Cullman: Week 6 - February 13-18

Week Six work team from Forrest, Fairbury, Belvidere and Congerville, IL. Taylor, MO. Lester, Bloomfield and Oakville, IA. Akron and Rittman, OH. Plant City, FL. and Alto, MI. 

Phillips Home 

Drywall hangers 

Part of the mudding team 

Soffit work. It was great to have Shane with us for another week.

Getting the deck rail ready.

Rollins/Lynch Home 

Building wall #2 Spoiled with fresh doughnuts from one of the cooks.

Team work to move trusses.

Many hands make light work.

Cullman: Week 5 - February 6-11

Week Five work team from Atlanta, GA, Bloomington, Belvidere, Gridley and Fairbury, IL, and Taylor, MO 

Ledbetter Home 

Painting walls  

Digging a water line  

Laying flooring  

Phillips Home 

Trusses are up!  Nailing the sheeting 

Air tools make hammers nearly obsolete 

The homeowners brought lunch one day for the crew. 

Sheeting going up  

Porch trusses are going on. What teamwork!

In Camp 

Moms and Daughters that stayed at camp made window coverings and accessories for multiple homes. Herethey are with Aydyn Lynch the recipient of a bedroom.

Cullman: Week 4 - Jan 30 - Feb 4

Week Four work team from Lester, Forrest, Fairbury, Princeville, Gridley, Champaign, Bluffton, Goodfield and Taylor.

 

Fillmore Home 

Siding work  

Building the deck for the front porch. 

Taping and mudding drywall 

Abbott Home 

Painting the walls and ceiling 

Installing laminate flooring 

Ledbetter Home 

Shingles completed 

Building the porch

Phillips Home 

Footings are poured

Phillips foundation – ready to build

Laying out the floor joists

Cullman: Week 3 - January 23-28

Week 3 Work Team from Eureka, Smithville, Atlanta, Gridley, Fairbury

Fillmore Home

Working on the porch.    

Shingling the roof.   

Installing siding.   

Insulating the exterior walls.   

Sheetrocking the ceiling. 

Abbott Home

Drywall finishing.   

Mudding. 

Ledbetter Home 

The first truss is set in place.    

Just 35 minutes later …nearly half done.

Fixing equipment & building relationships.

Insulating walls.

Cullman: Week 2 - January 16-21

Stoney Creek Camp

Preparing Sunday dinner.

Fillmore House  Framing the overhang.

Interior walls have been built.

Abbott House  New sheetrock will be hung replacing water damaged walls and ceilings.

Hanging sheetrock.

 Ledbetter House Foundation work has been done prior to our arrival.

Setting the plate on the foundation.
                 Train up a child…backfilling? 

Cullman: Week 1 - January 9-14

Stoney Creek Camp

Relationships are built with love and caring.

 Fillmore House 

Installation of the subfloor. 

Constructing the walls. 

Wrapping the wall. 

The first wall is raised. 

Building the final exterior wall.

Cullman: Set-up Week - January 2-7

Stoney Creek Camp

Stocking the pantry.

 

Minor repairs required on the cooktop. 

The kitchen is up and running for everyone to enjoy. 

Mealtime in the dining hall.

Fillmore House

Inspecting the foundation prepared to build on. 

Work begins on the deck. 

The deck is well on its way after the first day.