Four Walls for Habitat House #14!
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…
Meet Habitat Homeowner #14!
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"…
Hey, We’re Building a Neighborhood!
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…
House #14 Gets a Foundation!
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.
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Day One for House #14
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…
House #13 Has Windowsills, and Views!
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 beh…