Peek Inside: Eighth Habitat Home in Port Nearly Done
Habitat for Humanity's Ozaukee County Chapter and volunteers are hard at work building the newest addition to the city of Port.
The newest of what will be a "little subdivision" of Habitat for Humanity homes in Port Washington is nearing completion, according to the Ozaukee County group's Building and Construction Manager John Orth. The home, at 170 Park St., is the first of three new homes planned to be built on the shared driveway — but the eighth Habitat for Humanity-Ozaukee County Chapter home built in the city thus far, Orth said. The crew broke ground in August, is finishing mechanicals this week and hopefully starting dry wall next week, Orth said. The work is 100 percent volunteer completed, with 250 "sweat equity" hours from the family who will be living there. Families qualify for Habitat homes when they make less than 60 percent of the average income in …
Brian Carlson
3:49 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Very cool. Habitat rocks. more ›