Getting Closer

Saturday, we had seven volunteers, which included two from Thankful Baptist. Bruce Cates handled crewleader chores nicely, and the resulting work was top notch. It was the best baseboard and shoe mold trim work I have seen in any of the Habitat homes.

In addition, we insulated all water pipes in the crawl space, installed bathroom cabinets-base and medicine, mounted hardware for the window blinds, laid out lines for closet shelving, mounted vent/filter for cold air return and another round of interior clean-up.

COUNT DOWN TO DEDICATION!

The end our our project is in sight. The Ellis family is starting to make plans to move in!

Here are the important steps left:

June 11 - The flooring will be completed. We will do baseboards and shoe mold on Saturday. Have 300 feet of each to install. Crew and lunch have been lined up.

Starting June 14th, we will complete phase 2 wiring, call for inspection and get Georgia Power to hook us up with a permanent line. Then we can install thermostat and trial run HVAC. We will also insulate pipes under the house, install closet shelving, mount kitchen and bathroom cabinets by the end of the week. Volunteers have been scheduled.

June 21st, we will complete phase 2 plumbing for all hook-ups. Get the gutters and down spouts installed. Move all appliances to the house and connect. Install all kitchen and bath accessories.

June 26 - Have Harvey Burnes grade and scrape the front and side yard for landscaping on the 26th. Five Springs is donating the plants and Coosa Valley Turf is giving us the sod. We have a large crew lined up for that all important street appeal.

June 27 at 4:00 PM - Dedication!

June 28 - we will get the Certificate of Occupancy.

Closer to the Finish

We've had several good workdays recently. Painting has been done on site and off.

Saturday, we had one of our best workdays. Exceptionally good weather, excellent volunteer turnout, admirable effort by all and high quality results.

A total of 33 volunteers, consisting of 15 First Baptist members, 12 Thankful Baptist members and 6 friends of the Ellis family came to the worksite. Main focus was on interior doors and all jambs & facings trim. Some of the doors had been installed on Friday, June 4th, which allowed this group to concentrate on completing the window jambs and facings, hanging bi-fold doors, installing door hardware, giving all doors and trim another finish coat of paint, cleaning all windows and the sub-flooring and sprucing up the yard.

A total of 117 labor hours were expended for this phase of the project. Next week, the vinyl flooring will be installed, followed by baseboard and shoe mould trim.

Our goal remains to be complete by June 26th, with landscaping to be the final item on the schedule.

Siding Completed

Special thanks goes to Robert Godbee of Godbee Siding for his help this week. Along with a few of Darryl Ellis's friends, that phase of the project is now complete. Mr. Godbee made it possible to complete the job in 8 hours by bringing his cutting equipment & jigs for the soffitt material, the mechanical brake for all the metal trim, and the necessary scaffolding.

The subcontractor work by Thornie Busby's crew on finishing the sheetrock should be finished by Saturday, May 22nd.

Our next day of work will be Thursday, May 27th to prime the interior walls, and to apply the finish coat of paint on Saturday, May 29th. The Dean's List Sunday School Class has signed up volunteers for both days and will bring lunch.

Porches Completed

Tuesday, Bill Harrison led a crew of 5 other volunteers who completed the front and rear porches. One from First Baptist, one from Thankful Baptist, one from St. Mary's, one from Westminister Presbyterian and one from Metro UMC.

Crews Complete Assignments

We had 19 volunteers Saturday at 124 Hasty Road installing sheetrock on the walls under the capable crewmanship of Carroll Peterson. Meanwhile, we had 10 ladies at the Habitat warehouse on Excelsior Street painting doors, jamb kits, facings, baseboard and shoe mould under the equally good supervision of Miriam Peterson.

The sheetrock work required a 10 hour day with a total of 140 labor hours expended, a multitude of measurements & cuts and 3,000 nails hammered. But, we managed to finish to have it ready to call in our sheetrock finishing sub next week.

The Ladies wrapped up their painting requirements by 1:30 PM, or a total of 50 labor hours expended. They finished their task with a celebration dance.

Major Progress

Bill Harrison reports:

Saturday, 17 volunteers arrived to insulate exterior walls and install sheetrock on the ceiling. I thought it might be a bit congested, but we managed to handle both tasks efficiently with minimum interference. Insulation work was completed by noon, but the ceiling required many to stay until 5:00 PM, which they graciously did. Joanne Owens brought us a good lunch and plenty beverages.

We are now on scheule with the walls to be sheet rock covered next Saturday and painting interior doors and trim at the Habitat warehouse off-site location. Carroll and Miriam Peterson are the respective crew leaders.

Love Builds T shirts are available for all who volunteer. Get yours today.

Thanks to everyone who has worked thus far..