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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   This world traveler has built himself a container house haven in Round Top, Texas—complete with a matching swimming pool.   About House of What?!:  Chris Grundy explores eclectic homes created from strange, recycled, and up-cycled materials!  Learn how each house was transformed into a personal oasis and made from the greatest stuff on Earth!    This clip comes from Season 2, Episode 3: "Funky Art House"   EarthX  Love Our Planet.  The Official Network of Earth Day.    About Us:  At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.     EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.       EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/    Follow Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthxtv/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxtv  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthxtv      How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV   #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #Eco-friendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00In between the major hubs of Houston and Austin sits rural Round Top, Texas, population 87.

00:09Yeah, you heard that right.

00:12This one square mile is famous for its antique shows,

00:15but it's also where New Jersey native Matt White set up his shipping container empire, Flophouse, with a Z.

00:23Hey guys, welcome to my crib. Come on in.

00:26As he traveled the world, Matt found himself coming back to Round Top.

00:29This time with a housing plan.

00:32I studied containers for a very long time.

00:34I learned probably more than I ever needed to know, but there was no blueprints.

00:37This was all ad hoc.

00:39To some degree, you have some drawings, and they were probably done on a napkin.

00:43Flophouse idea kind of just came out of nowhere.

00:46It really was like, I want to build one of these for myself.

00:49And then that kind of just slowly transitioned into why build one, because it's just as easy to build three.

00:54Then it was like, well, let's build six.

00:58So what exactly is a Flophouse?

01:00My mother won't remember this, but one time she's like, your dormitory looks like a Flophouse.

01:05And Flophouses, if you look it up in history, were kind of like these where vagabonds would go,

01:11and they were cheap places to stay, and we're the antithesis of that.

01:16Now, Matt's mother would be proud.

01:18In addition to the six different container homes,

01:21his vast property includes his 12,000-square-foot salvage warehouse and a refreshing pool.

01:28So Texas gets pretty hot, and when you have a container home, why not have a container pool?

01:34This was probably one of the best purchases I've ever made in my life.

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