Northampton Site Work
Construction schedule for the Westhampton Road (Northampton) site
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The site at 840 Westhampton Road in Northampton is bustling with activity. The site is across from Woodland Drive on Rt. 66.
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First building, Nov. 21, 2003
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Same building, April 12, 2005
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Recent scenes from the Westhampton Road site (April 2006)
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George Hollywood regularly posts news about the ongoing developments at the site.
The Homebuilding 101 Intersession Course at Amherst College took place during January 2006, and here is a great collection of action photos of it, courtesy of Samuel Masinter.
Work at the site is regularly scheduled for Saturdays from 9 to 4, and Sundays from noon to 4. Other days may be scheduled by arrangement.
To reserve a date for yourself or a group to work at this site, click on the VolunteerUP icon on our home page (or just click here) and register as a volunteer (if you have not registered already.) Sign in with your name and password, and on the calendar you will be able to see what dates are not yet filled for this worksite. When you sign up for a site and date, you will be asked how many "guests" you will bring in your group, and for the name of your group. If it is just you, then of course you will skip those questions.
Volunteers trained as crew leaders can click here to sign up to crew lead an open workparty date.
If you are the leader of a group of young people (ages 14 through 17) coming to a Habitat site, please read the statement of expectations for these groups.
Volunteers may wish to look at Habitat for Humanity University's online "Residential Construction Basics."
Work done in past months, through November 2006, is archived here.
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Update from the Volunteer Coordinator
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| See the extensive progress reports from our Volunteer Coordinator, on this and other sites, here. |
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Report, and Expectation of work to be done at the site
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(3/19): Smith Voc students are within about a month of completing Building 2. Cabinets, interior doors, and most of the trim have been installed. Vinyl flooring in Unit D is finished. Finish stairs are being installed this week. Kitchen counters and vanity tops have been ordered and should be in this week. Plumbing fixtures are either ordered or already on site. Appliances have been delivered. Electrical Department students are installing lights, smoke and CO detectors, switches and outlets. Most of the odds and ends such as closet shelving and bath accessories have been purchased. (2/28): Westhampton Road is essentially done except for some landscaping, and Smith Voke finishing up Duplex 2 (1/21): Progress report on Westhampton Road, Building 2, which is being built by Smith Voc. students. All sheetrock has been installed and finished. Interior painting is in progress and should be completed in a few days. The next step will be installation of vinyl underlayment, kitchen cabinets, interior doors and trim. At that time the partner families will be asked to select kitchen counter material, vinyl, and carpeting. A more extensive report going back many months is available here. |