May 22, 2017
13 S.Hughes St, Hamilton
We had two great team builds this past week, Thursday with IPA (Independent Project Analysis)and Saturday with IAI (Integrated Applications Incorporated)
sounds like 
alphabet soup eh? We got a ton done on both days. Thursday the IPA gang installed the windows and then trimmed them with PVC, set the trusses on the shed and started siding one end of the house with Hardie plank.  They did great! They were followed by IAI, who also have built with us before.  The IAI gang installed the two exterior doors, and began siding in earnest, installed the shed door, finished sheathing the shed roof, installed drip edge and tar paper. Another formidable team.  Also want to give a special shout out to Congregation Sha'are Shalom in Leesburg for participating in our Fed by Faith program and providing lunch one day and to Jimmy John's for their lunch donation another day!  Yum!
       
This week our good friends from C2Operations will install the shingles, and gutters, all for free.  A fantastic deal, please call them (703-651-6677)
if you need any roof work. This week we may have the HVAC system being installed by Bill Anderson of Anderson Mechanical, a great man who does this at a substantial discount. 

Let's have a half day of work on Saturday the 27th to complete the siding, no team build but walk-ons are ok and encouraged (see note below about signing up). Jim Cash will lead the day of mostly siding on the house and shed, along with a bit of PVC trim work. Should be a short day, would like to complete the exterior of the home.  As an FYI we have been at this house for a bit over 4 weeks now, not bad for a bunch of volunteers, the work is moving fast and very well.  I'm very pleased.  I'm off to Italy for a week with a long time good friend, should be a blast.

Cheers,
Bud

From the office:
Going forward, we are now utilizing an ON LINE volunteer sign up software to schedule volunteers.  If you would like to volunteer for an open-build construction day, please use the link below to access the Volunteer page on our web-site.  From there, choose "Construction Volunteer" and you can sign up for any shift that you would like.  https://www.loudounhabitat.org/volunteer/