It was another beautiful day in Sullivan, with cloud cover keeping the temperatures down a little. After our morning devotional and prayer from a local pastor, we got right to work. Bob handed out our punch lists and said (as he says many times): “Today is the same as yesterday, just a little different.” Our overall goal for the day was to get all of the exterior walls installed with all of the interior walls and bathtubs staged inside.
Our first task was to complete the exterior front porch wall sheeting and place in position. We did not have much work left from yesterday, so we were able to get the wall ready in about an hour. We then lifted and placed the wall in position.
With our front porch wall up, there was more floor space to complete the remaining two exterior walls. Once those were completed, we team lifted the exterior side wall and placed it in position. Before we stood up the front wall, we needed to stage all of the interior walls and bathtubs inside the house (once all the exterior walls are up, there is no way to get them into the house). The interior walls that were previously assembled were brought over, and everyone helped to get them staged.
Once everything was inside, the last wall was put in place and locked in… it’s lookin’ like a house!
After we had finished up our exterior wall, we spent most of the day assembling the Gable Ends. The goal is to assemble all of the pieces needed for the end exterior trusses on the ground rather than after they’ve been installed on the roof. The first step was to measure, cut and fasten OSB sheets to the top half of the truss.
We then assembled the Gable End Assembly at the end of the truss.
The first one is done! The challenge is that the other end truss is underneath, so we had to lift this one out of the way. We used a tractor with some straps to do the job. Once moved out of the way, we are clear to complete this same process on the other end truss on Monday.
For lunch today, we went to the local elementary school to have lunch with the 4th and 5th graders. The teachers told the children about Habitat, and some folks on our team talked about the importance of volunteering. It was especially meaningful since the future owner of this home is a teacher at that school. God is Good!
Hi Joe and Deb,
WOW – What great progress! You guys are swiftly moving along.
Thanks for keeping us in the loop; it’s amazing to witness such a blessing.
Prayerfully,
John and Tina
I love these blogs. They are so descriptive, so thurough and so very well done. You are made to feel as though you are there in the middle of the project. You make it sound simple as though one is assembling a table. The constant progress is amazing. I enjoyed hearing about the interaction at the school. Those young people were treated to some real world accomplishments. I hope they learned some important life lessons
Really love that this home will be for a teacher❣️
Many accomplishments today!!!! Both at your construction site and enjoying lunch and visiting and speaking with the classroom children. What real time knowledge they learned today. The labor of love you are all giving to their community and a crash course on what can be accomplished when like talent and minds come together to help a community and its residents! Amazing!
Uncle Johnnie enjoyed the many great pics today Debbie and Joe!!! Thanks for sharing.
Keep going team DeLosa
Praying for you and you’re making great progress
Thanks for update
I love your new vocabulary! And, your progress is amazing.
Keep the the awesome work!
Your dedication is an inspiration to all.
Thanks for sharing the pictures of your progress.
Have a great….. and productive day !!
Wow that’s amazing. Great work. Really enjoy reading and seeing the project’s progression.