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Prison Build House Components

Shed Details

ShedThe sheds are 8' x 10' mini barns; gambrel roofed with 4' side walls. The sheds have "smartboard siding" a primed OSB exterior product similar to T-111. Trim is 1x stock. Sheds come with asphalt shingles.

Securing to slab

The Department of Corrections recommends using an L-shaped bracket and Tapcon screws. The long shed walls are the primary support for the shed. The bottom plate is vertically oriented, making it 1.5 wide at the base of the wall and 3.5 high. Tim doesn't recommend the placement of j-bolts in the pad when pouring.

AIM 2006

Energy Efficiency Plan

Vision 2020

Vision 2020 - link to external website