Assembly
Students assemble to insure fit at our LearnSTEAM shop, disassemble for transport, then reassemble at buyer’s site. Panels will include installed windows, doors, wiring, plumbing. . . everything needed for rapid assembly and installation of fixtures. Once trusses are installed, then the roof is sheathed and a continuous moisture barrier applied. Next, precut metal seam roofing, with vents already cut, is attached, including mounts for solar panels.
Transportation
Structures are panel designed for standard transportation to installation site for assembly. For example, with an 8 foot ceiling height, plus 4 1/2” of base and top plates, it could be transported in panels without special wide load permits. The maximum roof pitch would dictate truss height to be less than 8’ 6” including overhangs.
Target Market
Larger cities like Eugene have recently revised their zoning and building codes to allow for higher housing densities. Our project houses are sized to meet these new infill density codes.
The completed house(s) will be advertised for an estimated auction of $60k each, with negotiated cost of permits, installation, and connection to utilities.
If the sold price is in excess of what is needed to finance the LearnSTEAM program next year, then that excess is divided among the students who worked on the project in accordance with their days of attendance. This is a bonus stipend, not back pay for employment.
LearnSTEAM, by Klamath Works, in partnership with Klamath area school districts, trains formally disengaged youth (dropout/pushout) in construction and to earn a GED. Within this collaborative MakerSpace students practice soft skills necessary for success in the skilled trades.