Duxbury Habitat House Blog
The Siding Goes Up
Pictured right is the crew that came over from Ben and Jerry's yesterday to start putting
up the siding. We are using a cementitious, pre-painted siding that looks like New England clapboards. Besides the style being appropriate to the Cape design, these clapboards have the added advantage that there will be no nailing showing, as the boards are stiff enough to only require nailing at the top. Working from the ground up, all nails are hidden.
David Luce
The foreman and general clerk of the works for this house and the one to whom the 
credit goes for the speed and smoothness of the project is David Luce. David is familiar to many around town as in his retirement he is involved in more community actvities than I can keep track of. David loves buildings and building design and knows his construction theory quite well. On top of that, he's a wonderful people person and has been able to help even the most inexperienced of us feel useful on the job. Thank you David!
Windows and Doors
Thanks to a crew from IBM's Facility Management Team, windows were quickly and 
deftly installed the Pella Windows for the house. The day was dreary and rain threatened off and on all day, but after a few hours of work in the morning, all of the windows were installed and caulked. The doors were next. And after lunch the crew trimmed out all of the newly installed doors and windows. It was a productive day!
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters put on the roof
se "zipped" up for the winter. We hope to have the windows, doors and siding in place next week. Thank you so much GMCR for helping us get the roof finished! With snow already dusting the hill tops and frost silvering the ground each morning, that feels good.Waterbury UCC builds stairs and walls
A crew of 11 volunteers from the Waterbury Congregational Church, UCC gathered on Saturday morning bright and early to build interior walls and the set of stairs going to the second floor. Marty and Susan Brooks worked fastidiously on the stairs and they are perfectly installed and aligned. Other volunteers included: Mave and Kyle Gasaway, John and Charles and Harriet Grenier, Ned Davis, and David MacGowan. Thanks everyone!
