Does this look like a mess to you? Actually, this is progress! Drywall is going up on Shoreline Jacob’s Well Building B which means we are getting closer to finished apartments that will house 10 more families struggling out of homelessness. As the weather turns cooler, our entry team continues to receive a record high…
When the siding started going up this week, it started to sink in how close we’re getting to a real building for 10 more families. Our entry team has received a higher than usual number of call this Spring so they’re looking forward to the completion of Building B. We predictably have a large uptick in calls in mid-late fall when the weather gets cold, but we also tend to have a surge in calls in April-May.
The trusses have been raised, sheeting placed, and there is a roof on Building B! The inside of the building has dried and the plumbers are busy. The team is making progress quickly! It’s been a whirlwind of activity—and it’s been a similar whirlwind in Building A. In the last few weeks we’ve had three…
The workers weren’t able to keep working on Monday, tried on Tuesday, and finally charged forth in 19 degree temperatures on Wednesday! Break time was called for immediately when we went up to the third floor of Building A to shout “There’s coffee!” across to Building B. They’re approaching completeness of the third floor, and…
There’s now a floor to stand on and walls up for much of the second level of Building B! While the rainy weather has made movement a challenge, the wonderful workers from Polygon Homes have barely been slowed by it. Often Vision House staff will see them carrying beams twice as tall as them on…
Change happens in stages, and sometimes more slowly or rapidly than in others. After the leaps and bounds, construction seemed to slow for a couple weeks while the more tedious work of installing the plumbing was done. Then suddenly, all the pipes were in, and the workers were preparing the ground for the rest of…
We’ve come a long way from an empty field and a vision here at Jacob’s Well. Over the last month, rain and shine, the workers from Polygon homes have shown up! They have been hauling dirt, leveling the ground, and starting the foundations of Building B. Within 72 hours, the cement beginnings of the daylight…
