ah ha! an update!

the house! passed rough electrical and plumbing inspections today and hopefully rough framing tomorrow. we'll be done insulating by the end of the week, just in time for labor day weekend!

the future homeowners chose a grey for the lower body color, a light grey for the upper body color and a "sweet creme" yellow for the trim (the trim's not painted yet).

so the other duplex has shakes (vs. board and batten) and with the volunteer electrical crew's schedule, this duplex is a few days ahead- they're already drywalling!

nearly September already??

So, I have been terrible at taking pictures to update this blog… Maybe I’ll remember tomorrow! We should be starting insulation and drywall this week. And then I’ll be dogsitting for the next two weekends- one weekend will be for a 12-year old fluffy German Shepherd and the next for a 10+ year old American Bulldog and a 10+ year old St. Bernard. It’ll be awesome- older dogs are so mellow.

In other news, I had another interview- this time with a non-profit here in Denver. It seems like a great organization and a good position that I can grow into. We’ll see what happens. :)

end of week 6

So we should be at our halfway point, but we’re slightly behind schedule…

so we got these porch trusses up and it seems like we may have to take them down as they weren't engineered correctly...

dedication!

Forgot to mention the Bails dedication, which took place the day after our last AmeriCorps day. Celebrated 15 families, 15 new houses, 1 new community- it was awesome. We had volunteers there, sponsors were out, and most importantly, families were out. These are families that I’ve worked with on site, most I’ve seen since the beginning of the project in January and about once a week since then.

*note: grabbed these photos from another AmeriCorps, although I did photo-edit them.

the ED, sponsors and partner families

the construction staff and americorps

one townhouse unit

the back of bldgs 1 and 2, facing the garages, landscaping's not quite done

living and dining area, families choose if they want carpet or vinyl in the dining area

kitchen! families choose if they want a gas or electric stove, as well as space for a dishwasher. cabinets are built through a partnership with the prison and whirlpool donates the stove and fridge.

laundry room- highly efficient washer and dryer!

up the stairs...

full bath upstairs- these townhouses are mostly 3 BR, 1.5 Bath, a few have a full bath downstairs for accessibility and a few have 4 bedrooms

master bedroom with double windows and a walk-in closet

beginning of the second paid week!

So staying on for a bit as a temporary supervisor, still chugging away at Hillside. Last week, I flew out to LA for a job interview, so things are looking up!

had a crane lift up the trusses

all the trusses are stood and we're partially decked

the hip roof

peeking over to the other house

framing galore!