From Jeff, our fabulous Americorp volunteer who is leaving us soon to return to Eastern Michigan University, where he’s majoring in Construction Management:
I don’t even know where to start. I think this whole build has been a lot of fun – lots of different volunteers came out to the site, and a lot came out to the site everyday that I’ve gotten to know really well. I’m going to miss being out on the site and working with the regular crew every weekend. I wasn’t expecting there to be so many volunteers who came out every morning, every day of the build from start to finish – and being so glad to be out and building. It really was the volunteers that made this summer such a great experience for me – it was amazing working with people who were so nice and excited – and glad to be there.It’s been incredible to be part of the Habitat volunteers who give so much – I’m really gonna miss you all!
We’re really just about done with the Thrivent house. The last couple weeks we’ve been doing all the final trim work, installed the counter tops, we’ve been weatherproofing the house, working on all the final details (touch-up paint, etc.) and the house is really coming together. I am looking forward to seeing you all at the landscaping day and the final cleaning day before the dedication – and of course the dedication itself on September 12!
The house is very close to being done. On 8-6-10 there will be a group of volunteers working on the final punch list.
The house is so close to being done! Andy, our fantastic house leader is spending the next couple weeks for his granddaughter. We’re working on getting the elusive lawn drainage problem fixed- I’ll post more details next week for those of you who’d like to know. Here’s a few more pics from the build – don’t forget to send me any you’ve shot.
Mark your calendar! The 2836 Maplewood dedication will be September 12, at 3 pm.
Thanks to Kathy for this great picture of work on the garage!
Please send any photos or stories from the build to me, Maggie Porter at mporter@h4h.org. Thank you!
I can’t believe how quickly this house has transformed! We only have three workdays planned to wrap up the volunteer work and it is looking fantastic.
For those of you who don’t know, this is the first build that I (Maggie) have watched from beginning to end, and I can tell you that it’s incredible to see. I don’t know all of my construction terms to tell you exactly what’s been accomplished in the last week, but I do know that all of the painting is done, the bathroom is done, the exterior has been finished for a while, the garage was painted to match the siding on the house and it looks adorable!
There are, as always, so many people to thank: The lunches have been fabulous! Thank you to everyone who has volunteered, and especially to the church champions who have been so instrumental in recruiting volunteers!
Once again please send me any photos you have and I’ll post them!
This weekend was busy, productive and fun at 2836 Maplewood! Thank you to CitiMortgage for helping us out on the site on Thursday and Friday – with all of their great help we were able to get a lot accomplished.
The house has really transformed – it’s hardly recognizable from the building we started out with.
We’ve finished the windows and siding … the exterior looks great!
Inside we’ve put up drywall and started mudding it, painted all the other rooms, and built the safety wall upstairs. The tub and vanity have been installed in the bathroom. We’re almost ready to install flooring and cabinets.
The garage is a bigger challenge than anyone had anticipated. The rotted wall has been removed, replaced, and the vinyl has
almost been completely reinstalled. The ceiling had to be jacked up to be reinforced.
A huge thank you to Laurie Kuck and Judy Willis for bringing lunch this weekend – they were fabulous!
We passed all our rough inspections this week and the electric work is almost done! Most importantly, everyone has had a great time and Rachelle and her daughter are greatly anticipating moving in to their new home!
If you have updates from the build, stories from helping on the site, or pictures, send them to me at mporter@h4h.org and I will post them here. Also, let me know if you are willing to bring a lunch to the build!
We have two more weekends planned – please sign up on VolHub at http://h4h.volunteerhub.com/Events/EventGroup/Summary.aspx?EventGroupID=8885.
