Would it be possible to make a steel house, not a steel reinforced house but a steel boxed shape with windows and doors cut out and cladded with wood so that it looks nice. Surely it would be very safe and if it got caught up in a landslide you can just sit it in and enjoy the ride.
2007-08-28 10:03:28 · 9 answers · asked by willow 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
It would also be storm proof and if thought about properly could also be flood proof and rust proof
2007-08-28 10:26:06 · update #1
Absolutely Willow! Please do a search for 'container city' and look for similar links - most people make their steel home from old shipping containers; the ones you see coming off the back of ships and going onto the back of lorries. They make great homes, can easily be converted to add windows and doors, and can be welded together... I want one myself! Yes they are very safe, secure, solid, and the seaboard ones are waterproof!
2007-08-31 01:54:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is possible and they are made:
Caravans can be made of steel (look at the fancy gypsy caravans next time the fair passes - all stainless steel).
They have made houses out of containers (the type of container you see on the back of lorries and are transported by ships), insulated and 2 of them bolted side by side. Cheap to make too - you can have a factory making them and just transport them by lorry and bung them on the ground wherever you want
Boat houses are mostly steel constructions
Lots of steel houses and with the right cladding, insulation, and location, they can be good
Now, put them on Ski's and you could surf the landslides.... though creating landslides just to do that might be considered irresponsible
2007-08-28 17:46:43 · answer #2 · answered by whycantigetagoodnickname 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the village where I was born and grew up, (in Scotland) two-storeyed semi-detached houses were built around 1950 which were constructed of steel panels bolted together. There was no timber cladding on the outside. The steel was simply sprayed with a fine coat of grit which adhered to the panels somehow. Those houses remain today in reasonable condition.
2007-08-28 17:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by trasosmontes 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are metal houses just down the road from me. The local council had to spend a fortune on them as they were rusting away at the bottom. This is not a joke it's true. The local council is, Stirling in Central Scotland. I was at the meeting where they discussed the financing of the work.
2007-08-28 17:18:10 · answer #4 · answered by john m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess so.
However, your landslide premise doesn't allow for the fact that under such stress, the sides / edges of the house would buckle under their own weight.
With the right insulation (and fireproof glass - I presume you'll go for a steel door), it would be very useful in the event of a forest fire!
2007-08-28 17:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by cafcnil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lived in a fixed caravan (3 bedrooms, bathroom and living room) for a while and that was made of metal. I was a guest and I never got around to finding out what metal but it was probably some sort of ferrous alloy.
2007-08-28 17:15:11 · answer #6 · answered by CTRL Freak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds great until Uncle Harry licks the walls at the family Christmas party after a few too many eggnog spritzers "just to see what happens"!
2007-08-28 17:15:05 · answer #7 · answered by Haggis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw one of those documentary shows where the home owners took 3 old railroad boxcars (made of steel), cut out portions of each, and bolted them together to make a small house. It was very energy efficient. They made it so it was fully self-sufficient (well water, solar electric, septic tank/cesspool).
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2007-08-28 17:31:40 · answer #8 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be a bit dodgy with the electrics i should imagine.
2007-08-28 17:17:04 · answer #9 · answered by pixie007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋