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Bartlett Park Shipping Container Home

Bob is back in Bartlett Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, where they are helping to revitalize the neighborhood by building a new home out of four steel shipping containers. Bob recaps the shipping container story from the previous episode and tells how the stem-wall foundation was poured especially to receive these steel building units that are welded in place for maximum connection. On this show, Bob will explain how the roof truss system is constructed and tied down onto the structure to resist wind uplift and damage during a hurricane or high-wind event. He'll also learn more about the PGT impact-resistant windows being installed to combat damage and building failure from wind-borne debris. More information