We have to be at our work site at 7:30 AM each day and we'll be working till about 3:30 PM. The project we're working on had its groundbreaking on March 1st so we're in the early stages yet.
The project is located in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans. It is a predominately African American neighborhood, that is notable for brass bands and Mardi Gras Indian traditions. A large part of the neighborhood is above flooding level so it did not suffer the same damage as other areas of New Orleans. The area has had many vacant lots and vacated buildings and because it is on higher, dryer ground, there is a lot of post Katrina renovation plans.
Here is a picture of the house that we're currently working on. These two pictures were taken when we were first starting out.
We began building the walls for the house and did a ton of nailing. We laughed a ton and no one was injured! Yay!
Here's a few more pictures from throughout the day:
Allison & Rod lifting the wall
Mori holding up the wall
Dave hammering in some nails
Good times were had and we can't wait for day two!
Till next time...
Sue
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