3rd World, here we come - got to hope the floor, wall and ceiling insulation is very good and that if theyre metal they ground the place real good. Skilled-trades workers, taking breaks from their tasks at the factory that produces the electric Chevrolet Volt and other vehicles, dart in and out to do door, window and wall installation and framing, as well as electrical and plumbing work. Meanwhile, a nonprofit urban farming group is preparing property a few miles away that will welcome the project, whats believed to be the citys first occupied shipping container homestead. Come spring, the house-in-progress will be delivered to Detroits North End neighborhood and secured on a foundation where a blighted home once stood. After finishing touches and final inspections, the 40-foot-long former container will feature 320 square feet of living space with two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen, and will serve as home base for a university-student caretakers of a neighborhood farm and agricultural research activities. myfoxny/story/27755680/shipping-container-home-readying-for-detroit-debut
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 01:03:18 +0000
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