NOLA

Last day is only a half. Still much accomplished. What wasn't completed when we left, will be finished by the Canadian team and local volunteers on site today. Here is the punch list :

The rain overnight produced a muddy yard which we all slogged through. This made for some nasty looking shoes and wet trousers.

As we left today, everyone felt very satisfied that so much progress with this duplex had been made. We made new friends and found some fun as well.

Before we sign off, take a look at some additional shots. The first two are Megan, our site supervisor, and Matt, Habitat staff guy who likes to work the roof top.

Before we sign off, a few additional shots....

NOLA day 3

 With walls set, the task for the third day moved towards the roof. Trusses, stacked 39 high in the front yard, were marked to show the order for installation. With ladders ready, volunteers raised full width trusses, 25' 6" in size, to the roof and others pushed the trusses into .place. Two Habitat staff navigated on high and nailed into place. 

By 10:30 in the morning, the last one went up and was installed. Follow the work below:

With the part of the day complete, we gathered for a group pix. Actually, two photos. The first with our Paterson Habitat team:

And the second photo with a group of Canadians who are on the site with us. Great people, our neighbors to the north and good friends: everyone pleased about the progress made this week!

NOLA day 2

"Work today, our second on the site ...

Finished sheathing the exterior walls. Check

Made up remainder of interior walls and installed. Check

Posts and full width header for front porch roof installed. Check

And, documented it all for sharing here ....

Also on site with our group is a team from Canada. The Paterson women got together with them for a group shot. We call it "getting it done"!

Six women from Canada, Five representing Paterson Habitat, and the site supervisor, Megan (front row right) who graduated Tulane University as an architecture major. All impressive!

2017 NOLA

 Back on the Gulf Coast. February. And the eleventh Habitat for Humanity Build with 11 volunteers representing Paterson Habitat.some are newcomers, the others are repeaters from previous Builds here.

A great group. And on the first day, a lot of wood was raised. 

First look in the morning.

And by day's end, voila! Looking like a house!

And below, some worksite shots. As one person stated, being jazziy in New Orleans, lower 9th Ward.