Project Photos – Home of Tina Cromatie (House #1)

The photos below show the start-to-finish of the student builders’ work & the moving in by the owner. Click on a photo to see the enlarged version.

Owner’s personalized interior touches to make the house a home (4/24/13)

: Back corner of living room as completed by the students

: Back corner of living room decorated by owner

: Front corner of living room completed by the students

: Front corner of living room as decorated by owner

: Kitchen as completed by students

: Kitchen with the owner’s special touches

: Another view of owner’s customization of the kitchen

House completion & dedication; Tina takes ownership (2/22/13)

: The completed house

: Dedication program

: Seniors stand on the porch of their creation

: Seniors & juniors stand proud at their creation

: Students present signed plywood panel to Tina

: Academy teacher, Rick Terkovich

: Tina cutting the ceremonial ribbon

: Ernie presents keys to Tina

The completed house, ready for the dedication and turning over the keys to Tina

: Completed house

Home’s owner is chosen by Habitat

: Lisa Cromatie opening the door to her new house for the first time

: Team members with the new owner (David Porter- Architect, student builder, Bernard Godek- Exec. Dir. of Habitat PBC, owner Lisa Cromatie, and Rick Terkovich – Academy instructor

Porch built, module connection trim, siding started, electrical wiring connections (12/7/12); this work completed by Habitat

: Rough construction for porch completed

: Wires roughed in by students pulled into shed

: Shed completed by Habitat

: Siding installation underway

: It’s coming together nicely

: Trim at module connection joints started

AC installation completed by Royal Palm Beach HS Air Conditioning Academy students (12/6/12)

: Air handler installed and piped

: Ductwork neatly installed in attic

: Ductwork in attic

: AC compressor pad set and refrigerant piping run through crawlspace from AHU to pad

Dwyer HS Construction Academy begin back shed construction (11/17/12)

Moving & Installation Day (11/14/12: 6 AM until 5 PM)

: 6:09 AM; first trailer & module leave the school

: First module turning into it’s neighborhood home

: Crawlspace foundation anxiously awaits its home

: Master BR module being lifted into place

: Setting MBR module onto foundation

: Kitchen module fitting perfectly onto foundation

: Roof section lifted from trailer

: Roof section coming in for permanent landing

: Roof sections in place on top of modules

: Kitchen module seeing daylight for first time

: Modules joined as a complete house for first time

: 5 PM; house all assembled & water tight

: A successful conclusion to the students work

Construction complete; Loading Day (11/13/12: 8:30 AM until 2 PM)

: Roof section lifted for loading

: Roof section onto trailer

: First module squeezing out the door

: It fits !!!! (yeah, we knew that all along)

: Keep coming

: Almost out

: It’s Out !!! and ready for lifting

: Modules on rollers easily pushed out the door with student power

: Loading onto a trailer

: Loading continues until 7 trailers are filled

Cabinets installed, roller test, electrical testing (11/5/12)

Robert Trepp of Cardinal Electric worked with students to test out all final electrical and lighting connections. All worked flawlessly without any corrections needed.

: Kitchen cabinets completed

: Bathroom vanity cabinet & light installed

: Roof section fabricated

: Roof section dried in

: Rollers to be used to roll the modules out the door

: 4 students easily pushed the modules along the slab

Foundation blockwork laid (11/3/12)

Concrete work and blockwork supervision provided by John Elliott and his crew from All Phase, Inc. The blockwork was installed by 6 apprentices from the Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation of Palm Beach County.

Footings reinforced & ready to pour concrete (10/31/12)

Foundation work started (10/24/12)

Assembly of roof sections started (10/15/12)

Interior doors & trim done; all interior painted (10/15/12)

Knock-down texture applied (10/11/12)

: Student builder knocking down spray applied compound on wall

: Student builder knocking down spray applied compound on ceiling

: Knock down finish completed

Lot has been cleared (10/9/12)

: Looking from street toward back of lot

: Looking from back of lot toward street

Ceiling drywall hung; all drywall finishing done; interior doors & trim started (9/21/12)

Drywall finishing on walls in progress (5/31/12)

Drywall on walls almost all hung; shower & tub installed (5/10/12)

Insulation installation; windows sealed; exterior door installed (5/2/12)

AC cans roughed in by Royal Palm Beach HS AC Academy (5/1/12)

Final rough-in (plumbing & electrical); Blueskin underlayment (4/20/12)

Sheathing finished; plumbing & electrical rough about ready for inspection (3/30/12)

Electrical & Plumbing Rough Started (2/22/12)

Walls and Ceiling Framing completed (2/10/12)

Exterior walls framing (12/16/11)

: Exterior walls framing 1

: Exterior walls framing 2

: Exterior walls framing 4

: Exterior walls framing 4

: Exterior walls framing 5

: Exterior walls framing 6

: Exterior walls framing 7

: Exterior walls framing 8

: Exterior walls framing in progress

: Exterior walls framing in progress

: Exterior walls framing in progress 3

Installation of the floor insulation (10/14/11)

: Floor insulation installed in all modules

: Floor insulation

: Floor insulation close-up

Start of Floor Joists Installation (9/16/11)

: Floor joists layout

: Students at work on the floor joists

: Observation of work by contractors & mentors

The Shop and The Beginning (8/30/11)

: The Shop and rim board layout for all 4 modules

: Inside view of the shop door the modules will exit through

: The modules will make it out the door with 2 1/2″ to spare

: Rim boards layout