WORK ACTIVITIES ON HOUSE 936


HABITAT FOR HUMANITY


JIMMY CARTER WORK PROJECT



JUNE 3-7, 2002


DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA




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Sue works on block wall

Building the back wall of the house are the crew of (left to right) Robin, Marina, Sue, and Cecil.

Gene supplies mortar

Eric and Gene get mortar for attaching blocks to the front wall.

The block walls grow higher

As the walls get higher the crews move up onto the scaffolding. Shown here (left to right) are Arpad, Ursula, Cecil, Sue, and Marina. Note that work on the other houses behind is proceeding at the same fever pitch.

Raising the roof trusses

On the morning of the second day the roof trusses started going up. All the trusses were prefabricated, but still required a large crew to get them to the top of the wall and set up in place. Eric is pushing on the left and Arpad is pulling from inside the attic. Cecil (orange shirt), Andy (inside the house), and someone at the other end apply the necessary muscle to raise the truss into position. Norman and an unknown Crew Leader from another house are observers.

Sue secures trusses to house

Sue secures the trusses to the house. Metal straps (red arrow) that had been cemented into the walls are wrapped around the trusses and nailed securely into place.

Building the interior framing

Once the trusses were up, two of the crews started on the interior framing. Kelly, Andy, and Sue are working on the wall between the kitchenette and the living room.

Gene cuts a hole for a door

Most of the wallboard went up on Day 3. Here Gene, with Andy's help, is cutting out the wallboard in the doorway into the kitchenette.

Installing the ceiling insulation

Blue styrofoam insulation went into the attic on Day 3. Dave and Sue cut the pieces, and Norman and Gene (taking picture) took measurements and installed the cut pieces.

Passing tiles up to the roof

While the insulation was being installed, the roof tiles were also being put in place. It was a race to see whether or not Norm and Gene would be trapped forever in the attic. Here Robin, Eric, Sue, and Jan are passing the roof tiles up from the ground to the roof.

Sue taping wallboard joints

Once the wallboard was nailed in place, the taping and mudding of the joints could begin. On the morning of Day 4, Sue, Robin, and Ursula went to a taping class, then returned to begin work. Sue is demonstrating her new skill.

Carter crew installs porch awning

On the afternoon of Day 4, Jimmy Carter and his crew, including secret service personnel, came by the house and installed a prefabricated awning over the front porch. Each person in the crew had his or her assigned "assembly line" job and in a matter of a few minutes the awning was up and the crew went on to the next house.

Painting the interior walls

When the mudding and sanding of the walls was complete, the first coat of paint could be applied on the morning of Day 5. Marina, Sue, and Robin are doing the honors here. The first coat dried during lunch, and the second coat was put on in the afternoon.

Planting flowers

Flowers were supplied by "Team Chaos" crew members (a group of volunteers who has worked together for several years on these projects) and by a church in Durban where Cecil and Tracy were members and Wayne was the minister. Several crew members assisted in digging the holes and planting the flowers. Here Sue and Gene finish filling in one of the holes.

Gene builds a small porch

To finish everything off, Gene adds a small porch made of extra wall blocks. Cecil's wife and daughter plant flower seeds in a small plot near the front door.

Washing the street

Dave and Sue, along with people from other house crews, wash down the street as Day 5 comes to a close and the dedication ceremonies approach.

Cleaning up the tools

And finally, all the tools were cleaned up and returned to the tool sheds so that they could be used another day on a future Habitat for Humanity project. Many of the foreign participants donated some of their tools to the cause, rather than flying home with them. This left more room for souvenirs in their luggage.



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