Responding to comments: Shipping Container Scam video

"It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" Mark Twain People will continue buying container homes, sadly.

The takeaway here is that you're a considerate, level headed, well educated architect with good communication skills. And that you've decided to present your information for free on the internet. Awesome presentation of your points. Your clients are lucky to have your skills at their disposal.

As a masonary trained trademan, design construct build with over 35 years experience I find your videos a breath of fresh air. I receive a lot of flak from comments I have given regarding what I've seen as poor design and sub-standard work people in the comments drool over. Thank you, keep up your enlightening content. It is well appreciated by the professionals who follow you.

I have absolutely no experience in architecture or home building or anything like that. I'm just a curious person who loves when educators provide details, logical arguments, and entertaining content! I'm glad you didn't let the negativity you received affect you too much. Thanks for your awesome videos!

My husband has been obsessed with us making a container home one day because of the look and “cost”. The points you brought up in both videos confirmed everything I was thinking and concerned about!

It is refreshing to see someone express their opinion backed by hard facts. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

"Don't let people get you down. Whether they are faceless strangers on the internet, or people in your life. It's not worth it." Amen, sister.❤

It’s a pity some people automatically respond in anger when their trendy ideas are balanced against facts. I think you’re great!

Ma'am, my father and I did construction for many years, and everything you're saying about container homes is 100% correct. We worked together before it was a fad, but you'd see a lot of these mistakes in people trying to save money with metal outbuildings, semi trailers, and the like. That people were attacking you and calling you names for it is patently absurd.

I was very serious about using shipping containers as a home and did loads of research and came up with designs and concepts but in the end the longevity, cost and effort was always biting back. Good of you to share!

I am 2 years late to this Belinda but I must say that I love your work. As an architect myself I have been asked about shipping containers a few times. Yours is the most succinct response I have seen. Thank you. Keep fighting the good fight.

It's okay to disagree and remain respectful. It's disturbing to disagree and use hate to threaten the person in opposition.

She underestimated just how low many people's comprehension skills are these days. They hear what they want to hear and yell at anybody that doesn't agree with them.

Glad I bought this one youtube.com/post/UgkxT9ExVpR-3A-9rpRqx8vzXKZ3BMMTg… . I had a customer looking for a shed that didn't look 'prefab' and was rustic, but "cute" (her term). I showed her the cover of the book and, with a few modifications, she was sold. I've never built a shed but I do have some framing knowledge. The info on roofing is very helpful to me. I was also psyched that the section for the shed on the cover had measured drawings for the trim boards and keystone pieces for the gable ends and over the windows. Should make life a little easier for me.

Thank you for questioning this trend. I was enamored with them, too. Your video made me think. Good work!

I watched this video because I watched the other one. So well-prepared, well-spoken, and well-presented. I have no interest in building homes but have been wondering why “they” can’t just make homeless shelters with shipping containers. I didn’t feel stupid, I felt informed and educated. Thank you so much. I admire your professionalism.

I've been thinking of building a container home(s) and greatly appreciate your previous video identifying potential concerns, very helpful!

You could use a shipping container to build the following: A sleepout. A mancave. A garden shed. But not a high rise apartment building. Sorry guys.

I really appreciate your educated perspective because all of the tiny home/ container home videos only talk about how amazing the interiors look for such a low cost. We need videos like this where you’re speaking on the cons so that we can make a more informed decision on whether or not to actually take on this type of extreme project. Thank you for your video, it helped me a lot and I am definitely reconsidering my approach to home building.

Hey Belinda. I just wanted to leave a comment of appreciation. I'm a single adult in a pretty significant amount of debt from having failed a few attempts at getting an education. I'm now a fully licensed teacher, but can look forward to more than a decade of paying off my student loans, which sucks a lot. Tiny homes therefore appealed to me, and having worked previously with shipping containers I thought of it as a no-brainer that they could be converted into living spaces. I was thrilled to see that others had had the idea before, and I began to dream of having a cool shipping container home somewhere. You were the first person who ever brought up insulation issues and condensation concerns, which is something I've had issues with living in several shoddy apartments. Your single video has cured me of my unfounded belief that shipping containers were the be all end all solution to my dreams of being a home owner. This is a good thing, since I'm now sure I'll do thorough research into other types of tiny homes or modular homes before settling on a concept. Architects are important. Thank you for your insights.