First Day of the Blitz

Wow! What a great day! There were over 75 volunteers working on the house today and it was amazing how much progress we all made. This photo shows Melissa insulating the tees first thing in the morning so the sheathing could go on.

The plumbers came in to finish running water pipes inside the house. The electricians were there to do the rough-in wiring. People worked on three sides of the house putting up osb to close in the house.

The Berea College Habitat Student Chapter and Baptist Campus Ministries Students from EKU were awesome. They sent about 20 students from each group and they shoveled dirt to put around the foundation, worked on sheathing, worked on electric, carried trusses, just to name a few. Anytime they worked themselves out of a job, they were looking for another one. It didn't matter what the job was, they did it and had a great time doing it.

In addition to the outside crews there were a lot of people in the house doing electric, plumbing, blocking the kitchen and bathroom walls and putting up drywall nailers.

OK, enough details, but by the end of the day, all the sheathing was up, trusses were up, the front porch was framed and decked, all the windows were in and both outside doors were in. Here's an end of day photo. Now I have to go get ready to work. It is getting late.