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)
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Back corner of living room as completed by the students
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Back corner of living room decorated by owner
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Front corner of living room completed by the students
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Front corner of living room as decorated by owner
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Kitchen as completed by students
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Kitchen with the owner’s special touches
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Another view of owner’s customization of the kitchen
House completion & dedication; Tina takes ownership (2/22/13)
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The completed house
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Dedication program
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Seniors stand on the porch of their creation
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Seniors & juniors stand proud at their creation
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Students present signed plywood panel to Tina
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Academy teacher, Rick Terkovich
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Tina cutting the ceremonial ribbon
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Ernie presents keys to Tina
The completed house, ready for the dedication and turning over the keys to Tina
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Completed house
Home’s owner is chosen by Habitat
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Lisa Cromatie opening the door to her new house for the first time
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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
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Rough construction for porch completed
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Wires roughed in by students pulled into shed
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Shed completed by Habitat
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Siding installation underway
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It’s coming together nicely
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Trim at module connection joints started
AC installation completed by Royal Palm Beach HS Air Conditioning Academy students (12/6/12)
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Air handler installed and piped
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Ductwork neatly installed in attic
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Ductwork in attic
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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)
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6:09 AM; first trailer & module leave the school
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First module turning into it’s neighborhood home
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Crawlspace foundation anxiously awaits its home
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Master BR module being lifted into place
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Setting MBR module onto foundation
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Kitchen module fitting perfectly onto foundation
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Roof section lifted from trailer
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Roof section coming in for permanent landing
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Roof sections in place on top of modules
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Kitchen module seeing daylight for first time
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Modules joined as a complete house for first time
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5 PM; house all assembled & water tight
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A successful conclusion to the students work
Construction complete; Loading Day (11/13/12: 8:30 AM until 2 PM)
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Roof section lifted for loading
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Roof section onto trailer
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First module squeezing out the door
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It fits !!!! (yeah, we knew that all along)
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Keep coming
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Almost out
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It’s Out !!! and ready for lifting
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Modules on rollers easily pushed out the door with student power
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Loading onto a trailer
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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.
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Kitchen cabinets completed
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Bathroom vanity cabinet & light installed
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Roof section fabricated
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Roof section dried in
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Rollers to be used to roll the modules out the door
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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)
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Student builder knocking down spray applied compound on wall
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Student builder knocking down spray applied compound on ceiling
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Knock down finish completed
Lot has been cleared (10/9/12)
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Looking from street toward back of lot
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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)
Walls and Ceiling Framing completed (2/10/12)
Exterior walls framing (12/16/11)
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Exterior walls framing 1
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Exterior walls framing 2
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Exterior walls framing 4
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Exterior walls framing 4
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Exterior walls framing 5
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Exterior walls framing 6
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Exterior walls framing 7
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Exterior walls framing 8
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Exterior walls framing in progress
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Exterior walls framing in progress
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Exterior walls framing in progress 3
Installation of the floor insulation (10/14/11)
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Floor insulation installed in all modules
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Floor insulation
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Floor insulation close-up
Start of Floor Joists Installation (9/16/11)
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Floor joists layout
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Students at work on the floor joists
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Observation of work by contractors & mentors
The Shop and The Beginning (8/30/11)
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The Shop and rim board layout for all 4 modules
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Inside view of the shop door the modules will exit through
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The modules will make it out the door with 2 1/2″ to spare
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Rim boards layout