July 25, 2009 Update

On Friday July 24, Chuck and Dennis laid addition Pergo flooring; finishing the living room and partial hallway

On Saturday with a good size crew we:

Added most all molding
Replaced one basement window
Painted molding and front exterior door
Nailed molding around tub surround and window
Installed the bathroom medicine cabinet
Finalized a few electrical connections for the electrician
Replaced rear door threshold
Added decorative molding at front door
Plugged hole in crawlspace
Fixed corner of deck
Caulked kitchen countertop
Hung interior doors
Rerouted cold air and hot air ducts in crawlspace
Installed kick plate molding in front of kitchen cabinets
Hung mailbox

The next couple of Saturdays should be minor items and clean-up

On Sunday July 25, Andrew did additional mudding on the attic opening and Ryan and Steve laid the tile on two stairs and landing by rear door.

Thanks for everyone’s help,
Steve Polgar
Catholic House Leader

July 18, 2009 Update

On Saturday with an adequate number of volunteers we:
finished painting the exterior of the house
painted the bathroom
laid the remainder of kitchen floor tile
replaced another basement window
finished stairs to front porch
painted the shed
removed construction and yard debris
and watched jets fly by from the Willow Run air show

On Monday evening (Jul 20) Chuck and Tom:
Added Pergo floor to the living room & partial hallway

July11, 2009 Update

On Saturday with a lot of volunteers, we were able to:

Clean and straighten the inside of the house
Sand door frame
Add lengthened strike plate to front door jamb
Paint closet shelves
Sand walls in bathroom; now ready for paint
Rake and bag leaves and twigs
Remove some deck boards for access to basement windows
Install trim molding in bedrooms and cut trim for other rooms
Add steps to front porch
Lay the tile in the bathroom
Trim the attic access

Thanks to all for your help
Steve Polgar

July11, 2009 Update

On Saturday with a lot of volunteers, we were able to:

Cleaned and straightened the inside of the house
Sanded door frame
Added lengthened strike plate to front door jamb
Painted closet shelves
Sanded walls in bathroom; now ready for paint
Raked and bagged leaves and twigs
Removed some deck boards for access to basement windows
Installed trim molding in bedrooms and cut trim for other rooms
Added steps to front porch
Laid the tile in the bathroom
Trimmed the attic access

Thanks to all for your help
Steve Polgar

June 27 Update

With plenty of volunteers; from as far away as Westland and Detroit and even from St. Patrick and St. Mary Magdalen of Brighton we were able to accomplish the following:

Painted 2 sides of house
Replaced a few cedar shakes as needed
Poured concrete driveway and front stair pad
Trimmed trees and hauled away yard debris
Patched and sanded kitchen/hallway pass-through
Worked on plaster walls in bathroom
Applied crack sealer/leveler to bathroom floor

June 20, 2009 Update

On Saturday we:
Hand scraped last of exterior paint
Installed shelves in shed
Removed one basement storm window
Trimmed shrubs, cleared twigs and branches
Prepped driveway for June 27 concrete pour
Added new chimney crown
Painted in bathroom, kitchen, closets and hallways
Replaced defective cedar shakes
Power washed the exterior of house
Sanded, painted and installed crawlspace “window”
Added new gutter downspout

Pictures courtesy of Larry Vandenbergen

Thank you all,
Steve Polgar

June 13, 2009 Update

On Saturday, with 7 volunteers we:
Finished framing exterior bathroom window
Trimmed trees and bushes
Added remainder of luan sub-floor in kitchen
Scraped off exterior paint
Framed a concrete pad for approach to front porch
Painted bedroom doors
Added most of the Pergo flooring in the living room
Touch up paint in kitchen
Built cover for back of tub plumbing access
Added insulation in crawlspace under back bedroom
Cleaned basement
Started framing a cover for crawlspace opening

The future homeowner Krystle Niemeyer will be at the house on Tuesday, June 16 at 6:30PM. All are invited to come to the house to meet her and her family.