Although rain has made its way into Ruston, the habiTECH2013 team is still progressing forward. The other day we passed our inspection and now today, we are finally installing insulation. Hopefully the rain starts to clear so we can continue to work on the exterior (siding, doors, porch details, etc.) and stay out of the insulation crew's way. This is just one more big step for us, as we prepare for our drywall crew's arrival tomorrow. With only 36 days left, we are all getting anxious about finishing and finally graduating!!!! Like always, we extend our appreciation to all of those who have followed and supported us throughout this memorable experience.

--a. skorge

Down to the final 40...

We have 40 days left to complete the 2013 HabiTECH House. We have been working hard all weekend and have finished putting our metal roof on! We have also been finishing the last few touches on blocking, wiring, and framing, so that we can pass our inspection tomorrow morning.  We started putting trim on the windows and corners of the house and are hopeful to begin placing the MaxiPlank siding on the house this coming week.  We also are excited to have our spray insulation taking place on this Tuesday or Wednesday and drywall to come later this week!

44 Days Left!

We've all been working hard this week to finish up electrical wiring, blocking, and our gutter system.  We have also had the H VAC System team out and we now have duct work and vents in the house! The plumbers have been by and are almost done running the pipe for the kitchen and bathrooms. All of the wiring will be done by tomorrow and hopefully we will be putting the metal roof on this weekend! Next steps after that is inspection, insulation, and drywall!

We have also been busy promoting the project by presenting to the AIA Shreveport and AIA Monroe.  Both groups are extremely supportive and impressed by our work and plan to come by to volunteer a few days. A big thanks to AIA Monroe for the Lowe's gift card as well!

Check back later this week for updated pictures of the interior and exterior.

-Samantha Raburn

March 31, 2013...

This has been an exciting week. The majority of the plumbing and wiring is completed! We have also been working on a gutter detail that will keep the gutter hidden and clear of any leaves and debris. Once the gutters are complete we can finish putting the roof on! That will be an exciting day!!! The gutter is an interesting detail that will be a part of a band design that will wrap the entire house, some places it will conceal a gutter and in others it will simply be a band.

-Chelsea Moore

                                      
                                                

Making Progress!!

In the last few weeks we have been able to make up some of the lost time. In the coming weeks we hope to be even closer to meeting our scheduled dead lines for completion of different parts of the house!! With the roof mostly in place we have begun cutting the rafters and preparing them to install the gutters. The gutters will ultimately be hidden from sight from any one standing on the ground. Once the gutters are in, we will be able to finish the roof completely!!! All over the site flashing is being put in place for the windows and the roof. The plumbing has also begun and is almost complete. We have accomplished a lot in a short amount of time. With the Easter Break coming up this weekend we hope to be even further along!

-Chelsea Moore

Inspections here we come!

Today was a great work day on site! We were able to finish wrapping the house in the air barrier. The roof sheathing is completed with the felt on it. We finished running all of the electrical wires throughout the house. And all of the windows are in place! I would definitely call that a productive day. We hope to keep at this constant pace if not speed it up a bit!

-Julie Moak

March 23, 2013

56 days remaining!! It has been a very productive week on site this week. Although we are still trying to play catch up from the rainy days encountered at the beginning of the project, our spirits remain positive! The longer days now allow us to get more work done. Also, now that we are deeper into the project we are able to work on several different things at once. The house is very close to being completely enclosed! We have almost all of the Tyvek up. We began running the electrical yesterday. We will be finishing up the plywood sheathing for the roof tomorrow. If we continue at the pace we have been going this week, we expect to be caught up and back on schedule sometime in the next two weeks!