Once stripped down, an ISBU’s exterior is finished with heavy-gauge steel, then faced in sheet-metal wrap and covered with SuperTherm insulating ceramic coating. Back at the site, Bob joins project manager Ray Price to go over the floorplans.
Bob meets with David Cross of Tampa Armature Works (TAW), a company that converts shipping containers into intermodal steel building units (ISBUs).
Bob meets with Askia Aquil of the St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services to talk about the upcoming project, taking place in a revitalizing area. Next, Bob discusses the stem-wall foundation building process with general contractor Buba Barrow.
Bob walks through the remainder of the renovation, admiring the details and faux-finish painting that continues through the kitchen, living room and dining room.
Bob meets with the painters giving a unique faux finish to the feature wall.
Bob tours the finished coach house exterior.
The finishing touches are put on the garden while the exterior painting is completed.
Bob goes outside to observe a tree being planted and to see the little garden beyond the entryway landscaped.
Bob installs some interesting finishing touches in the coach house kitchen. For instance, a pony wall is dressed up with a shadow effect and a routed oak cap.
Bob joins demolition Jim Ferguson in the basement of the coach house to review progress.