| Update on the Josh Hoffman home 1-09. |
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| The New Year's Day had painting being done at the house. Saturday brought out the folks installing smoke detectors, motion detectors and alarm detectors. Work continued on trim molding, prep work and more painting. Bill Neil, from Caledonia Memorial Post 305 provided Chili and Sloppy Joe's for lunch. 1-3-09 |
| The overhead track for lifting Josh out of his bed and transporting him into the master bath to the sinks, whirlpool and shower was completed. 1-5-09 |
| On Saturday more electrical work was done in the house placing ceiling fans and other electrical outlets. Workers of all ages helped with that project. Also the garage drywall taping and mudding began. 1-10-09 |
| On Sunday cleaning was done in preparation for the crew from QUALITY HARDWOOD FLOOR INSTALLATION that came in Monday and started laying the hardwood flooring. 1-12-09 |
| By the end of the day on Tuesday all the floor was laid and trim around the baseboards was ready to be nailed. 1-13-09 |
| By Saturday all trim work was done, counter tops installed in the kitchen and bathrooms and the garage was finished. On Saturday more electrical work was completed, refrigerater, stove and oven were installed while numerous inspectors looked on, including Josh. He was able to see his basement for the first time. The Boy Scouts arrived and installed the mailbox. 1-17-09 |
| Many small and unseen items have been taken care over the course of 13 days in preparations for the day of "Key Turnover". On Friday much activity took place at the house. Appliances were checked for functionality, the TV for the slide show was set up by the crew from "Booster Multimedia". The snow was a slight problem but with the help of Ed Harmon of "FCC" and their loader, Tom Fischer of "Coldwater Express" and "Barry County Road Commission" enough room was made for the following days visitors. It just so happens that Josh and Heathers new house is located half and half on Hastings and Middleville's fire district. A guided tour was given to both fire department officials. Some pictures were taken of some of the primary volunteers who spent countless hours working on this labor of love. Chet Teater Coordinator and Bill Bravata General Contractor were key. 1-30-09 |