Paint and Finishes

Work on the house continues with paint and finishes.  

Before Christmas, painting continued:

 

 

Cabinet installation in process

Dave and Keith install kitchen cabinets.

Keith is building some custom trim for the house.  This L-shaped assembly will be a cap for the short wall at the top of the stairs.  It's constructed of pine with oak inserts.

A custom, removable rail system for the stairs has just received its last coat of finish.

 

 

Once work begins in January, we'll finish painting, install the remaining cabinets, then start baseboard trim and hang doors.

Progress Update

 

Progress on Ethel and John's house continues with finishes and fixtures. 

Just before Thanksgiving we accomplished tasks like installing a new front door and completing railings for the porches

New underlayment was added to the kitchen, hall and bathooms in preparation for new vinyl flooring.  The new vinyl wood plank flooring was installed last week and looks fantastic.  The new floor and paint has started the transformation to a completed home.

John and Ethel continued their contributions to the house by doing a final rake around the house to neaten up outside.

Inside, wall patching has been completed and painting has begun. 

Jim and Keith paint the main bathroom.

 

Liz paints the hall ceiling

Dave, a new member of our Construction Committee, installs a new electric outlet.

Dave also installed and connected the sink in the main bathroom.

Matt patches trim that we're re-using instead of replacing.

Shout Outs

• Thanks to John Stranahan and American Tree Company.  They donated services to remove a dead tree and some overhanging limbs near the house.

Coming Up 

• We continue painting the walls and ceiling.
• The upper kitchen cabinets will be installed.
• The bathroom fixtures will be installed.
• Door and trim work begins.
  

Ground Breaking Progress

Progress Update

Saturday November 12 marked our ceremonial ground-breaking at 88 Birch Ave.  In addition to our board members and work volunteers, we were joined by Father Tom Berardi of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  After our Board President and Family Partnership chairperson spoke, Father Berardi offered a blessing on the house and the family who will soon call it home.

Father Tom Berardi, Ethel and John Beaty

John and Ethel were reluctant to mess up 

the landscaping efforts of the Six Flags crew.

Warm fall weather helped us continue outside tasks including steps and railings for the back porch and steps for the front porch were completed.  Inside, drywall mud work continued to smooth the walls.  Painting and floor underlayment installation were also started.

Shout Outs

• Thanks to Father Tom Berardi of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for his participation in our ground-breaking ceremony.
• Thanks to our board of directors for preparing the ground-breaking ceremony. 

Coming Up

• With good weather expected, the remaining porch railings will be completed.
• The front door will be replaced.
• Siding repairs are also on schedule for outside.
• Inside, paint work continues along with electrical connections and clean-up.
• The remaining underlayment will be installed in preparation for finished floors.

Six Flags Project 6 Work Day

Progress Update

Under the full moon at 6am, the first truck rolled into the jobsite.  By 7:30, carpenters and their tools from Six Flags arrived to start work on the roof.  By 8:30, 58 Six Flags volunteers were on hand for a kick-off to Project Six.  Project Six is Six Flags’ corporate day of giving back around the country.  Locally, we were very fortunate to be introduced to Steve Krawczyk, Brian Martineau, and Don McCoy (Park President).  For two weeks prior to November 11^th, they planned, measured, consulted and gathered materials.  On the 11^th, they showed up with 58 people ready to work.  They also showed up with a dishwasher as a gift for the Beaty’s. 

When the roofing took longer than expected, Mr. McCoy committed to have the carpenters return another day, at Six Flags' expense, to finish the roof.

Don McCoy power washes the house

In one day:

• Interior walls were patched, washed, primed and some were painted.
• All new doors and trim were painted.
• Plumbing was connected for the kitchen sink, new shower and the laundry closet.
• Wiring was run for a new outside spotlight.
• Outlets and switches were replaced throughout the house
• The basement was insulated.
• A new back porch was built.
• The front porch foundation was filled and capped.
• A new front porch was built.
• Foundation drainage was installed (thanks to a lot of digging!)
• Landscape beds were created and graded.
• The driveway and front walk were re-worked with new stone.
• The roof was replaced.
• Yard cleanup, debris removal and raking improved the curb appeal of the house.
• The siding was power washed.
• Numerous clean-up tasks were completed

Shout Outs

• A huge Thank You to Don McCoy and his staff at The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom.  They brought a great attitude and a lot of help to this project.
• Thanks to Sherwin-Williams of Queensbury for paint and primer donation.
• Thanks to Scott Schwartz of Hill Electric for donated electrical supplies and fixtures.
• Thanks to Action Equipment  for donated rental of a skid steer loader, compacting roller and truck/trailer.
• Thanks to Barbara Sweet, Executive Director Tri-County United Way, for introducing us to the Project 6 Team at Six Flags.
• Thanks to our Board of Directors for their efforts to plan, provision and support the Project 6 work day.

  

  
  
  

   The Project Six day was covered in the local media:

  • Look TV news story
  • Post-Star news story

  
  
  
  

• • Thanks to D.A. Collins (including Pallette Stone and Jointa Galusha) for donation of stone, concrete and delivery services.