Build Day 3

Build day three, Saturday, September 15, 2012

 Saturday was all about getting the roof sheeting on.  (That's the plywood that is under the shingles).
Those boards sticking out from the front of the house are called Ladder Blocking.  That is what makes the overhang in the front and back of the house.  I installed those on both the front and back.

Here we see the front fascia being added to the house.and the final pieces of roof sheeting.  The plumbers and electricians were working inside of the house all day.
 

By later Saturday afternoon, roof shingles were being installed. Those two guys on the roof did most of the house in one afternoon!

This is how the house looked at the end of day 3!

Sunday was a day off from the build.

Build Day 2

The start of Build Day 2, Friday, September 14, 2012.

This is how things looked in the morning of day two.  Day two was all about the roof.  Getting the trusses up was the major goal of the day.

Installing the beams for the carport! 18 feet long, 3.5 inches wide and 14 inches tall.  It took six guys to lift them into place!

 Trusses are in place.  That is a stack of siding -- already primed by some of the volunteers -- setting in the driveway.  Waiting for us to start putting them up.

Here is what the inside of the house looked like with our anything on the walls.

This is the end of day 2!

Build Day 1

Day one of the build - September 13, 2012

We were greeted by the local high school cheer leaders when we arrived the first day.  The community involvement was outstanding!

This is what this site looked like at the start of day one!
The exterior walls were pre-built by a local construction company.  They were waiting for us when we arrived.

The exterior walls went up fast.  A lot of people mad this a really easy job!

While some people were setting up the exterior walls, others were building the interior walls out in the street!

All of the walls had to be braced.  Here I am bracing the front wall.

Installation of the interior walls came next.

Bracing on the outside of the house.

Finally the house was wrapped in Tyvek and the roof trusses were set on top.  That stack of wood on the top of the house is about half of the roof trusses waiting for us to put them up.  That will have to wait until Friday!

Site Blessing

The build site blessing was held on Wednesday, Sept 12, 2012.

Ahola, her daughter, son-in-law, and four grandchildren (pictured above) will all be living in the house that we build for them.  This is a traditional Hawaiian blessing.
Each family was blessed and the building site was also blessed.

What a great way to start a build!