March 28, 2009 update

On Saturday, March 28 with a group from Christ the King parish we were able to:

Continued scraping the exterior walls
“Tar paper” and trim was installed on the shed. Doors started.
New table saw was assembled
Skim coated ceilings and walls in one bedroom and living room and small section of kitchen
Installed bathroom vent tubing
Finished one basement window frame
Kitchen and bathroom walls were cleaned with wallpaper solvent
Front gas light pole was removed
Bedroom, adjacent room and closets were painted with primer
Leaves were raked and bagged

A large lunch was delivered by Janet Holtz, thank you!

Volunteer plumber Dave Jones and helper continued the rough plumbing install

Thanks again to all who contributed,
Steve Polgar
Catholic House Leader

March 21, 2009 update

With a number of volunteers from Holy Trinity Student Parish, we were able to:
 
Continue scraping exterior paint
Remove front porch & steps
Add roof and some trim to shed
Remove/replace one basement window
Add sub-floor piece in kitchen
Jessie Moroney and  Kelly Bennett delivered a filling lunch.
 


Credit for these pictures goes to Christopher Holdwick of Holdwick Event Photography LLC.

March 3, 7 and 14 updates

March 3, 2009

1. In the basement, removed the rest of the drywall and studding that was on the east and south walls in the room. Scraped all walls and floor.

2. In the kitchen we removed the final 2 layers of vinyl tile and luan.

3. Outside, scraped off the loose paint on the cedar siding.

4. In the attic, all the baffles were installed; R30 battes were placed in all the open rafters above the repaired area. Then a layer of R19 was placed over top.

5. In the bathroom, all the drywall and corner screen from around the tub was removed so that green board can be installed. The tub remains in place.

6. The shed outside was started in the late afternoon. The walls are up, door cut out and the trusses up and gable ends sheeted. The old shed is completely taken down and in the dumpster.

Employees from Ford did a great job and were enthusiastic the whole day.


March 7, 2009

With 7 volunteers the remaining truss was built for the shed

Living room subfoor was nailed down

Walls were sanded in the kitchen

Carpet tack strips removed from bedroom floors

Wallpaper removed from bathroom walls

A large and filling lunch donated by:

Ann Arbor Management Team
Buffalo Wild Wings
205 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104


March 14, 2009

With 6 volunteers more loose paint was scraped off the exterior cedar siding

Roof sheathing was nailed on the shed

Front door was replaced

Subfloor in bathroom was torn up and replaced

Damaged front screen door was removed

Some leaves and tree branches were bagged


Thanks to all who helped,
Steve Polgar

Saturday, February 28, 2009

On Saturday, February 28, 2009, with only 3 of 8 scheduled volunteers we accomplished quite a bit of work.

Habitat fliers explaining our Catholic House were delivered to area houses.
All debris was removed from the house and attic, including hot water heater and refrigerator. Zac took (or will take) them and old water pipes to the Ann Arbor Recycling Center.
One of two layers of bathroom floor was removed and one of three layers of kitchen floor was removed; will be sufficient to add the new floors over.
Wallpaper in the kitchen was removed.
Walls around the tub were almost completely removed; ready for new plumbing.
Venetian blinds and hardware were removed from all windows.
Electricians were there all day and should be done with the rough on Tuesday when they return.

ALSO: the shed in back was almost completely demolished, will be finished on Tuesday.

Thanks to all who helped,
Steve Polgar

See photos at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/scottmichaelwright/Habitat#