WOW, it has been a while!
This month has been great. So many things have happened. The shingled roof is done, all the flashing was installed, windows were installed, house wrap is done... One month ago, we had a floor. Now, we have practically a complete house (just not able to lock it yet).
Personalities in the group have been very good this month. Just about no fights; some arguements, but that's normal. Decisions are becoming less vague and more specific as we try to pick colors, fixtures, and materials.
Let's cross our fingers that we keep up the good work and make April another fantastic month. May is just around the corner.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
habiTECH takes their first steps toward a built house
A few things have happened over the past week...
1. I left for Tyler, TX on February 26 and had an interview the next morning with an architecture firm. The interview went great and I was offered a job!
2. I visited Dad and Micheal back home for what looks to be the last break away from school before graduation. Mom and Courtney were in Ithaca, NY for Courtney's audition...hope it went well.
This last break was spent going on interviews and spending some short time with family for everyone in the class. It was a nice rest before the SIPs came in.
NOW...this brings us to the SIPs...
They arrived last Friday. On Saturday, we were fortunate to have the wonderful help of some athletes. They were amazing! They practically built half of our house. They just took control of their jobs, and proved to be some of the best volunteers. I hope they come back some day...hopefully we didn't wear them out too much. Today, we had some of Martin's frat brothers. They too were great volunteers, but their was only 3 of them.
We finished putting up all the walls and got our first roof panel on. This is not going to be easy. The roof panels are extremely heavy and we have to raise them 14 feet in the air.
In the end, I think that this weekend was the best weekend for the class so far. We got so much accomplished and we all worked really hard. I have to give credit to everyone. Here's my shout to Morgan for her organizing the weekend. I know that it was difficult for her having everyone asking her questions every 5 minutes and having to keep composure. She did a great job...but she's not done yet.
Let's keep up the good work guys!
...hmm...time to read for history class tomorrow...
1. I left for Tyler, TX on February 26 and had an interview the next morning with an architecture firm. The interview went great and I was offered a job!
2. I visited Dad and Micheal back home for what looks to be the last break away from school before graduation. Mom and Courtney were in Ithaca, NY for Courtney's audition...hope it went well.
This last break was spent going on interviews and spending some short time with family for everyone in the class. It was a nice rest before the SIPs came in.
NOW...this brings us to the SIPs...
They arrived last Friday. On Saturday, we were fortunate to have the wonderful help of some athletes. They were amazing! They practically built half of our house. They just took control of their jobs, and proved to be some of the best volunteers. I hope they come back some day...hopefully we didn't wear them out too much. Today, we had some of Martin's frat brothers. They too were great volunteers, but their was only 3 of them.
We finished putting up all the walls and got our first roof panel on. This is not going to be easy. The roof panels are extremely heavy and we have to raise them 14 feet in the air.
In the end, I think that this weekend was the best weekend for the class so far. We got so much accomplished and we all worked really hard. I have to give credit to everyone. Here's my shout to Morgan for her organizing the weekend. I know that it was difficult for her having everyone asking her questions every 5 minutes and having to keep composure. She did a great job...but she's not done yet.
Let's keep up the good work guys!
...hmm...time to read for history class tomorrow...
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