Weekly Construction Updates

Hello Everybody,
If there was a time in need for volunteers now is the time as we are very short handed this week was really short with just 1 volunteer each day this will take some time to finish. So please is you are free to help out now is the time. Thank you. Please make sure to sign up for the days you would like to come as we now have a limit of 6 per day this included staff and Subcontractors! So make sure to go to the website and sign up! Cant wait to see you all again soon! Thanks for your patience with this as we work thru the fine details to ensure safety at our job-sites!

Jeremy - Construction Manager

304 1st SE Spring Grove, MN:
Wow is all I can say. This house is really coming along now. Interior is all into the finishing stage with painting beginning. Closets are all painted along with all the ceilings. We started with the kitchen walls and they are looking really awesome. Huge shout out to Ford and his drywall crew they do amazing work. Siding is all completed and the neighbors are very excited about this as they no  longer have to look at the house that has been wrapped for months now. We started framing up the porch and did not get this completed yet. But we were able to get the front decking all installed. All Cabinets have been ordered but with the shutdown there is a major backlog of up to 4-8 weeks. The trim and doors have all been ordered as well. We did pull away from this job for now. We will still be having some contractors there working on the grading of the lot to get it setup for concrete driveway and sidewalk. Once grading is completed we can then get the stair built for the deck. Once cabinets come in we will return to work on this one.



210 & 212 Sarah Circle, Rockland:
This one is really coming along now. Inside Unit B all drywall is completed and it is ready for paint soon. Unit A we are stepping back a little and adding a bathroom downstairs so this will require the drywallers to stop as we cut holes and put up walls and have the plumber and electrician come back and install what is needed for the bathroom. I did already order the bathtub/shower and sink/vanity and toilet. We were able to get both front porches done. We are now working on the back deck. With one set of stairs up still need to add the railings and bottom post but it is getting closer and closer each day. We will be framing up the bathroom walls tomorrow as the electrician is coming Monday to install the needed wiring for this addition. Plumbers will be coming in after that and then we can have the drywallers come back and finish up Unit A.  Garages are all painted and both garage doors are ordered and should be delivered by Monday as well. Unit B will start to get painted soon as the kitchen cabinets should be coming in. Once they come in things will really move along and it will then start looking like a house inside. The outside however is another story. With the storm that hit the Holmen area a few weeks ago it took all the local contractors away so finding someone to do the LP smart siding is beginning to be a challenge. I finally got someone to put in a bid and hopefully they come in within reason and will be starting soon.

957 Hood St, La Crosse, WI:
During the shutdown I was able to reach out to Brickl Brothers and they stepped up and did a full donation of the whole house framing on this project. This was amazing and I am grateful for what they have done as it really hit home with why we all need to stick together during these hard times and step up when needed. On top of this First American Roofing stepped up and donated the roofing for the house, and finally Window World has also stepped forward and donated a crew to install all windows for us as and give us a discount on all the windows as well. Can you see this chain reaction now, we are grateful to all these companies for what they have done for us. I cant wait till we get moving on this project to see the end result.  This one is on hold until Rockland and Spring Grove are completed.

611 Adams St, LaCrosse, WI:
Lets just call this on AL’S project. As he has been taking this one on and has been working by himself pretty much to get this one shored up and new beams put underneath the foundation. He has put in a lot of hours making custom joinery to match what was in the house from the 1900’s Lets just say he has purchased a few new tools to test out. Boy does he get excited when he gets a new tool and gets to use it right away. I can’t say thank you enough to Al and his sidekick Bill as they play a major role on the construction side. We are still working on the final blueprints on this one as we have decided to fill in the small little basement that was there it is just to far gone to save. We will be moving the mechanical room to the main level and using tankless water heater to save on space. We are also in the works of seeing about adding a one car garage to this one. Awaiting some blueprints for the garage add on then I can take it over to inspection to see if we will be allowed the add on or not. Since there is alley access it gets a little more detailed. This is an ongoing project as we have to spread out the team to keep under the 6 people max per job site.
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1121 Avon St, La Crosse, WI:
New location for the Faith Build Program. This is an empty lot awaiting final blueprints

Weekly Construction Schedule
Week of Wednesday August 5th - Saturday August 8th
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Wednesday: 210 & 212 Sarah Circle, Rockland
   Start Time: 8:00 am
Teams on Site: n/a

Thursday: 210 & 212 Sarah Circle, Rockland
   Start Time: 8:00 am
Teams on Site: n/a

Friday: 210 & 212 Sarah Circle, Rockland
   Start Time: 8:00 am
Teams on Site: n/a

Saturday: 210 & 212 Sarah Circle, Rockland
   Start Time: 8:00 am
Teams on Site: n/a