On Wednesday we hope to finish our work on Rosslyn Avenue. We need to put a second coat of paint on the dormer windows, paint the front concrete foundation wall, re-hang the house numbers, do some touch-up paint in a number of areas, hang the window shutters, and do a small amount of landscaping on the front.

This past Saturday, we loaded the Habitat truck with our concrete and stone debris, did some cleaning, reinforced the front steps, laid the remaining stepping stones, installed a mounting block for the front steps light, repaired the mullion on the storm windows above the driveway, filled in missing corner trim pieces where the porch and trellis had attached to the house, and continued caulking the wood siding.  See here for recent photos.

We will work again on Wednesday and Saturday this week. We would like to finish the paint scraping, repair the eave on the west side of the house, complete caulking the wood siding, windows and doors, and begin painting! More and more neighbors are stopping by to thank us for what we are doing to the property—wait until they see the house with some fresh paint!

If you can join us on Wednesday, please let Bonnie know by Tuesday morning. If you can join us on Saturday, please let Bonnie know Thursday morning. She can be reached at stbrendanhabitat@gmail.com.  Please bring your own lunch on either work day.

Thanks in advance for your help!

There is still plenty of work to do on Rosslyn Avenue on Wednesday and Saturday this week. We can especially use volunteers comfortable on extension ladders and in safety harnesses on roofs.

Despite some rain Saturday, we were able to get a great start on our Critical Home Repair project on Rosslyn Avenue. We removed what remained of the front porch deck and trellis, removed a large number of overgrown bushes, cut down several trees, broke up an old set of concrete steps and scraped loose and cracked paint off the wood siding, soffits and fascia. See http://www.hilliardhabitat.org/Rosslyn/ for some photos from the day.

We will continue the project this week on Wednesday and Saturday. On Wednesday we will continue to scrap loose and cracked paint off the wood siding, soffits and fascia, begin caulking the areas where we have finished scraping, and address a few minor repair issues with fascia and siding. On Saturday we will build a new set of steps, remove another tree and perhaps some bushes, continue with minor repairs and caulking, and, hopefully, begin painting.

If you can join us on Wednesday, please let Bonnie know by Tuesday morning. If you can join us on Saturday, please let Bonnie know Thursday morning. She can be reached at stbrendanhabitat@gmail.com.  Please bring your own lunch on either work day and should wear work clothes on which you don’t mind getting a little paint.