Today I helped on a Habitat House! One of my co-workers qualified and on Friday she put a notice out on FB for helpers, because the entire crew cancelled. I was the only one who showed up. That’s disgusting.
The foundation was poured last Thursday, and they used the Styrofoam forms. Those are very cool! Not only sturdy enough for the concrete, but excellent insulation as well.
I got there around 9:30, and Kelly (crew chief and mentor), had already scored a line about four inches from the top of the foundation, where we had to use a small hand saw and pry bars to remove the entire top four inches of the Styrofoam blocks. Once the floor is poured, it will adhere to the exposed section of the wall and make a very solid foundation for the house. They will back fill the “pit” where we had been working on Tuesday, and the plumbers will then get the pipes and hoses set where they need to be and then the floor will be poured. Once that is all done and set, they can start building the walls! Assuming all of the supplies will be delivered on time (and that is never an assumption in construction), the new owner should be in her new house no later than October!
On a side note, when we took the trash to the dumpster, there was a perfectly good wheelbarrow in there. I dragged it out and pushed it back to the H house, because I really could use a good wheelbarrow. Kelly said the dumped it because the wheel keeps falling off. I called Ace Hardware and was told they have wheels in stock for various models, and the highest price is around $50. Hell, it would most likely cost me four times that much for a good heavy duty wheelbarrow, so I loaded it up in the back of my car and brought it home. I couldn't believe I actually got that thing into the car! It was a snug fit, but it worked.
Now I have to get the wheel assembly off and go get a new wheel. Worse case scenario, if I can't get a new wheel for it, I'll spray paint it bright yellow and plant flowers in it!
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