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The Complete CargoSolar Build Plans
Every cut list, assembly, budget, and build-order step for a solid steel-framed trailer cabin and a 40-foot container home — packaged as one clean, printable plan set you keep. Plus solar sizing and jobsite checklists.
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What's Inside
Everything To Build, In One File
The free guides on this site are the overview. This is the packaged, print-ready set your crew works from — no clicking around, no forgetting a step.
- Steel trailer-cabin plan — full 8×12 framing spec, raised floor over the wheels, belly storage
- 40ft container-home plan — foundation, spray foam, metal-stud interior, reinforcement
- Per-unit cut lists — stud counts, track, rafters, joists, sheathing, hardware
- Assembly stack-ups — floor, wall, and roof, inside to out
- Phased budgets — dried-in shell vs. finish-out, per unit and for three
- Build-order sequences — the exact order that keeps water out and work on track
- Solar sizing quick-reference — match a system to your actual loads
- Materials, tools & build-day checklists — nothing forgotten at the lumberyard
Who It's For
Built For People Who Actually Build
You'll love it if…
- You're building one unit — or three — and want one source of truth.
- You'd rather hand your crew a printed cut list than explain it twice.
- You want real numbers, not Pinterest fantasy budgets.
- You're drying in shells now and finishing out later.
What you get
- A single clean file — open in any browser, print, or save as PDF.
- Every number from CargoSolar's own build budgets.
- Yours to keep and reprint for your personal builds.
- Updated plans stay free on the site as a companion.
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FAQ
Before You Buy
What exactly do I get?
A single, print-ready plan document covering both builds — the steel trailer cabin and the 40ft container home — with cut lists, assemblies, phased budgets, build order, solar sizing, and checklists. Open it in any browser, print it, or save it as a PDF.
How do I get it after paying?
Right after checkout you're taken to a download page with the plan file. It's yours to keep and reprint for your personal builds.
Isn't the info already free on the site?
The free guides are the overview and stay free. This is the packaged, single-file version your crew works from at the site — plus the solar sizing reference and the materials, tools, and build-day checklists that aren't on the free pages.
Will this work for my exact trailer or container?
The plans are built around an 8×12 cabin and a 40ft high-cube container. The framing spec, assemblies, and build order apply broadly; you adjust lengths and riser height to your own frame. The free cost calculator re-prices any change in size, finish, or solar.