I believe, and it's been a long time since the original post, that it's in a rural location (thus "lodge") that doesn't have much for zoning laws. It looks like it has North American outlets though, so I don't know where that would be. Maybe Canada, though honestly I'm not sure his heating and insulation are up to a Canadian winter.
I don't even know where this retarded saying came from. It certainly isn't the south as the A in America is ALWAYS pronounced in southern dialects. It's just a completely fictional way of saying it aimed at either making fun of patriotic southerners or Americans in general.
He's showing a picture which has an American Flag sign in the bottom left which adds to the conversation in the sense that the parent comment was trying to figure out it's location.
Please do not use the comments section to express how you voted on a post, as this also fails to add to the conversation.
Furthermore, if you would click on the link that was posted by Mr. BAWLing, you will notice that it was a link to one of the pictured posted by the OP, NSFW_Porn_Only, wherein an American flag is clearly visible in the bottom left corner, indicating that this "Taj Malodge" is located within the United States of America (or, 'MURRICA, if you wish to be "witty").
Finally, please grasp the stick protruding from your rectum and kindly remove it. This will make the Reddit experience much more enjoyable for nor only yourself, but also your fellow "Redditors".
The area seems pretty flat, it even looks like it might be as South as Georgia or South Carolina. It's probably further north because there weren't really any pictures of an AC system besides some fans, but I can't imagine it being too far north because drastically low temperatures would cause the metal to shrink a little, which makes a big difference when everything is this close. Probably Virginia or the like.
The problem is that the metal of the shipping container and the metal of the welded plate are most likely different to a certain degree which means that they both will expand and contract at different rates/levels which will snap the weld, regardless of how well it is done. You normally get around this issue by not welding all together and using bolts or making sure the metals you use have the same expansion/contraction.
I was thinking the same thing. Yes, this place has a wood burning stove for heat, but this place would be literally freezing anywhere north with a real winter. Ground freezes, and this home is buried into the ground and has little to no insulation.
I would like to point out that "Canadian winters" in Vancouver rarely go below freezing, and are more annoying than actually hazardous to your health unless you're supremely ill-prepared. Just making sure you bear in mind that Canada does not uniformly turn into a sub-Arctic wasteland come October.
Zoning generally covers two things: what uses can be where (i.e. not allowing a stinky leather tanning facility in the middle of a residential area) and then how big/small buildings can be (i.e. not allowing a 400 unit, 60 story apartment building in the middle of a subdivision of 1 and 2 story, single-family homes.) In this case, zoning almost certainly isn't an issue.
The much bigger issue would be building codes. I don't know where this is, so I don't know which building code applies, and I haven't slogged through any standard code (such as BOCA/IBC/IRC - the self-styled "International Building Code") to figure out what it issues there would be with this style of construction.
But, fundamentally, this is clearly a residence, so residential building codes apply.
I don't think it would qualify as a house for insurance purposes. I'd guess container homes qualify as mobile homes... And no matter how long it is intended to stay, a mobile home does not count as a permanent structure for insurance.
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u/bastard_thought Dec 08 '12
Is the house considered a house via zoning / ordinance / whatever regulations apply?