We have made a lot of progress on Kim and Mark’s house over the past three weeks. A crew from Stockton California insulated the whole place in two days, then did a good deal of the sheet rock for the remainder of the week. They had Kim and her daughter over for dinner on Friday night and it was fun to hear all of Kim’s knowledge on the history of New Orleans. The next group was from Oregon, and by the end of the week they’d finished all of the sheetrock. This week, as a group from Florida finished siding and painting the outside of the place, AHL wall professional drywall finishers came in and mudded the place in two days.

kim visiting with the oregon crew

nancy and linda from oregon screwing sheetrock

greg, cody and nancy from oregon hanging rock in the bathroom

group from stockton california after a long days work

We’re on week 3 of a new house on Reynes St.  It’s a miracle project.  I got to talking to this woman outside of Kermit Ruffins show at Vaughn’s bar in the Ninth Ward who told me she moved into town two days earlier from Fort Worth and needed her house rebuilt.  I told her to call us and a month or so later, we were finishing gutting it.  It’s a God thing, I suppose.  Since then, we’ve put on a new roof, fixed some floor joists, laid sub-floor, and re-framed all the spots with termite damage.  Thanks to the groups from Raleigh, NC (and their friends from Wisconsin and Nebraska), Chambersburg, PA, and Bridgeport, IL for their great work!

Front porch

Wesley and Jacob from Raleigh glad they're not on the roof

Full dumpster = progress!

View from the brand new roof

Jeff, Brad and Kevin from Raleigh thinking it over

Kim's office, looking from the front room

Soon-to-be kitchen/dining room

Another view of the front porch (check out that brand new roof)

Brand new bathroom

Chad, my trusty NCCC, in the master bedroom