Hammers and Shovels and Nails, Oh My!

Tuesday morning the WV Rhino team showed up at the designated site, 9320 Olive Street, promptly at 7:45 a.m.   We saw the beginning of some foundation work.

After some discussion 5 stayed at this site--Allison, Brenda, Mark, Dan, Marcus and Doug. Their tasks the rest of the day including digging, removing the wood frames that held the concrete until it had hardened and pulling nails out of boards.  The digging out of the wood was an almost impossible task until Mark and Doug ran to Loews and came back with a Spud Bar.  For a more technical explanation you will have to talk to those who were there.  Maybe some pictures will help.

Mark Miller attempts using the power of his mind to bend the shovel back to its original shape.

The rest of us moved a few blocks down the street to 8800 Olive Street.  We joined a group from Stevenson College, near Baltimore.  As you can see the basic framework had been completed so most of the day was spent putting up the sheathing.  Have you ever heard the sound of 50 hammers, hammering?  Quite overwhelming at times with hammerers inside, outside, on the ground and up on ladders.  

Bob and Jim Carrano with help from Cam and whomever happened by spent the day measuring and cutting and measuring and cutting again to get the sheathing ready for the front and back trusses.

Tired and sore, the weary home builders were fed by the wonderful people of St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church. The evening's menu: New Orleans style red beans and rice with sausage, served with salad and fruit, with peach cobbler and ice cream for dessert.