2008 April 26 - Simmons move in day! Connor
Michelle and John Connor - Michelle is Executive Director of Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity and John is Development Director of the Habitat affiliate as well as Chair of Fuller Center of Pendleton Co., WV. lcf
Let's see who' boss...
Amazingly...First panels going up. lcf
House Leader Vic Fasalino: "Let's go to work!" lcf
Volunteers setting up wall panels. lcf
Spacer panels. lcf
Trish Simmons with cousin Heather Copley and their children moving panels to house site. lcf
Volunteer screws panels together. lcf
Millard Fuller caulks bottom plate. lcf
Day #1, 9:00am Work site abuzz with activity. lcf
Trish Simmons inside her old dilapidated mobile home. lcf
View from Simmons trailer to site of their new home under construction. lcf
Brittnay with mother, Trish Simmons, standing inside their old mobile home. lcf
Trish Simmons' old mobile home. lcf
Day #1 10:00am - Most exterior walls up. lcf
Caulking all seams helps make structure energy-efficient. lcf
Volunteers from James Madison University work on caulking. lcf
Voluneer from James Madison University atop ladder to secure panels. lcf
First truss being lifted. lcf
Up, up, up. lcf
Push! Hold it! Pull! lcf
End truss getting into position to raise. lcf
Standing up and holding end truss. lcf
Setting end truss in place. lcf
Next truss hauled over from stack. lcf
Millard saws out window. lcf
Kelly of James Madison University drills holes for installing top plate. lcf
Nailing down truss. lcf
Nailing spacer between trusses. lcf
Methodist minister volunteer. lcf
2:00pm Day 1 Interior walls in place as trusses go up. Levi Lyman-Barner
Trish Simmons with Brittany(13) and Wesley(9) - Homeowers of House #1 of Potomac Highlands FCH, WV -- Linda &Millard Fuller 2008 Earth Day Build (staff photo)
Levi Lyman-Barnum passes panel to fellow volunteer. kl-b
Slab preparation. kl-b
V103 interviews John Connor, Chair of Potomac Highlands Fuller Center. kl-b
Day 1 - Welcome to South Fork subdivision in Sugar Grove, WV - Volunteers signing in. kl-b
Friends displaying Earth Day Build t-shirts. kl-b
Screwing panels together. kl-b
Trish Simmons works with other women to install screws. kl-b
View of Simmons' new home going up with old mobile home in background. kl-b
Cracked window of trailer reflecting new home under construction. kl-b
Transporting frames. kl-b
Chris Mast of Harrisonburg, VA makes sure column is perfectly straight. kl-b
Michaela Mast prepares for beam placement. kl-b
House leader explains house plans to crew leader. kl-b
Crew making sure construction site stays tidy. kl-b
Ready to put porch beam up. lcf
Beam set in place. kl-b
Millard Fuller uses template to mark window. kl-b
