A new home comes to town.

February 14, 2009

Ground breaking.

April 17, 2009

Clearing the lot.

March 14, 2009

Preparing for the foundation.

March 18, 2009

Preparing the foundation. Forms for the footings.

April 25, 2009

Footings poured.

May 1, 2009

The ICF blocks arrive.

April 2, 2009

ICF blocks up close. Honeycomb inside allows for cement to fill the blocks.

May 16, 2009

Laying out the blocks.

May 16, 2009

Multiple layers of ICF blocks form the foundation.

May 16, 2009

Taking shape. Rows of ICF blocks start in the corners.

May 16, 2008

Rob Andersen and Craig Spery check the plans. Walls are four feet high.

May 16, 2009

More rows added. Kind of grows on you, doesn't it.

May 30, 2009

Seven feet up. Forms for windows and doors added.

May 30, 2009

Scaffolding in place. Going up to ten feet high.

June 6, 2009

Cutting and installing rows of blocks.

June 6, 2009

Framing members and rebar hold the blocks in place. Waiting for the cement.

June 15, 2009

Cement pumper arrives.

June 17, 2009

Cement is pumped into the ICF blocks.

June 17, 2009

Management...? Or are we just on break... Rob Andersen and Tom Barnes discuss details on the plans.

June 6, 2009

Kate Deras - the new homeowner.

June 13, 2009

Ledger boards are mounted around the inside perimeter.

June 20, 2009

The main beam is leveled. Four are fastened together in a sandwich.

June 20, 2009

The main beam going up. Kate approves.

June 20, 2009

Attaching the remaining ledgers.

June 20, 2009

The first floor joists go in.

June 20, 2009

Support columns go in.

June 27, 2009

Installing hangers for the floor joists.

June 27, 2009

Installing remaining floor joists.

June 27, 2009

Completing the floor joists.

June 27, 2009

Floor joists installed. Standing in the stairwell.

June 27, 2009

Moisture proofing applied to the foundation. First of the subflooring hammered down. Just 30 sheets to go...

July 11, 2009

Putting down the last pieces.

Kate arrives with lunch...

July 11, 2009

Kate and family - with lunch. Homemade pizza. Hooray..!!

July 11, 2009

Nailing down the subfloor.

July 11, 2009

Subflooring installed. All that rebar supports the next story.

July 11, 2009

Staging blocks for the first floor.

July 17, 2009

Colin and Bob build the window frames.

July 17, 2009

Habitat Board members Nancy, Jennifer and President Jessie place blocks in the next row.

July 18, 2009

Board members Bob and Kate. Everything gets recycled.

July 18, 2009

Board member Tom Barnes loads for a trip to the recycling center.

July 18, 2009

Hooray - lunch! The gang hovers around the sandwiches.

July 18, 2009

Six more feet up. Windows and doors cut out. Window well to the far right.

July 18, 2009

Backfill nearly complete.

July 25, 2009

Kate takes out the trash - uh, recyclables...

July 25, 2009

First floor windows and doors framed out.

July 25, 2009

Installing scaffolding

August 1, 2009

The crew installs scaffolding to reach up to ten feet.

August 1, 2009

Colin checks out the view.

August 1, 2009

Craig Spery fits the window frame.

August 1, 2009