How shipping containers are disrupting the industry: RoxBox
You won’t able to contain yourself after listening to this episode of The Building Code! Our guest this week is Anthony Halsch, founder and CEO of RoxBox Containers based in Erie, Co. We’re discussing what sparked the idea of using shipping containers, and what the future of shipping container construction looks like.
The Start of RoxBox
A motorcycle accident, an encouraging economics professor and Anthony’s hustle to make extra money are to thank for the start of RoxBox Containers. While working toward his bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Reservoir Systems and master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Anthony was looking to make extra money and heard of an opportunity to deliver shipping containers for some fast cash.
After experiencing bad customer service with shipping container companies, Anthony decided to use the money from his accident to purchase two shipping containers and resell them. Within four months, Anthony had done more than $400,000 in business, and his economics professor advised him to drop out of college to pursue his shipping container business.
Shipping Containers
Once RoxBox began modifying containers, the company quickly found its niche. The company builds within the commercial market and one of its specialties is called the Beer Can, which is a mobile bar and tap room. The team at RoxBox plans to expand to the residential market by the end of 2020.
You may be wondering, why shipping containers? Anthony explained they’re airtight, durable and fiercely strong while being able to have a faux outward appearance. Fun fact: one of RoxBox’s shipping container modifications was one of the only beach structures to survive Hurricane Maria when it struck Puerto Rico in 2017.
Want to learn more about the future of shipping containers in the industry? Listen to the full episode to unpack all shipping containers have to offer!
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Tom Houghton:
Youโre listening to โThe Building Code.โ Iโm Tom Houghton.
Paul Wurth:
Hello. Iโm Paul Wurth.
Tom Houghton:
Oh, thatโs so nice.
Paul Wurth:
I was cordial on this Monday.
Tom Houghton:
That was very cordial on a Monday. Thatโs fantastic. Of course our listeners are probably listening on a Thursday, if theyโre regular subscribers.
Paul Wurth:
You donโt know that for sure.
Tom Houghton:
If we got to take a guess.
Paul Wurth:
But I think in context, they should know itโs a Monday if weโre off a little bit or slowerโฆ
Tom Houghton:
Yeah. Sure. Thatโs fair.
Paul Wurth:
Iโll just let you know itโs a Monday.
Tom Houghton:
Itโs a Monday for us. Joining us via phone today is Anthony Halsch of ROXBOX. ROXBOX is based in Denver, Colorado. Anthony, welcome to โThe Building Code.โ
Anthony Halsch:
Thanks guys. Happy to be here.
Paul Wurth:
We have Anthony on because I guess, I would not know what ROXBOX is until I went to your website, which is an awesome website. Whatโs your website, real quick?
Tom Houghton:
Weโll put a link in the show notes too.
Paul Wurth:
We will but whatโs your website?
Anthony Halsch:
Itโs roxboxcontainers.com.
Paul Wurth:
So that gave a little away, as you were doing earlier. So Iโll let you explain it, but itโs a super cool concept, a cool company. Youโre a Buildertrend client, so cool stuff and Buildertrend, that that makes for a good podcast. So let us know, tell us about yourโฆ Give us a 30 second rundown on what you guys do.
Anthony Halsch:
Yeah. So ROXBOX is a manufacturer of containerized infrastructure. So we take new and used shipping containers and we produce many different things out of them as typical infrastructure. So, we build bars, restaurants, offices, commercial kitchens, fire training structures, and then weโre jumping into the residential a little bit more as we get a little bigger. Weโve mostly been focused on commercial projects to date so far. Weโve done some really, really cool office builds and fire training structures and our bars are probably our biggest product and seller.
Tom Houghton:
Nice. And youโll have to see, to our listeners, you got to go visit the show notes because weโll put some pictures and a link to their Instagram on there that youโฆ Give them a follow because theyโve got some great content, some great pictures of what theyโre doing with these. Itโs really unique. So weโll definitely want to talk about that. But first, letโs start with the most obvious question, I think, which is shipping containers, how did you get into that?
Anthony Halsch:
Itโs a funny story, actually. I was in school at the Colorado School of Mines and getting my undergrad in Petroleum Reservoir Systems and I was also taking masterโs courses for Petroleum Engineering. And so, basically I was just looking for some extra money and Iโve been in sales my whole life and I had a couple of guys that moved out to Colorado from where I grew up. And they were working in the container yards, just the forklift drivers and jockey drivers, moving the boxes around. And they kept telling me about these older gentlemen, when they retired, who bought trucks and trailers and they were making a hundred dollars or charging a hundred dollars an hour for delivery on this. And I grew up on a farm in Iowa, I can handle the trailer pretty well.
Anthony Halsch:
So I was just looking into it more and more, and I started calling a couple of container companies and what happened was, basically I got shut out. That no one was calling me back. There wasnโt hardly any customer service at all. And I was like, โWell, I might as well not do the trucking thing. Iโll sit on my couch and sell containers, if this is the type of customer service that Iโm getting.โ So, I was lucky enough to have a little bit of cash in my pocket. Some lady hit me on a motorcycle and she was texting and so I got 7,500 bucks. And so I took that money and actually bought two shipping containers, put them on Craigslist and all of a sudden in about four months, we did over $400,000 in business over the summer in 2015. And I was like, โI donโt know what to do with all this.โ
Anthony Halsch:
So I called my economics professor at Mines who helped me start the business and he told me to drop out and run the container company. So it went from selling and brokering empty shipping containers for storage, to then, I had another partner who jumped in with me in 2017, to start the construction aspect of the container building. And then thatโs really when we jumped into all that and then we bind the two companies and we call it ROXBOX Containers and that. This company, it was actually incorporated in early 2018 but my experience dates back to early 2015, in terms of the shipping containers.
Tom Houghton:
Iโve just learned so much, including the going rate for getting hit by a motorcycle, is 7,500 bucks, getting hit on a motorcycle of course.
Paul Wurth:
That was, no pun intended, a whole lot to unpack there.
Tom Houghton:
Yes. Well done. Yeah.
Paul Wurth:
That was quite the story. First off, I want to make a note because weโre from the Midwest, Iโve always thought Colorado School of Mines is for really smart people.
Tom Houghton:
Sure.
Paul Wurth:
Minds, but itโs actually Mine. Well, it might be for both actually, but is that like for-
Anthony Halsch:
Got it. Itโs the box people, right? Yeah.
Paul Wurth:
Colorado School of Minds. Iโm going to start my own school.
Tom Houghton:
M-I-M-E. Mimes, I reckon.
Paul Wurth:
So thatโs a really cool, as you said, kind of funny story, a very unique. And I have heard of other companies who do some of this stuff, but so where does one find containers? And you donโt have to give away any trade secrets, but I guess my mind goes to theirโฆ Theyโre obviously shipping containers and they canโt find the home back to, once they came or they got damaged?
Anthony Halsch:
Well actually, thereโs a growing problem with shipping containers. At the core of our business, weโre essentially a recycling company. So we have these large steamship lines and leasing companies that own the containers or move them around and basically the logistics and the cost of the logistics to ship them back to China to be refilled, just donโt equate anymore. So over the past three or four years, Iโve seen a decrease in new container pricing by almost $2,000. So for instance, we were buying them for about 5,500 in 2015. Right now I can almost get them for about 37. So weโve always seen a full drop in pricing on that. And itโs because the China has restricted their recyclables, their contamination rate to so low that whatโs happened is, weโre not making shipping containers to go back and forth anymore.
Anthony Halsch:
Weโre making what they call one-way or one-trip containers. Theyโre literally manufactured in China, filled up with goods, sent to the US, unloaded and sold. Or not sold and they sit in a shipping yard for however long it takes to get them. So this is just an occurrence thatโs happened in the last two or three years, so weโre going to see more and more and more containers available, the prices are going to decrease. And that you can tell that Iโve got documents of orders that are taking place next year and the following year, and the ratio of one trip containers to used containers is getting extremely unbalanced right now and itโs because of those logistics. So we have a ton of containers, a ton of infrastructure, a ton of supply, thatโs coming to the US, that needs to be done with something.
Tom Houghton:
So it was a great time to be in the container industry. Thatโs what Iโm hearing.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah. And what you guys do, weโll reference the pictures all the time, but what you guys do with them is really cool. Itโs unique, itโs modern. Itโs interesting that you havenโt got super into residential because I have seen somebody stack four containers to make a whole house before. Is that what happens? But your business, your niche is a little bit different, right? Itโs more the mobile bar, which is super cool. Itโs called the party box?
Anthony Halsch:
Yeah. So itโs the BeerCan.
Paul Wurth:
The BeerCan.
Tom Houghton:
The BeerCan.
Anthony Halsch:
Itโs the BeerCan.
Tom Houghton:
The BeerCan.
Paul Wurth:
The BeerCan.
Tom Houghton:
The party box is a different offering.
Paul Wurth:
Okay. And then you were saying commercial add-ons, right? You put it next to a commercial building like an awning kind of thing, right? Did I see something like that?
Anthony Halsch:
Yeah. Yeah. So Iโm sure youโve seen mods and things like that, on the side of schools and stuff that they use to increase their capacity and all that stuff? Well, we essentially do something similar for construction companies or warehousing companies that donโt have enough storage. Weโre able to drop off a 320-square-foot warehouse, basically, in a matter of a couple of days. And so, the cost to expand your warehouse by 320 square feet is nothing. And so we do a lot of that all the time. We still sell empty shipping containers but from the commercial residential side, the reason why weโve stuck mostly with commercial is that, first of all, B2B is a little bit easier in terms of design, payment, time consumption, all that stuff. We definitely want to get into the residential industry. No oneโs really cracked that market yet for the shipping containers.
Anthony Halsch:
And so we will get into that once we get a little bit older and weโre going to actuallyโฆ At the moment weโre doing a $4 million cap raise to either purchase or lease a warehouse in Denver and then create a residential line and a commercial line, itโs going to be a manufacturing plant. So, hopefully by the end of 2020, weโll have that all rolling and weโll be able to ship out our first residential units at that time.
Tom Houghton:
So stay tuned.
Paul Wurth:
Any listeners who want to get into the container business, now is the time, it sounds like.
Tom Houghton:
Thatโs absolutely right.
Paul Wurth:
Want to put your information onโฆ Does that on show notes for investing options?
Tom Houghton:
Sure, investing options? Yeah.
Paul Wurth:
Maybe just send it to me because Iโm in.
Tom Houghton:
Youโve bought in?
Paul Wurth:
Iโm in.
Tom Houghton:
Nice.
Paul Wurth:
Iโll talk to the wife, but yeah.
Tom Houghton:
Well, minor detail.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah, actually.
Tom Houghton:
So letโs talk about maybe some of the challenges that you face, because I feel like itโs a different material to be working with when building. So what kind of stories you got there?
Anthony Halsch:
Yeah. So we definitely have our challenges, no doubt about it. The one biggest thing is that youโre working inside of a structure thatโs already built. So we donโt use a level, hardly ever. Everything is built square to the container or our structure. And the nuances with building with a new container versus a used container, become great in the architectural realm. So what we like to do is, weโll actually start the architectural documents in-house for our construction docs and then we send them out to our architects and engineers to use our documents because weโve had so many challenges with architects sending us plans and then we go through the pre-con meeting and then all of a sudden we realized everything is wrong. All of these measurements are off. Because I mean, theyโre built in China, so their tolerances are way bigger than ours.
Anthony Halsch:
I mean, thereโs times Iโve had a container thatโs off two inches out of square from a 40-foot length. And itโs cutting all your boards at an angle and everything else and all that stuff. So thatโs definitely a huge challenge for us, but whatโs nice is, that we do get to work within a structure. So once we get the guys onboarded and everything like that, itโs pretty easy to actually start working within that container. But thereโs certain nuances, like we never penetrate the container with any sort of sheet metal screws. Thereโs a lot of shows out there that Iโve seen people just popping through with a drill. That is literally the worst thing ever you can do to a shipping container. So, mostly our employees are all fabricators. So every single one of my guys knows how to weld. Their skills are a little varying, depends on what theyโre doing and then they have a general labor skills, all sorts of framing, tower, drywall, all that stuff.
Anthony Halsch:
So weโre a mixed bunch and all these guys are a jack of all trades. So thatโs another challenge too, is getting them to work in the best capacity that they could be together as a team. But theyโre great dudes. So yeah, thereโs lots of different nuances and stuff, but at the end of the day, itโs more fun, I think. And we build a stronger product than pretty much anything else on the market. I canโt think of another house that has 16 gauge sheet metal on the outside and itโs builtโฆ Interior framing, we do wood framing as well. So you have just an immense amount of strength and then we use spray foam on top of that. So youโve got your exterior core of the 16 gauge sheet metal and then your framing and then we spray foam on the inside. So these things are some of the most airtight and efficient units when it comes to energy consumption and things like that.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah. Efficiency, Tom.
Tom Houghton:
Iโm big on efficiency. Yeah.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah. Itโs a big enough to park a Tesla in?
Anthony Halsch:
Oh yeah, you can park one in there.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah, there we go.
Tom Houghton:
There you go.
Paul Wurth:
Youโre good. I feel like we had Tad from โTwo Chicks and a Hammerโ on, HGTV show. What was the show?
Tom Houghton:
Good Bones.
Paul Wurth:
Good Bones? I feel likeโฆ
Tom Houghton:
I thought youโre a big watcher now. Catch it. I wouldnโt need any this weekend. Marathon.
Paul Wurth:
Just the name-
Tom Houghton:
Youโre a little busy right now.
Paul Wurth:
โฆ the name threw me, but I feel like your company has got some legs for an HGTV show. That would be a great show.
Anthony Halsch:
Actually, yeah. Weโre getting filmed right now by a show that could potentially get sold to Netflix, DIY or HGTV. Itโs called โContainer Mastersโ and hopefully weโll see that here pretty soon. So theyโve done a lot of filming for us over the last four months.
Paul Wurth:
Thatโs awesome.
Tom Houghton:
โContainer Masters?โ Well, keep an eye out for that, listeners.
Paul Wurth:
Iโd watch that.
Tom Houghton:
Yeah.
Paul Wurth:
So you guys have been in business since 2015, is that right? Four years?
Anthony Halsch:
No, the first container company that I started, yeah, it was in 2015. The current business, ROXBOX Containers, was incorporated in early January 2018. So we just combined basically two businesses and called it ROXBOX Containers.
Paul Wurth:
Mm-hmm (affirmative). How many employees you guys have now?
Anthony Halsch:
Weโre up to 11 now. So in April, or call it March, there was three people working for the company and we had a couple of contractors, but now we have 11 full-time employees and a handful of probably six or seven contractors that work for us on a part-time basis.
Paul Wurth:
Wow. So youโre in the same boat as, I would assume, many of our listeners, whether theyโre in their 10th or 15th year of business, but they probably experienced it, some of the growth that you have today. What are some of the challenges when you add seven people in the last eight months and what are you looking to the future of challenges and hopefully where you guys will be?
Anthony Halsch:
Yeah, no, thereโs a whole host of challenges. I mean, we just had Denver Startup Week, this past week in Denver, itโs the largest free entrepreneurial event in the country. And I was on a couple of panels discussing this exact thing and around a bunch of new business owners and things like that. And it basically, the thing is, is that when youโre leading a company like this and itโs in this rapid period of growth, you have to give up so much of your control over your processes and systems. And you have to have immense trust in the people that you bring on. And so thatโs one area that, we were still startups, we have to hire people that may not have the greatest experience. They come in at a little bit lower rate than professional who has been in the industry 15, 20 years, especially with the Denver market right now.
Anthony Halsch:
I mean, an architect or project manager is making over a 100 grand and thatโs just not feasible for us on a salary basis at this point. And so, weโre bringing in people, having to train them and itโs really just about keeping your processes as tight as you can. And then just the communication aspect, I canโt stress enough, is how important that is to have everything in line. And I mean honestly, Buildertrend has been an absolute phenomenal program for us to use. And all of our systems are set up, all of our contractors are set up. We have 1,200 or 1,400 cost items in almost five or 600 cost group. So weโre able to pump out proposals so quickly, that weโre getting in business quickly as well. So itโs really great. And I mean, having a system like this has beenโฆ We wouldnโt have been able to grow this quickly without it, to say the least.
Paul Wurth:
Thatโs great. And what are you guys looking for? Obviously youโre doing a 4 million cap raise right now and youโve got some plans for that, but what does the company look like in 12 to 24 months?
Anthony Halsch:
Thatโs a great question. If we were able to raise that amount of capital, basically it would go for me to hire the high level C-suite that Iโm looking for. Iโd get the plant manager in there and weโd actually purchase or lease a warehouse depends on the valuation and things like that, how the money comes in and then weโd set up the manufacturing plant. So in 12 months, I mean, we could be looking at, Iโve got 45 to 60 people on the payroll and weโre trying to pump out, weโre looking to do 15 to 20 units per month of any sort, either house, bar, kitchen, whatever it is. And so at those numbers, we can really grow and so this year weโre going to hit our goal of a one and a half million in revenue.
Anthony Halsch:
And then our margins, weโve raised our prices four times this year. And so, people keep saying, โYes.โ So I keep raising prices until we start hearing some noโs there, and then weโll be at the right spot. But basically, weโve just gotten so busy that we can take in the money, get the factory and keep going with our current lines that we have, and once we take that money, we would put a ton into marketing and advertising all over the country, in North and South America as well and then really blow that up if we could. So if we can capture that capital this year or early next year, hopefully 2020, weโre looking at anywhere from seven and a half to 9 million in revenue. And then from there, the skyโs the limit. We can take over the market.
Tom Houghton:
Skyโs the limit. I feel like Iโm on the podcast version of โShark Tankโ right now. Youโre already be like, โIโll give you 10% for it but I want what 1 cent for every shipping container you sell or something.โ
Paul Wurth:
Kickback.
Tom Houghton:
Yeah.
Paul Wurth:
Thatโs awesome. Thatโs great to have that goal for sure. It sounds like itโs a really unique opportunity for you guys. Now I was going to ask, can you buy these from anywhere in the US? Will you guys ship them to anywhere or do you guys have limits there right now?
Anthony Halsch:
No, no. We can ship them anywhere. Thatโs the nice thing about a shipping container. It goes on the back of a flatbed and you just truck it wherever you need to. Weโve sent bars to California, Wyoming, Florida. Weโve sent a couple of stages and currently weโre in production for multiple units going to Killington Vermont Ski Resort and Copper Mountain Ski Resort, which is obviously in our backyard, and then Park City, Utah, as well. So if youโre out there, look for some containers and it was done by us.
Paul Wurth:
Thatโs awesome.
Tom Houghton:
Very cool.
Paul Wurth:
Mm-hmm (affirmative).
Tom Houghton:
Have you done any home offices? I feel like a lot of people, like the office sheds are a thing. I feel like Iโve seen shipping containers.
Paul Wurth:
In the back yards?
Tom Houghton:
Yeah. Use for that.
Anthony Halsch:
Itโs called a She Shed.
Paul Wurth:
Oh. She Shed.
Tom Houghton:
Yeah. There you go.
Paul Wurth:
Oh, I see. Like a man-cave in your backyard-
Tom Houghton:
Yeah, basically.
Paul Wurth:
โฆ or an office-
Tom Houghton:
Or an office.
Paul Wurth:
โฆ or a She Shed.
Tom Houghton:
Or a She Shed.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah. Thatโs cool.
Tom Houghton:
I mean, does that something you guys do if you were looking at that?
Anthony Halsch:
Yes, actually, currently weโre in production of two. This is our venture into more of the residential market. So basically weโre starting off with two Airbnbs. Theyโre just single 40-foot containers and itโll be more of a studio-style apartment, but they will have a nook for a desk and things like that, in the one weโre doing in Denver. The other oneโs going up to Blackhawk, right by all the casinos up there. Thatโll be one of six Airbnbs and so it should be a pretty good revenue stream for our client.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah. With your regular product and your one-offs, can you actually just go get a quote from you online or how long does it take to get a quote from you?
Anthony Halsch:
Oh, it doesnโt take us, I mean, it depends on how complex the project is, but a lot of times we can knock this stuff out in a day or two and itโs thanks to Buildertrend. I mean, like I said, you guys, I canโt tell you enough, all the spreadsheet work and everything we were doing at the very beginning of this company, it would take us six, seven, eight, nine, 10 days, to get out a quote depending on the complexity of it. And now, no matter the complexity, itโs not taking us more than four or five days.
Paul Wurth:
Thatโs awesome. Good for you guys.
Tom Houghton:
Itโs great to hear. Thanks for the shout out, by the way.
Paul Wurth:
Maybe we could negotiate something for next year.
Tom Houghton:
Sure.
Paul Wurth:
Our little mobile bar.
Tom Houghton:
Exactly.
Anthony Halsch:
Yโall have a big bus, right?
Tom Houghton:
Thatโs right. We got an RV. Yep.
Anthony Halsch:
Yeah. There you go. Just pull one of the BeerCans behind it. Now you got the RV and youโve got the BeerCan. Start yourself a party right there.
Paul Wurth:
I love it.
Tom Houghton:
Boom.
Paul Wurth:
Weโre planning the 2020 budget right now. Weโll pencil that right in.
Tom Houghton:
Right on in. Nice work. Letโs talk about whatโs next. So, I mean, obviously a big growth for you guys, but whatโs next in the world of shipping containers or what trends are you seeing there, that people should be keeping an eye out for?
Anthony Halsch:
Well, itโs booming. What the deal is, is basically the United States is anywhere from five to 12 years behind the rest of the world in terms of container infrastructure. Honestly, I think itโs just because weโre a little snooty and during the early 2000s and everyoneโs making a ton of money, we have the McMansions and everything else, no one wanted to look at alternative building materials. You see modular homes basically took a massive hit after 2008, not that anything else didnโt, but they didnโt rebound quite like it has in the last four or five years. So weโve seen modular construction absolutely explode in the last four or five years. And then the shipping container component is a unique piece thatโs a side deal for a lot of these large modular home companies. But the reason why we decided to go after such a large raise this early on in the company, was because we have an opportunity to take the market right now, in terms of the factory built residential containers.
Anthony Halsch:
And the reason is, thereโs hardly any players that are out there doing it big. So weโve talked to a number of large modular home manufacturers, some owned by Berkshire Hathaway and some other local ones in Nebraska and Kansas and Wyoming. And basically, theyโre booked out six plus months. They donโt have any room for any more products on their current lines but when we talked to them about this, about potentially adding a line to their current production, they were like, โThatโs not possible but if you could produce them, weโd like to purchase them.โ So we have a potential to where we could actually sell to the current modular home companies because they donโt have a modern product with the type of strength that this house, this inner houses, can offer. And not only that but the price point as well. We can get really, really close to what these current modulars are at. And itโs a much, much stronger and more modern looking house than whatโs being offered in the market currently.
Tom Houghton:
When you-
Paul Wurth:
So your value prop, sorry, itโs not only just being unique and forefront when it comes to design, but actually itโs stronger, better insulated. Is that fair?
Anthony Halsch:
Oh, certainly. Yeah. The amount of air that can pass between the walls with the spray foam and the steel, is none. So weโre basically creating just an airtight structure in there and with the current advances in your mini-split systems and things like that, I mean, it doesnโt take much to heat and cool this stuff, especially since weโre able to get underneath the floor and actually spray underneath the container with foam. And then depending if we add a sub floor or not, I mean, youโre talking, Iโd say at least a minimum building code, but then we can even go more if it depends on the mountains, things like that, where itโs going to land in what zone for insulation. But yeah, itโs definitely a much stronger product. And I would say itโs one of the most airtight and energy efficient types of construction that you can have.
Tom Houghton:
You mentioned stronger a few times. Iโm curious, would this solve issues with hurricanes and tornadoes and other natural disasters? I mean, what can these things take?
Paul Wurth:
Good question, Tom.
Tom Houghton:
Thanks. Take a lot.
Anthony Halsch:
Yes, Basically weโve got just the basic container without any modifications and stuff. Youโre looking at 192 mile per hour gust that it can withstand and, yeah, youโre looking at, I think, a category five hurricane. So my construction manager, heโs from Puerto Rico and he has flown down there and helped his family build some structures. Well, after I believe it was Maria or Rita or something?
Paul Wurth:
Yeah. About a year and a half ago. That was the big one. Yeah.
Anthony Halsch:
Right. So that hurricane there destroyed everything on the beach except for his container ice cream shack. They were the only company that was able to turn everything on, because they run off generators, the next day. They opened their door, turned everything on and they started cooking all types of food for all different people. So thatโs just a testament and one example of where they can withstand type of weather.
Tom Houghton:
And I bet you probably could do some solar on the top, since the roof is flat, right? I mean, do you do complex roofing on that then orโฆ
Anthony Halsch:
You certainly can. Yeah. Weโve done everything from a trussed roof to basically adding corrugation at an angle thatโs Vulcraft style decking that they use for a plate underneath concrete. So if there is a high snow load or something to that effect, then we just have to add a small pitch deck to the top and itโs all steel, so itโs all just welded on. And thatโs the other thing too, all of our products on the exterior itโs going to be steel unless you want a wood facade or something like that and thatโs another thing too, we can actually put a facade on the container.
Anthony Halsch:
So all we do is take and use a 2 x 2 tube. And in every deep corrugation, we weld it vertically in there. And then weโre able to do is, screw in with any type of siding, wood, stucco. You can put all your chicken wire up there and do any sort of stucco that you need to do or whatever else. And so it could literally look however you want it to, at the end of the day and still have that structural integrity.
Paul Wurth:
Sold.
Tom Houghton:
So, I mean, this sounds like a win-win-win right here.
Paul Wurth:
Sold. Sold.
Tom Houghton:
Weโre in.
Paul Wurth:
Right.
Tom Houghton:
Right here. Paul and Tom-
Paul Wurth:
Weโre investing.
Tom Houghton:
Weโre investing. Youโve heard it first. I guess we have to disclose that now in the podcast apparently.
Paul Wurth:
What are the minimums?
Tom Houghton:
Weโll talk about this maybe after, when weโre off air.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah, exactly.
Paul Wurth:
Letโs wrap this up. Anthony, thank you so much for coming and sharing your passion. I mean, I can definitely tell youโre passionate about this and you know a lot, which is great. Thank you for sharing that with the listeners. We wish you continued success in your business, of course. Thanks for using Buildertrend and being a client of ours. And weโre just excited to see where you guys go from here.
Anthony Halsch:
Awesome. Yes. Thank you very much, guys. I really appreciate the opportunity.
Paul Wurth:
Yeah, everybody look out for that Buildertrend BeerCan on the road soon, in 2020.
Tom Houghton:
2020, here we go.
Paul Wurth:
All right. Thanks, Anthony. Appreciate it.
Anthony Halsch:
Awesome, thanks guys.
Tom Houghton:
Want to share a suggestion for a future guest, have a question about Buildertrend that youโd like us to discuss or a topic that youโd want us to cover on the podcast, let us know by calling and leaving us a message at 402-596-6437. Thatโs 402-596-6437. And who knows? Youโll maybe hear yourself on the podcast. Love what you heard? Donโt forget to rate and subscribe to our podcast, so you can hear from more guests that will benefit your business. Also, please check out our show notes page for more information on what we discussed on this episode, you can find it at buildertrend.com/podcast. Thanks for listening and weโll see you next time on โThe Building Code.โ Appreciate you.
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