Trim Work

(Wed. June 18th) The rooms are painted, the trim work is on, doors are stained and closets shelving is being built. It's getting close.

Changes each day

It's fun to watch the process and progress of building a Habitat House. The bedroom doors have arrived, the wall & ceiling texturing is finished, and much effort is focused to the finishing work required indoors.

Cupboards and Painting

Annette, a Calvary member, is checking out the new cupboards and the newly painted living room. It's a light peach color.

Joe is happy working at the Habitat House

Joe, a member of Calvary, is happy to be working at the house on a sunny day in Grand Forks.

Additions to the outside

(Mon. June 16th). The Habitat House must have been busy over the weekend. Look at the additions to the house: gutters, soffets & skirting around the house.

Framing the windows

Volunteers are busy doing detail work like framing the windows.

The south unit is taped!

The south unit is ready for texturing!

The windows are in!

(June 12) The Anderson Windows are installed. University Lutheran and St. Mark members volunteered today.

The right equipment

Any task is easier when you have the right equipment or tools!

A Busy Day of Sheetrocking

Lots of volunteers helped sheet rock today (June 9th) at the Habitat House. They had a good view of the funnel cloud that appeared to the southwest at 12:40pm.

It's Soon Time to Sheet Rock

The sheet rock is lined up against the wall just waiting for volunteers to place them.

The Lower Level

Here's a look at the lower level of the house.

Insulation Inside

A bath tub is in place. The outside walls are insulated.

Sharon Lutheran Volunteers at Work

(Saturday, June 7) It was a beautiful day for volunteers from Sharon Lutheran working on the Habitat House. Some of the siding is up, a door is hanging and inside insulation is in place.

The House is Wrapped

(June 6th) Despite the rain and wind, volunteers managed to wrap the Habitat house in preparation for siding.

Rooms in the house

Inside the house you can see the framework of the various rooms.

Meet Libby

Libby (on the right) is the volunteer administrator for the Red River Valley Habitat for Humanity projects. She coordinates and makes it all happen!

One of the Calvary Coordinators

Warren says he is working on firewalls. Thank you for your efforts in helping too coordinate this project for Calvary.

It's a good day for roofing

It's June 5th and the roof will be done today! Looks great!

Starting the roof

Here's the house 24 hours later (6pm on Wed, June 4)

Fashion at the Habitat House

He tells me it's a 15 1/2 neck size. Brings back memories of the flood!

Meet Mary...one of the coordinator from Calvary for this Habitat project. Thanks Mary.

It's time to stop for lunch

Thanks to the kitchen crew for making sloppy joes, monster cookies and chocolate chip cookies. Mmmm Good!

A Happy Crew Member

It's fun working on the Habitat House even in the rain!

Meet Dean!

Thanks for your efforts as one of Calvary's coordinators for this Habitat project.

Be careful up there!

It takes skill and coordination to work on this house!

The Kitchen Crew

The kitchen crew is waiting to serve lunch. Actually Pastor Roger is more part of the eating crew than the kitchen crew!

Many eyes are watching

What are they looking at?

Lots of Talented Men are Working

Decisions, decisions....how long? how wide? how WET?

It's Calvary Day at the Habitat for Humanity House

June 3rd....Come rain or shine the men of Calvary are working on putting up walls at 951 N 53rd St.