T-Minus Two Weeks
Welcome to the inaugural celebration for the University of Cincinnati / Habitat for Humanity web log! Over the next few weeks, the UC Habitat Happenings (as the shortened version of the official title) blog will be documenting the final days of construction on the 2007-2008 UC/HfH cooperative house. Here you'll get a first-hand account of work in the trenches, pictures of the worksite and crew, descriptions of a day's events, and commentary from site hosts, crew members, volunteers, and UC and Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity personnel. All of this will work towards a better recognition and apprecation for all the wonderful work that has been done in years past and for the work to be done in years future.
This past Saturday involved a large push to clean and prepare the 07-08 house for inspection and living. With a crew of 8 on-site, and 6 volunteers from the University of Cincinnati, one of the largest jobs a construction team can be tasked with was undertaken with fervor: cleaning. The volunteers, Simone Edwards, Spencer Payne, Bob Edgecomb, and the Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity group reclaimed the basement of the Habitat house, giving the house a virtual 'third floor' of livable space. On top of the massive undertaking of removing over one thousand pounds of plywood, drywall, vinyl siding, roofing materials, equipment and power tools, the UC volunteers and Spencer Horton (Habitat site leader for the day) worked for two hours to remove three stories of erected scaffolding. In tandem with them, HfH workers painted the exterior doors, installed window shutters, and did an invaluable service by cleaning the interior of the house.
Once 3:00 rolled around, one UC volunteer remarked: "This is my eighth week volunteering here, and to see the house come this far really instills an appreciation for, not only the house, but every volunteer and worker to sweat for the raising of this house."
Over the next few weeks, the staff here at UC Habitat Happenings will be working hard to get the blog ready for the September Blitz Week; the start of a new chapter in UC/Habitat happenings!
This past Saturday involved a large push to clean and prepare the 07-08 house for inspection and living. With a crew of 8 on-site, and 6 volunteers from the University of Cincinnati, one of the largest jobs a construction team can be tasked with was undertaken with fervor: cleaning. The volunteers, Simone Edwards, Spencer Payne, Bob Edgecomb, and the Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity group reclaimed the basement of the Habitat house, giving the house a virtual 'third floor' of livable space. On top of the massive undertaking of removing over one thousand pounds of plywood, drywall, vinyl siding, roofing materials, equipment and power tools, the UC volunteers and Spencer Horton (Habitat site leader for the day) worked for two hours to remove three stories of erected scaffolding. In tandem with them, HfH workers painted the exterior doors, installed window shutters, and did an invaluable service by cleaning the interior of the house.
Once 3:00 rolled around, one UC volunteer remarked: "This is my eighth week volunteering here, and to see the house come this far really instills an appreciation for, not only the house, but every volunteer and worker to sweat for the raising of this house."
Over the next few weeks, the staff here at UC Habitat Happenings will be working hard to get the blog ready for the September Blitz Week; the start of a new chapter in UC/Habitat happenings!
Labels: 2007-2008, cincinnati, community, habitat for humanity, house, uc
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