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 hope it will be the first of two homes we can complete in the coming year.
Clearing the winter’s heavy snowpack to start work on House #14!
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?
By early February 2022, Habitat volunteers and future homeowner Michael Bunker began work on the laminate floors and bathroom tile at House #13 in Hot Sulphur Springs. The doors have been ordered and the doorknobs have arrived. Interior trim work will continue until the home is complete, possibly within the coming weeks.
An intrepid crew of paint-flecked volunteers showed up on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, to finish work on the upstairs walls and ceilings at House #13. It was -23 degrees when they arrived at 9 a.m., but the house was toasty thanks to the new boiler and heated basement floor recently installed by Grand Lake Plumbing. By the time they were done at 2 p.m., all of the walls, ceilings, and closets were painted and looking sharp, proving once again that neither rain, nor sleet, nor brutal cold shall stay these mostly old and cranky heroes from their appointed rounds.
Now that the fine folks at Grand Lake Plumbing have installed the boiler, House #13 is toasty enough to do the interior priming and painting. Thanks to the dedicated crew (including past president and confident aerialist Chuck Chladek) who did the roller and brush work on Jan. 21 and 22. Next up: Doors and floors!
Past President Chuck Chladek
Interested in applying to become the next Habitat homeowner in Grand County? The first step is to attend one of two Zoom meetings scheduled for Feb. 3 and Feb. 5, 2022. Contact Lisa Cooper at habitatgrandcounty.org, or 970-887-9138, for the meeting link.
To fill out the digital form of the application, simply click on the link below. You can fill it out from your computer, then print it out and mail it to Cooper at Habitat for Humanity of Grand County, PO Box 969, Granby, CO 80446, or simply email the file to habitatgrandcounty@hotmail.com. 1 Homeowner Application (English)-Grand County fillable
Future Habitat homeowner Michael Bunker handled the heavy sledgehammer work (into frozen ground!) while fellow volunteers helped build the timber-and-gravel driveway of House #13 in early December.
Martin J. Smith