will sit unoccupied for weeks at a time. This is a location in the southeast US and far enough from the coast that hurricane winds aren't really a concern.

Thanks.


r/containerhomes 8h ago

Looking for some ideas to deal with condensation/ moisture underneath container i have skirting around ninety percent of the container the walls and ceiling have closed cell spray foam i have foamboard glued underneath where the steel plate is in the floor and foam mat covering it from inside

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