// The Book

How to build a container home that doesn't suck.

Name: How to Build a Container Home That Doesn't Suck
Brand: SQUARED
Price: 39.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Dee Biggers

By Dee Biggers — Civil Engineer. 20 years in construction. He's already built one.

// Why This Book

Real answers. Not a sales pitch.

Everything the internet gets wrong about container homes — corrected. Everything you need to know before you spend your first dollar. Written by the civil engineer who built one from scratch in the Texas desert.

// What You'll Learn

Four things most people get wrong.

01Planning //

Before you spend a dollar

How to choose the right container, layout, and site. The decisions made here determine everything that comes after.

02Permitting //

The real process

What building departments actually want. What to say. What to avoid. How to not lose six months to a red-tape mistake.

03Building //

Foundation to finish

Sequencing, materials, structural modifications, utilities. The order of operations most first-timers get backwards.

04Budget //

What it actually costs

Real numbers. Where to save. Where cutting corners destroys the project. A budget framework that works.

// Written By

Dee Biggers

Civil engineer. Real estate developer. Founder of SQUARED. He served in Afghanistan, lived in a shipping container, came home, and built one from scratch at OPENSPACE near Big Bend National Park. This book is what he wishes he had when he started.

“Stop spinning your wheels.”