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<blockquote data-quote="IronMLS72" data-source="post: 2516996" data-attributes="member: 33708"><p>The problem with adding channel iron and welding it to the to corrugated metal on these containers to stiffen and prevent caving in, it is too thin. Even using a wire feeder to weld with the bottom just falls out and leaves holes. The best you could do is to "dob it up".... I would personally prefer the horizontal tank for a shelter to bury but the diameter size would have to be pretty large so one could add grating/ flooring in the bottom section and still have head room. The problem I figured I would have with the shipping container as a shelter is corrosion setting in on the exterior surfaces and shortening the life span. Once the corrosion eats through it and it starts taking on ground water, being thin to start with, you would be out of options and trying to patch steel that was too thin to weld to. I'm building one soon but I'm starting with .250" steel and using an exterior coating that is designed to protect underground pipelines. This is just my opinion on the shipping containers for shelters. </p><p></p><p>Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IronMLS72, post: 2516996, member: 33708"] The problem with adding channel iron and welding it to the to corrugated metal on these containers to stiffen and prevent caving in, it is too thin. Even using a wire feeder to weld with the bottom just falls out and leaves holes. The best you could do is to "dob it up".... I would personally prefer the horizontal tank for a shelter to bury but the diameter size would have to be pretty large so one could add grating/ flooring in the bottom section and still have head room. The problem I figured I would have with the shipping container as a shelter is corrosion setting in on the exterior surfaces and shortening the life span. Once the corrosion eats through it and it starts taking on ground water, being thin to start with, you would be out of options and trying to patch steel that was too thin to weld to. I'm building one soon but I'm starting with .250" steel and using an exterior coating that is designed to protect underground pipelines. This is just my opinion on the shipping containers for shelters. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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