Week 21,11 Medbury Rd.

Activity continued on our latest endeavor on Medbury Rd. in the Town of Greenfield.

An Army of three (Keith, Tina and myself) showed up to continue with chores consisting of painting, installing trim and shelving in the closets. All of the trim is in except in the kitchen area. All walls were completed with final paints and all of the closet shelving has been installed.
A big "THANK YOU"goes out to the Glens Falls SHERWIN WILLIAMS paint store for donating the paint for this build.
Please support all our patrons who have donated materials and labor costs to make this build affordable for our latest recipients;Chris, Penny and their son Matt.

****** REMINDER*******

Work will continue on Jan. 8th.


HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the HABITAT FOR HUMANITY staff of Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties.

Week 20,11 Medbury Rd.

*The Habitat crew arrived bright and early Saturday morning to our latest build and discovered - FLOORING!!!

All the flooring was installed during the week courtesy of EZ WALK CARPETS. Ryan (owner) of EZ Walk Carpets did an awesome job. This is Ryan's first involvement with Habitat, but we hope it's the start of a long friendship. Thanks Ryan!

Pat Reddon of Reddon Electric was on hand to start installing all the light fixtures and final tie-ins.

Meanwhile the volunteer crew continued with painting of doors and walls and the carpenters installed trim in the house and shelving in the closets. This work will continue this coming weekend and hopefully, we should be in good shape prior to our recess of activities due to the holidays falling on Saturdays.

The 18th will be our last day of work in 2010, but we will be back at it Jan. 8 to put the finishing touches on our 20th build and complete the house by the end of January.

Happy Holidays from Habitat For Humanity of Northern Saratoga , Warren and Washington Counties!

Week 19,11 Medbury Rd.

Progress continued on the latest Habitat For Humanity build located on Medbury Rd. in the Town of Greenfield.

The Skidmore College volunteer group was on hand for the third consecutive week.Talk about die hards!!!

The tasks at hand were more painting of walls,painting of trim and puttying nail holes of newly installed trim. Interior doors were installed and the trim work is being applied to the windows and doors.

This Saturday's schedule will consist of MORE painting, continuation of trim work install,puttying and painting and the shelving will be installed in the closets.

Also our illustrious electrician will return to start installing lighting fixtures ,outlets and switches.

Kitchen cabinets should be scheduled for delivery in the next week or two and installation of flooring is just around the corner.

It's getting exciting seeing Penny, Matt and Chris' new house starting to take shape.

We couldn't have done all this work without all the countless volunteers and contractors who donate their time and material to this awesome endeavor.

THANK YOU,THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!

See you Saturday.

Week 17.week18 schedule

Sorry for the lapsein postings, but I was out of town.....so here goes;

Week 17 consisted of painting, painting, and more painting!!!! The Skidmore College crew was back for some more punishment of painting.

They did an awesome job and by days end, the ceilings were all second coated and all the walls were first coated.

The house is really shaping up.

Last weekend was a well deserved rest for all the volunteers and the Habitat members that do so much at and behind the scenes.Everyone is probably just about turkied out by now!!!

Soooooo, it's back to work this Saturday and the tasks at hand will be painting of walls, door slabs, jambs and window extension jambs and trim.

Hope we have a great turnout and once again "Thank You" from Habitat and Matt, Penny and Chris.

Week 16,11 Medbury Rd.

I'll give you one chance to guess what the weather was like this past Saturday??!!!

You Guessed It!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! Habitat has been SOOOOOOO blessed with the weather on this build, that even the volunteers who are on site each week are talking about it.

And with such great weather, we took advantage of it and completed ALL the remaining chores on the exterior;painting of the shed, completion of all the hand rails on the stairs and ramp and a little house cleaning in our storage unit.

While all this was taking place outside, an ambitious crew from Skidmore college primed all the walls and ceilings and applied the first coat of finish paint to the ceilings.

We would like to thank Matt Walsh from Stillwater who did an awesome job of taping the sheet rock and also Sherwin Williams of Glens Falls for donating ALL the paint for Penny, Chris and Matt's new home.

A delicious lunch was had by all courtesy of Jonesville Methodist Church Youth Group.

This Saturday should be a continuation of interior painting by the Skidmore College crew.

Hope to see everyone there !!!

Thanks from Habitat For Humanity of Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties.

Week 13, Week 14

Sorry for the absent week of blogging.

Week 13 was continuation of sheet rock and working on the shed. The handicapped ramp was also decked and prepared for railings.

Week 14 was the start of installing the railings (lots of railings!) on the ramp and stairs were also installed at both porches. The interior trim had a coat of finish paint applied and will be stored in the basement until the walls are painted.

Our taper ( Matt Walsh) from Still water will begin taping the house sometime this week and we should be ready to paint the weekend of Nov.13th.

This coming weekend work will continue on the railings and the rest of the trim that wasn't painted should get completed.

We hope to have some big volunteer crews signing up for the coming weekends.we know everyone is busy, but Habitat For Humanity NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!!!

Week 12, 11 Medbury Rd.

What?? You were wondering what the weather was like at 11 Medbury rd. this past weekend??

Well..... Once again we had the weather Gods on our side and because of that, switched our priorities to the exterior of the house. We had a very small crew due to some last minute cancellations, but that didn't stop us from getting numerous tidbits of work done.

For instance.... the dryer vent was installed, more paint was added to the storage unit, the front porch had some structural improvements made to it(courtesy of Pat Reddon ,yes, Pat , the electrician) Who would of thought Pat can do electrical AND carpentry!!!

Most important though, National Grid turned on our power this week!! YEAH!! No more lead cords from the neighbors house.

The handicap ramp was all framed up and is waiting for decking to be installed.

This coming weekend we will once again turn our attention to the completion of the sheet rock and if the weather cooperates, we will continue with the ramp.

Please make a point of contacting Habitat For Humanity if you would like to volunteer on our project or any other Habitat projects. It gives you a GREAT sense of satifaction and pride to know you made a difference in someones life.

Thank you and let's see a big turnout this weekend.

Week 11, 11 Medbury Rd.

It didn't matter if it was raining or sunny, because the main item on the work schedule was continuation of the sheet rock .
But just in case you were wondering, it was another beautiful weekend for work to continue on Matt, Chris and Penny's new home.
A small crew was on hand, but a ton of work was completed by days end. About 90% of the drywall is installed and some of the volunteers were able to take advantage of the nice weather and get some paint on the storage shed.
We have to thank St. Mary's 2nd grade class from Glens Falls for making us an old fashion brown bag lunch complete with ham & cheese sandwich (huge) , chips and a delicious apple.

Next Saturday should complete the install of the sheet rock and if weather permits, do some work on the porches and ramp.

Hope to see you Saturday and once again, A BIG THANK YOU to everyone for making our 20th build a project to remember!!!!

Family and Friends Appreciation Day

We hope that all of our hardworking volunteers and families join us at the Saratoga Strike Zone on Sunday, October 17th from 12 noon - 2:00 pm for the first Family & Friends Appreciation Day!

$10 will buy you an afternoon of fun bowling (including shoe rental), ballocity and a bumper car ride!

Please take a day off and join us to have some fun at the Saratoga Strike Zone at 32 Ballston Avenue, Saratoga Springs.

See you there!

Week 10,11 Medbury Rd.

Another beautiful weekend( I know, you're getting tired of hearing me say it!!) greeted the volunteers at our Habitat build for Penny,Chris and Matt's new home.

The work load consisted of mainly interior work .Sheetrock was the main item on the agenda and our awesome volunteer crew installed most of the ceilings and some of the interior walls with drywall.
The storage shed out back is just about finished and is ready for a coat of paint before the snow flies!!

This Saturday should be a continuation of sheet rock installation and maybe some paint applied to the shed.
A big "Thank You " goes out to "The Woodsmen Of The World" for supplying a delicious lunch this past Saturday.

See everyone on the 9th and let's keep up the great work for Habitat For Humanity's 20th build.

Week 9,11 Medbury Rd.

Weather was once again on the side of the Habitat for Humanity crew in Porters Corners this past Saturday.
The main course on the work menu was INSULATION!! I itch just typing the word!!
But a stellar crew from the Warren and Washington County ARC 's jumped in and by noon time, the entire house was insulated and ready for drywall.
The outdoor crew continued with the construction of the storage shed and is nearly complete.

A delicious lunch was provided by the Applebees of Queensbury. Thank you Charlie Brennan (manager) and Applebees

This Saturday we should start installing drywall (sheet rock) and finish the shed.

A big Thank You to our volunteer group from ARC.

See everyone Saturday!!!

Week 8, 11 Medbury Rd.

Knock on wood!!!! Habitat was once AGAIN blessed with some beautiful weather to continue work on our 20th build.
The ambitious and eager crew from BEST BUY was once again on site to contribute their time and effort to our build for Chris, Penny and Matt.
The siding was completed today and the house looks awesome!! This would not have been accomplished without the direction of our siding expert Bill Tretiak from Tretiak Construction of Corinth. Bill, we can't thank you enough.

The storage shed package was delivered and the majority of the shed is up and waiting for completion next weekend.
Front and rear railings were installed on the porches and a fresh coat of paint was applied to all the exterior doors while the weather was so cooperative.
During the week, Reddon Electric came in and completed roughing in of the electrical work.
And it just so happened, Pat (Reddon) stopped in today just in time for lunch!!!
Pat had heard that SUBWAY was once again supplying us with a delicious lunch. And best of all, they sent cookies!!!! Thank you Subway.

Next week we should start insulating the house and work will continue on the storage shed.

Once again a big "THANK YOU" to all our volunteers and the many companies that have donated or discounted their labor and material to help keep our project costs minimal.

11 Medbury Rd. Week 7

Habitat For Humanity continued with great progress on it's latest venture at 11 Medbury Rd.

This weeks featured work crew was from the Best Buy Company. An eager bunch of volunteers were on hand to assist our two contractors on site this week; Bill Tretiak from Tretiak Construction and Pat reddon from Reddon Electric.

Siding work progressed very nicely and should wrap up next weekend. The electrical rough ins continued and should also finish up by next weekend. The Best Buy crew also insulated the basement and assisted with installation of the three exterior doors.

Best Buy had such a good time Saturday, they will return for an encore presentation next Saturday.



Next Saturday's schedule will consist of siding and fascia, continuing with the electrical, painting the exterior doors and trim, installation of the railings on the front and rear porches and beginning to assemble the storage shed out in the yard.



A big thank you goes out to Subway for providing a delicious lunch for all our hard working volunteers.



See you all next Saturday andf let's continue to make Penny, Chris and Matt's dream become a reality!!!!

11 Medbury Rd.,Week Six

Habitat for Humanity was blessed with another beautiful Saturday to continue work on Chris, Penny and Matt's new home.
During the week, the crew from Just Service Plumbing and Heating of Gansevoort started roughing in the plumbing on our latest build. Just Service is a new contributor to our organization and we welcome them aboard.
On Friday, East River Builders of Luzerne installed the new shingle roof. East River Builders is one of our returning contractors and we appreciate their contribution to our project.
The tasks at hand on Saturday were installing the new windows and starting to install siding.Also work was to be continued on the front porch.
Bill Tretiak from Tretiak Construction volunteered to help with the installation of the siding. Bill is also a repeat vendor who donated his time and effort to our last build.
All the windows were installed and insulated, the front porch was framed and decked and a good portion of the siding was started.

Thank you to all our our contractors who make our dream of affordable housing come true for all our recipients.



*******REMINDER********

No work scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 4th. ENJOY your Labor Day weekend and we'll see you all on Sept. 11th.

THANKS from Habitat for Humanity of Warren,Washington and Northern Saratoga Counties.

11 Medbury Rd. Week 5

The weather Gods once again cooperated with the Habitat for Humanity crew.

Saturday was one of those not too hot, not too cool days, so alot of work was accomplished.

The remainder of the roof sheathing was installed,
The trusses were all braced and all sheetrock nailers installed on top of all the interior partitions;
The basement furring installation on the walls was completed;
Blocking for cabinets and grab rails were installed;
The rear porch landing was framed and decked;
Proper vent installed in the trusses for insulation;
And the front porch was started to be framed.
Also the electrical service was partially installed and outlet and switch boxes mounted in the house. The electrical work is being provided by Reddon Electric of Ballston Spa which did an awesome job on last years build. Welcome back Pat Reddon!!!

WHEW!!! I'm tired just typing all that stuff. GREAT job by our ambitious group of volunteers who also were treated to a delicious lunch provided by; Molly Mason Jar restaurant of Luzerne and Price Chopper of Queensbury. Please support these businesses who support our great cause.
This week the shingles will be installed on the roof courtesy of East River Builders of Luzerne who was one of our strong supporters of last years build.

This weekend the work schedule will consist of installing doors and windows on the exterior and the start of the siding.
Hope to see another energetic crew of volunteers to continue making great progress on our build.

******* NOTICE*****

We will not be working the weekend of Sept. 4th so everyone can enjoy the last big weekend of summer.



Next Saturday we will install doors and windows and start the installation of the siding.

11 Medbury Rd. Week Four

Week four was once again blessed with a BEAUTIFUL day to set trusses on Chris, Penny and Matt's new home.
As mentioned in the previous post, Gallop Concrete was supposed to set our trusses for us. Due to a mechanical problem, Gallop was unable to keep their commitment, which sent the Habitat crew scrambling to find a crane service at the last minute.
A big, HUGE, Billy Fuccillo thank you goes out to ALLMARK SERVICES of Nassau for coming to our rescue on such short notice to set our trusses with their crane. THANK YOU MARK MOESKE (owner) for donating your labor AND crane free of charge.
The trusses were set and 3/4 of the roof was sheeted today. This chore will be completed next Saturday.
Also completed today was the unenviable task of working in our short crawl space installing furring on the concrete walls which the insulation will be affixed to. Blocking was also installed in the house for grab rails and cabinets and Tyvek wrap applied to the exterior walls.

Many, many thanks to all the volunteers who worked hard today. Also a big thank you to the members of the Habitat committees who keep us hydrated and WELL fed during the builds.

Next week we should wrap up the roof sheathing, brace trusses, and additional blocking. Also we may start drilling holes for wiring and mounting boxes.

Keep up the GREAT work everyone. Penny,Chris and Matt are counting on YOU!!!!!!

11 Medbury Rd. Week Three

Habitat was once again blessed with a beautiful day to continue work on Chris, Penny and Matt's new home.
We had a large crew on hand to complete the task of framing all the interior walls and bracing all the walls and completing the sheeting on the exterior of the new home.
The volunteer crew did an excellent job in a timely manner which meant everyone went home early to enjoy the rest of their weekend.
The roof trusses are scheduled to be built this week and delivered on site in time for Saturday.
Lou Gallop of Gallop Concrete has generously offered to set the trusses free of charge with his boom truck this weekend which will make everyones life a lot easier. Thanks Lou!!!

A big shout out goes to this weeks vendors which donated or discounted items; Fierro's Pizza of Greenfield Center and Wiley Bros. Inc. Lumber of Schaghticoke,Rensselaer county.

Thank you from the Habitat for Humanity of Warren, Washington and Northern Saratoga Counties.

See you Saturday and hopefully we "raise the roof"on our latest build.

11 Medbury Rd. Week 2

What a difference a week makes!

Last week the Habitat crew worked through some brutally hot and humid weather and started Chris,Penny and Matt's new home.
This Saturday ,it felt like a touch of fall in the air first thing in the morning.Cool, crisp air greeted the volunteers who were on hand to start framing the walls. A small, but eager crew assembled the "headers" for the walls and all four walls were framed, sheeted and stood in place.
Pizza was provided by Rocco's of Corinth for lunch .

Next Saturday we will frame all the interior walls and brace everything up plumb and level in anticipation of setting the roof trusses the following weekend.

Thanks to all the volunteers who showed up and if you would like to help out, stop in Saturday and we'll gladly put you to work!!

See you Saturday!!!

11 Medbury Rd. Week 1

Glens Falls Area Habitat For Humanity is proud to announce the start of our 20th build!

This past Saturday was our official groundbreaking ceremony for the new home located on Medbury Rd. in the Town of Greenfield.

First off we have to apologize for not getting the word out sooner about the dedication. The ceremonial date was pushed back twice due to scheduling conflicts among the various trades.

But after a hectic week in which Gallup Concrete poured the footings and walls, and coated the foundation , PCD Construction backfilled the foundation and dug the initial hole for the house.

We also have to thank Thompson and Fleming surveying and Engineering America for all their work prior to a shovel even being placed in the ground.

This past Saturday the main bearing beam was built and placed in the foundation and then the entire floor system was framed and the plywood floor was installed.

It was a brutally hot day, but the volunteers performed flawlessly!!

Special thanks to Price Chopper for providing lunch, along with Versatile Storage for the storage unit which will be on site for the duration of the project.Also Stone Industries for the portable restroom.

One more shout out goes to Hawk Well Drilling for continuing to be a huge supporter of our Habitat projects. The well has already been drilled and will be piped in later on in the build.
Next Saturday will be the day when we frame up all the walls for the new home for Chris, Penny , and their son Matt.

Hope to see a big turnout of volunteers and let's see if mother nature supplies us with a beautiful day!!

See you Saturday.

Groundbreaking Ceremony

After much anticipation, we are starting to build our 20th house in the affiliate's history of 20 years. This will be our 5th and last house on Medbury Road in Porter Corners. This house is located at 11 Medbury Road.



Please join us on Saturday, July 24th at 9:00 am for the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Penny, Chris, and Matt's new home!



If you are interested in volunteering with us, please complete the volunteer survey on our website and send it to our volunteer coordination committee for review. They will be in touch with you to schedule a Saturday for you to volunteer at the jobsite. Please be patient with us as we sometimes experience an overwhelming response and interest. We are all volunteering together!



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Upcoming Build for 2010

Glens Falls Habitat for Humanity will commence work on their TWENTIETH home this year!!!

The location of this years build will again be on Medbury Rd. in the Town of Greenfield, which was also the site of last years build.

Stay tuned for more information as the start time looks to be somewhere in the beginning of July.

We hope to see many of the same faces of the volunteers that have supported us in some of our past endeavors.

Lets make our 20th build one for the record books!!!!