Monday, July 20, 2009
Kickin chickens
Today we received our assignment. We are finishing the flooring in a row house on Willow street, in the shadow of the Super Dome. We began our work and met our family, a man, wife and their two nieces. What a long road back to sleeping in your own bed they have had! This family stayed in Austin, Texas for 2 1/2 years. We should have their floors done before the weeks out.
Kickin Chickens
Tad, Lois, Kathy, Cory, Brad, Austin & Lauren
Kickin Chickens
Tad, Lois, Kathy, Cory, Brad, Austin & Lauren
The Team Formally Known as iRepair...Day 1
Dear Friends,
As today has come to an end I am positive that this will be a well-needed week for many of us. As we drove to our worksite the scene was one of hope in the midst of suffering. Our home is located in the Garden District near Downtown New Orleans and is a 3 room duplex with 13foot ceilings. It was very obvious that the neighborhood we are serving in is not quite back-to-normal. Many houses have been left with no hope for return, although on the positive side a lot of progress is being made.
Today we sanded drywall and began on a project in the bathroom...we made good progress and I am confident that by the end of the week our family will be much closer to moving back in!
More to come...
iRepair
Greg, Janel, Katie, Tara, Gabby, Abby, and Cole :)
As today has come to an end I am positive that this will be a well-needed week for many of us. As we drove to our worksite the scene was one of hope in the midst of suffering. Our home is located in the Garden District near Downtown New Orleans and is a 3 room duplex with 13foot ceilings. It was very obvious that the neighborhood we are serving in is not quite back-to-normal. Many houses have been left with no hope for return, although on the positive side a lot of progress is being made.
Today we sanded drywall and began on a project in the bathroom...we made good progress and I am confident that by the end of the week our family will be much closer to moving back in!
More to come...
iRepair
Greg, Janel, Katie, Tara, Gabby, Abby, and Cole :)
Six of Hearts: Day 2
Day 2
Morale High.
Work starts today. We awaken at 7:00 being in a well-rested state, and ready to go to work. Our work involves preparing the wall with a plaster-like substance known as "mud".
We have met with other organizations supporting the cause of repairing NOLA after the hurricane. Our numbers spread across the U.S. from NY to IL. We have met at Peoples United Methodist Church, and found our project leader, a man answering to the name of "Ozzy".
After the meeting, we proceeded to the house we were to work, and began sanding the walls of excess "mud". In the next room, we prepared the walls by putting "mud" on them, covering nails, and any other blemishes. The fiberglass insulation is an issue when working with walls, but is barely noticable.
As we sand away the mud, the issue is the dust that collects, getting into our eyes and our mouthes. The sensation is uncomfortable, but we ignore it and sand further.
Along with the mud, our work also involves putting walls on top of the insulation along with preparing them. We drill out screws so as to move wall pannels, and screw them back in so as to put the panels back on. The work is slow, but we are happy with our progress.
In the rooms where we apply walls, we find that the lack of air conditioning is noticable. The smaller rooms and closets are easily affected, raising the temperature, and forcing an amount of sweating that the team finds uncomfortable. Water breaks are taken often for health purposes.
After the work session, we went back to the church at 4:30 to take our showers and grab a bite for dinner. The team is going shopping for supplies for tomorrow at Wal-Mart, and we can only hope for the best in tomorrow.
Blackjack out.
Morale High.
Work starts today. We awaken at 7:00 being in a well-rested state, and ready to go to work. Our work involves preparing the wall with a plaster-like substance known as "mud".
We have met with other organizations supporting the cause of repairing NOLA after the hurricane. Our numbers spread across the U.S. from NY to IL. We have met at Peoples United Methodist Church, and found our project leader, a man answering to the name of "Ozzy".
After the meeting, we proceeded to the house we were to work, and began sanding the walls of excess "mud". In the next room, we prepared the walls by putting "mud" on them, covering nails, and any other blemishes. The fiberglass insulation is an issue when working with walls, but is barely noticable.
As we sand away the mud, the issue is the dust that collects, getting into our eyes and our mouthes. The sensation is uncomfortable, but we ignore it and sand further.
Along with the mud, our work also involves putting walls on top of the insulation along with preparing them. We drill out screws so as to move wall pannels, and screw them back in so as to put the panels back on. The work is slow, but we are happy with our progress.
In the rooms where we apply walls, we find that the lack of air conditioning is noticable. The smaller rooms and closets are easily affected, raising the temperature, and forcing an amount of sweating that the team finds uncomfortable. Water breaks are taken often for health purposes.
After the work session, we went back to the church at 4:30 to take our showers and grab a bite for dinner. The team is going shopping for supplies for tomorrow at Wal-Mart, and we can only hope for the best in tomorrow.
Blackjack out.
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