Underground sea container grow room!

CrackerJax

CrackerJax

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Being that MILLIONS are out there in use makes me think they didn't just guess at how much they could withstand. I'll bet they know EXACTLY.


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Antikz

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You cold get one of those generators that uses electricity to make electricity like what they offer in one of those subterranean homes, i hear if u get one the electric company will make you hook it up to the line because they are entitled to mooch the extra energy!
 
homerdog

homerdog

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These things sell for 1000-$1500 in my area. I look at them with a smile every time I seem em. No reason this couldn't be installed in a week end (not including room set up). I agree a shed over it would make venting really easy. I want water lines in mine! Draining will be the trick, I guess do a bed of rock, that solves the leveling part too. That link to the container house thing gave me some wicked inspiration for a cheap vacation house.
 
homerdog

homerdog

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Quick search yielded "These heavy-gauge steel containers are so strong—each is designed to carry 57,000 pounds—". I don't think a few tons of dirt would bother them any.
 
CrackerJax

CrackerJax

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Gosh, I hope you didn't have to 'google" that!!

A meter of dirt per sq. inch isnt that much weight at all. Good luck!!!


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CrackerJax

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Okay, here's what you do. Take a 1"pvc pipe one meter long and fill it with dirt and wet it completely for the sake of this discussion. Weigh it minus the weight of the pipe and Viola, you have how much weight is placed upon that container STEEL top per sq. inch.

Not an issue.

I'll spend a night in it during a tropical storm any time. :peace:


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CrackerJax

CrackerJax

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Before any one anal :shock: posts to me that a 1' pvc pipe is not equal to a square inch, I am fully aware of that. I just figured that "anotherchance" would more likely have a piece of 1inch PVC as opposed to a 1 inch square pipe. Actually a variance of safety is built into the PVC equation being that it will contain more dirt. :peace:


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MrJDGaF

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Water is roughly 1 Kilogram per Litre, but I couldn't say how much would be absorbed by the soil for sure, I would guess allowing 1.5 tons per cubic meter would be enough.:peace:
 
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anotherchance

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there is zero reason to think that the steel not used in structural support will be as strong as you think it will be just cause you would like it to be
 
420weedman

420weedman

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ill tell you right now.
your not gonna do it !
it is a nice pipe dream though ....bongsmiliebongsmiliebongsmiliebongsmiliebongsmiliebongsmilie

new challange !, find a thread on here where someone has talked about doing this ... and actually DID IT :twisted:
 
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