Current Projects
House #18
This page was updated on 29-Jan-2008
Please plan to join us at the dedication of this house, to be held at the house on 9 February.
House # 18 is completed! Thanks to all the great volunteers that have come out and helped to make this dream a reality!
Be sure to visit the Public Relations page of this website to see more pictures of volunteers at work!
Wrapping up odds & ends during the week |
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Dec 15th sealing heating ducts, shelves in closets, another coat on trim/doors |
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Dec 8th trimwork, replace a cabinet, |
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On December1st, much trim was installed, puttied & painted by a group of volunteers from Skidmore College. |
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| During the week of the 26th, kitchen cabinets were installed and trim prepared. |
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On November 24th another coat of paint was applied to walls and ceilings. The cabinets and trim had been delivered. House electric had been connected. |
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On November17th, a coat of paint was put on all interior walls and ceilings, with a second coat in the kitchen area. Also the land had been graded. |
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On November 10th, the shed roof was completed, railings installed on outside stairways, a trench was dug for the propane delivery line |
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On November 3rd the sheetrocking was completed, taping was begun, the side steps modified and a shed built |
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October 27th much of the sheetrocking was completed. |
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October 20th the siding was completed, electrical roughed-in, and much of the insulation was done. Porch railing was installed and the plumbing inspection completed. |
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On October 14th, more siding was completed |
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Also during the week, the septic system was completed... |
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More siding on October 6th, as well as porch railings and side stairs/landing |
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On September 29th much of the siding went up, and most of the front porch was completed. |
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| The doors & windows went in on 22 September, and the bathroom plumbing was started |
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| Shingling the roof was done by a group of volunteers on 15 September |
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Volunteers hard at work! |
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| After the work party on 8 September, the roof trusses were up & much of the sheathing was completed! |
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| After the second work party, the walls were completed. Special thanks to the young adults from Skidmore College who showed up to do a full day of nail pounding & wall lifting! |
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| Ready for the volunteers on Saturday... |
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| After the first work party, the floor was completed. |
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| Here is a picture of the site after the footings were poured & ready for the first work party |
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| Here is a pic of the land after it was cleared... |
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