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Re: Shop: Building in a shipping container
By:Mike Savage
Date: 8/17/2009, 7:14 pm
In Response To: Shop: Building in a shipping container (Palle Dam)

: I would like to build a kayak, but I need a place to do it. I have thought
: about using a shipping container as a shop. Has anyone done that? I am a
: little worried about moisture.

: Palle Dam, Denmark

Hi Palle,
You could use insulation on the inside and have a de-humidifier in the container, that would keep it dry and easier to keep warm later in the year.

Hope this helps,
Mike Savage
South West Cork

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Shop: Building in a shipping container
Palle Dam -- 8/17/2009, 6:36 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 8/19/2009, 6:30 am
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Glenn -- 8/20/2009, 12:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/21/2009, 12:45 am
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Etienne Muller -- 8/20/2009, 3:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/21/2009, 12:49 am
Re: Shop: Building in a shipping container
Bill Hamm -- 8/20/2009, 12:49 am
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Glenn -- 8/19/2009, 3:06 pm
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Mike Savage -- 8/20/2009, 5:36 am
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Glenn -- 8/20/2009, 12:28 pm
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Mike Savage -- 8/20/2009, 4:04 pm
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Deano -- 8/18/2009, 2:55 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 8/17/2009, 8:24 pm
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Kudzu -- 8/17/2009, 7:38 pm
Re: Shop: Building in a shipping container
Mike Savage -- 8/17/2009, 7:14 pm
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Palle Dam -- 8/19/2009, 6:25 am
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Mike Savage -- 8/19/2009, 7:04 am
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Terry Haines -- 8/18/2009, 12:45 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/19/2009, 1:02 am
Re: Shop: Building in a shipping container
Mike Savage -- 8/18/2009, 1:54 pm