The increased building pace of our invigorated volunteers has led to a happy consequence — the chance to build relationships between Habitat neighbors in Hot Sulphur Springs. Michael Bunker, who soon will complete the purchase of House #13 and move in with his three children, has been doing final finish work on his own house, […]
Thanks to extraordinary volunteer turnout in July 2022, the framing work on House #14 proceeded at an astounding pace — from foundation to what you see here in just four weeks, including a front deck, gable roof, and a driveway retaining wall. Thanks to Bob “The Builder” Kittler and another professional framer for their guidance, […]
Many thanks to SKP, a father-son group from Denver that volunteered to help with construction on House #14 on Saturday, July 30. Their youth, energy, and enthusiasm enabled the Grand County Habitat crew to accomplish in a single day what normally might have taken a month. Interested in having your group participate in solving the […]
Long-time Habitat board member and job site MVP Dick Schamberger underwent heart bypass surgery recently after suffering a minor heart attack. We’re not saying his recent exertions assembling our affiliate’s first IKEA kitchen are responsible, but that project did involve a lot of swearing. Wife Ann reports that Dick came through the July 8, 2022, […]
Despite the intensity of the mid-summer sun, Habitat for Humanity of Grand County’s fourteenth house is rising at 240 Nevada Street in Hot Sulphur Springs. It’s the first project in a busy summer for the affiliate, which also hopes to break ground on House #15 within the coming weeks. Prospective House #14 homeowner Lacey Lund […]
One of the central tenets of Habitat for Humanity is that selected homeowners become partners in the construction of their own home. In late May, Lacey Lund, a single mom from Fraser, logged the first of her minimum 200 hours of “sweat equity” to make her dream of home ownership a reality. If she completes […]
The foundation, footers, and crawl space are rising on a Hot Sulphur Springs lot adjacent to the two homes Habitat for Humanity of Grand County has completed since 2017. The small but energetic volunteer workforce hopes to break ground on yet another house along the same seven-lot stretch by mid-summer, aiming to complete both by […]
With the snow mostly gone, workers have been excavating the lot for House #14 and preparing to start framing. Today was foundation-pouring day, even as work continues to finish up House #13 next door for Michael Bunker and his family.
Even as we finish up work on House #13 in Hot Sulphur Springs, the eager Habitat crew recently began clearing snow from the adjacent lot where House #14 will begin to rise in the coming months. Clearing the snow is the first step toward excavation of the lot, followed by construction of the foundation. We […]
Our volunteers recently installed the windowsills in House #13, and we’re betting this bathroom has as good a view as any Habitat house in the country. With the walls painted and the floors installed, can door trim and baseboards be far behind?