Hilliard Adopt-A-House
2019 Briarwood Avenue Photos

Habitat for Humanity
of Mid-Ohio

The photos below are from Saturday, December 7, 2019 when the Bah and Gaye Family home was dedicated.

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Project history:

• March 22, 2019 - Viewed the property.
• June 10, 2019 - DAK and crew removed the old electrical panel, removed faceplates, removed fans and lights, installed a new electrical panel, extended the electric service conduit, installed a new meter box and service drop cable, drove in a second ground rod and connected it to the first ground rod.
• June 12, 2019 - DAK and crew completed the pre-construction electrical work.
• July 10, 2019 - Moved yard debris to the dumpster, received the lumber package for the basement framing and moved that material to the basement, cut down weed trees and shrubs growing in the fence line, removed the tub from the second floor bedroom, removed both toilets, removed all interior door trim, baseboards and window aprons, removed all interior door jambs, removed most of the ramp railing (left some for safety reasons), removed about one-half of the vinyl siding on the east side of the house, received the replacement staircase, used some of the vinyl siding to repair siding issues on one garage wall and one north house wall, removed all closet shelving hardware, moved trash from the garage to the dumpster and determined that the outside spigot leaks.
• July 13, 2019 - Cleaned walls, pulled carpet pad staples from the OSB flooring, powerwashed vinyl siding, removed all vinyl siding from the east wall up to the gable, and started hanging new siding on the east wall.
• July 17, 2019 - Removed all window sills and trim, continued cleaning walls, removed the vinyl soffit over the front porch, powerwashed the basement and over half of the vinyl soffit, and reset the spring tensions for one of the bedroom windows.
• July 20, 2019 - Finished cleaning all walls upstairs as well as the stair well, painted all ceilings upstairs with Kilz, started cleaning walls downstairs, did an initial drywall mud coat on all the walls upstairs and in the stairwell (just the spots that did not need to be cut out and replaced), installed the new basement stair section and the two walls adjacent to it, and started framing the long wall.
• July 24, 2019 - Pressure washed the remaining soffit vinyl, sanded drywall patches and added more mud upstairs, cleaned all walls downstairs, started the mud work downstairs, received the hot water tank and new shower, removed the remaining downstairs baseboard, moved all drywall to the basement, moved a sheet of subfloor to second floor with the rest going to the garage, constructed shelves in the basement and moved all material on the first floor to it, and removed the satellite dish.
• July 27, 2019 - Sanded and mudded more drywall, got a good start on patching large drywall holes, replaced the bad section of the upstairs bathroom subfloor which was left unfastened for electric subcontractor access, ground down the three a/c cage bolts, set the dumpster gate back in place, replaced the a/c siding block, finished the east wall basement framing, replaced the basement egress window, replaced a faulty breaker on the temporary electric pole, removed carpet staples on the basement steps, and constructed the 2x4 support for the front porch soffit.
• July 31, 2019 - Finished framing most of the basement (subcontractors can now do their work), swept the basement areas which couldn’t be pressure washed, did more drywall sanding, glued down the upstairs subfloor repair, removed two finger rails on the front steps, cleaned electrical outlets and switches, and began work to lower the front porch ceiling light fixture which was set too high.
• August 3, 2019 - Finished basement framing, removed the top cap from the front steps, cleaned by hand the back porch soffit and siding areas, cleaned by pressure washer the back siding up to the gable, bolted the a/c cage to the concrete pad, removed the decking from the mid-level landing and lower ramp, rebuilt the lower ramp frame from new material and part of the mid-level landing frame using removed material, hung the ramp using joist hangers, continued drywall sanding, mud work, and removing damaged corners, and did general cleaning.
• August 7, 2019 - Put a final coat of mud upstairs, put on additional drywall mud downstairs replaced three corner beads, completed ramp decking except where deck boards need to be ripped to width, added additional blocking to the upper ramp frame, removed siding from the front wall, hand cleaned the front porch soffit F-channel and the upper beam on the inside, removed cap rails on the rear porch, and replaced the dryer vent in the east wall siding.
• August 10, 2019 - The ramp decking was finished and posts installed and all but one rail was installed using balusters as spacing, additional wall areas were mudded, all other spots were sanded, floors scraped and vacuumed, a section of removed drywall in the stairwell was restored, all corners needing repair were done, most siding on the front porch was removed, the outside siding corner was removed, the porch soffit was reinstalled, and the outside electrical outlet and siding J-channel were cleaned.
• August 17, 2019 - Did the final sanding of the two upper front bedrooms and primed them with Kilz, completed most of the sanding on the main floor, cut-in upstairs and on the first floor with Kilz, mounted a 4' x 4' piece of 3/4 OSB at the request of the electrical team, and removed the broken upper glass from the front window closest to the door.
• August 21, 2019 - Sanded most of the drywall patches from the last work day, painted Kilz on almost all house walls and ceilings, painted Kilz on all but four square feet of the upstairs OSB flooring, framed two door openings and one storage opening to complete the basement framing, and added deadwood in the basement stairwell for stair railings.
• August 24, 2019 - Located and recovered the thermostat wires, patched, taped and mudded the drywall openings above and below the electric panel, completed the rear porch balusters and railings, reworked all of the Lexan on the first floor windows so that we could finish putting KIlz on the walls and putty and paint the window openings, removed the front porch side railings, finished removing the front porch old siding, put a new outside vinyl corner post on the front porch, began hanging new vinyl siding on the front porch, completed painting Kilz on the first floor walls and began painting Kilz on the first floor OSB floors, pulled staples from the master bathroom floor and the stairwell, pulled drywall screws from the studs in the stairwell, added deadwood in the stairwell for baseboards, patched a few drywall anomalies, and cut-in wall paint in the two front upstairs bedrooms.
• August 28, 2019 - Completed the powerwashing of the vinyl siding, hung new starter strip, J-channel, and vinyl siding on some of the front porch walls, re-installed the front porch side railings, pulled staples from the laundry area floor, continued painting Kilz on the main level OSB floors, sanded and patched more drywall anomalies, finished the first coat of cut-in wall paint upstairs and in the master bedroom, puttied screw holes in the rear porch/ramp railings, and leveled the soil where the ground rods were placed.
• August 31, 2019 - Sanded drywall patches, completed first coat cut-in of wall paint on the first floor of the house, completed the first coat of rolled paint on both floors of the house, repaired the drywall opening cut by the plumber to install the new tub, patched numerous drywall anomalies, and completed the second coat cut-in of wall paint on the second floor of the house.
• September 2, 2019 - Completed painting Kilz on the main level OSB floor, touched up ceiling where wall paint rollers bumped it, sanded drywall patches, completed first coat cut-in and rolling of paint on first floor, added more drywall compound to six major drywall repair areas, added more wood putty to the first floor stair stringer ends, and painted upstairs patched drywall areas.
• September 4, 2019 - Sanded drywall patches and applied more drywall compound, completed second coat cut-in of wall paint in the stairwell and on the first floor of the house, completed the second coat of rolled paint on the second floor of the house, the stairwell and part of the first floor, cleaned the bath tub to discover bad stains, cleaned as much of the first floor window frames as the Lexan braces would allow, finished the vinyl siding on two of the front porch walls, and removed the rotting front porch post trim pieces.
• September 7, 2019 - Insulated the basement, began painting the front porch SmartTrim and porch railings, addressed numerous drywall anomalies, began cleaning the upstairs window frames, rolled the second coat of wall paint on the living room, dining area and kitchen walls, added some drywall deadwood in the basement, sanded the puttied rear porch and ramp railings, replaced an upstairs broken window sash, and prepped the upstairs bathroom for additional drywall.
• September 11, 2019 - Hung drywall in the upstairs' bathroom, passed the insulation inspection, continued cleaning the upstairs' window frames, rolled the second coat of wall paint on the master bedroom, master bathroom and master closet walls, sanded and primed all patched drywall anomalies, built a chase for the basement closet light under the stairs, received the kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, added more drywall deadwood in the basement and stairwell to the basement, rolled a coat of paint over all primed drywall anomalies, and replaced the lower damaged vinyl siding on the west side of the house.
• September 14, 2019 - Hung drywall in the stairwell and basement and began painting rear ramp railings.
• September 21, 2019 - Hung drywall in the stairwell and basement.
• September 25, 2019 - Finished hanging drywall in the stairwell and basement, QA'ed all drywall screws, cut the basement closet access holes in its ceiling, finished cleaning the upstairs' windows, sanded the ramp railings, marked ceiling areas to be re-stomped by the drywall finishers, sanded the uneven seam in the upstairs' bathroom floor, replaced the front window, installed the master bathroom vanity, and moved all painting tools and supplies to the unfinished basement area.
• September 28, 2019 - Installed the kitchen island cabinets and countertop, hung new vinyl siding on the east side of the house, replaced some of the damaged vinyl siding on the garage, and continued painting the rear porch railings and ramp railings.
• October 2, 2019 - Painted SmartTrim, finished the vinyl siding and trim on the east wall, finished repairing vinyl siding on the west wall, installed the remainder of the kitchen cabinets, put one coat of paint on four interior doors, finished replacement of the porch rails, checked the attic insulation levels, and removed damaged siding from the alley side of the garage.
• October 5, 2019 - Installed the two house exterior doors and the passage doors on the first and second floor, installed the upstairs vanity, installed both vanity tops, began painting the stairwell to the basement as well as the basement walls, painted the upstairs bathroom, and nearly completed the vinyl siding on the front porch.
• October 7, 2019 - DAK and crew began electrical finishing.
• October 8, 2019 - DAK and crew finished electrical.
• October 9, 2019 - Mudded drywall where the cold air return and outlet in the basement bedroom had been hung but not cut out, mudded various drywall anomalies not seen until we had lighting, straightened out and swept the garage, finished the vinyl siding on the front porch, replaced the three damaged vinyl corners on the garage, drove down high nails of the OSB flooring, replaced some damaged vinyl siding on the house and the garage, replaced some front step railings, added top rails to the front step railings, trimmed the overgrown shrub in the front yard, cut down the extraneous rear porch post, sanded some rough spots on the porch railings, moved trim material to various areas to be painted, readied bathroom and kitchen/living area floors flooring, finished painting the rear porch railings, put second coat of print on basement and stairwell drywall, and caulked the SmartTrim board on the east wall gable.
• October 11, 2019 - Sanded and puttied various drywall anomalies and set up sawhorses with trim material for painting on Saturday.
• October 12, 2019 - Installed vinyl flooring in both bathrooms, cut out the kitchen countertop for the kitchen sink, fully painted almost all door casing, baseboards, closet opening wraps, and door stop material, dug under two downspouts to discover that there are no conductor lines, set the garage entry door, began laying vinyl flooring on the main level of the house, hung 80% of the vinyl siding on the front of the garage, and installed baseboard on the bathroom walls behind the two toilets.
• October 14, 2019 - Corrected baseboard in master bathroom, sanded and painted drywall patches, mudded more drywall anomalies, painted exterior door lock areas, and cut window sill buildouts.
• October 16, 2019 - Continued laying vinyl flooring on the main level of the house, powerwashed and handwashed the garage soffits and gutters and the front porch overhang soffit and gutters, finished painting walls in upstairs bathroom, stairwells and basement, completed painting door casings, put two coats of paint on interior handrails, nailed window sill build-outs to window sill material, sanded and painted drywall patches and mudded more drywall anomalies.
• October 17, 2019 - Installed front door deadbolt, sanded and painted drywall patches, and half-filled basement cracks and divots where vinyl plank flooring is to be laid.
• October 18, 2019 - Sanded drywall patches, completed filling basement cracks and divots where vinyl plank flooring is to be laid, and prepped for Saturday.
• October 19, 2019 - Finished laying vinyl flooring on the main level of the house as well as the basement bedroom and closets, removed and put two coats of paint on the house numbers, finished the dead bolt installation on the front door and installed the remaining exterior door lock sets, replaced the brickmold on the garage entry door, remounted the eastern garage downspout, replaced the broken baluster on the front step railing, finished the first coat of paint on the rear porch/ramp railings, caulked the front porch and step railings, finished painting the western front porch railings, the step railings and most of the front porch posts and beams, and installed the cabinet door pulls in the kitchen and bathrooms.
October 23, 2019 - Finished the vinyl siding on the garage, finished painting the front porch railings, balusters, posts and beams, caulked and almost finished painting the rear porch railings, balusters, posts and beams, cleaned the basement egress window well, installed the basement egress window hatch cover, cut and installed all upstairs window sills and some main floor window sills, painted various wall blemishes and patches, extended one of the house downspouts, and began installation of the upstairs closet door wraps.
• October 26, 2019 - Prepped and put one coat of paint on the stairwell stringers, put one coat of paint on the bypass door slabs, completed closet door wrap upstairs, completed door casings and baseboards in two upstairs bedrooms, made good progress on trim work in the other upstairs areas and the master bedroom, put two bags of stone in the egress window well, and cleaned the kitchen cabinets.
• October 28, 2019 - Picked up materials from Lowes and built sewage clean-out access panel.
• October 29, 2019 - Finished painting rear ramp balusters and raiings, caulked and painted a few missed spots on the front porch railings, caulked and put first coat of paint on the sewage clean-out access panel.
• October 30, 2019 - Finished door casing and baseboard upstairs and in the master bedroom, began baseboards in the upper stairwell, added a second coat of paint and installed the sewage clean-out access panel, installed the window sills on the first floor, replaced the broken window in the upstairs southwest bedroom, dug the bed in front of the front porch for the shrubs, painted the house exterior and garage entry doors, painted the finger rails for the front steps, painted the brickmould for the car garage door, installed the ceiling access panels in the basement bedroom closet, and cleaned the basement bedroom window frame.
• October 31, 2019 - Puttied wall areas in upstairs hall and stairwell, continued baseboard trim in stairwell, caulked basement bedroom window, and painted wall paint on three stairwell stringers.
• November 2, 2019 - Painted more door casing, installed the three doors in the basement, finished door casings and baseboards in the basement, painted the basement bedroom window frame, installed door wrap and casing for the laundry room opening, installed door wrap for the pantry, almost finished baseboards in the stairwells, planted shrubs in front of the front porch, almost finished all outside painting, put the finger rails on the step railings and puttied the screw holes, put a second coat of paint on the upstairs doors, began caulking trim work upstairs, started baseboards in the main living area, raked the yard, set stepping stones from the curb to the sidewalk, whittling away at a stump and starting cutting door casing for window aprons.
• November 4, 2019 - Sanded and painted finger rails on step railings, patched front door brick moulding, puttied various drywall anomalies, built out the stairwell stringer at the basement entry, and continued baseboards in the stairwell.
• November 5, 2019 - Sanded and painted various drywall anomalies, finished baseboards in the stairwell and in the basement hallway and continued caulking trim work. DAK and Phil completed remaining electrical tasks.
• November 6, 2019 - Removed the temporary garage door/wall, moved the old vinyl siding and the temporary wall outside the garage west wall, positioned the trash in the garage to make space for the garage door installation, dug out around the stump in the back yard, sanded and painted the pantry wall extension, vacuumed the finished basement area, stairwells and upstairs, finished trimming all door openings except the pantry, sanded and put a third coat of paint on the interior railings, removed the Lexan from the windows, caulked all of the trim work that are in rooms to be carpeted, finished baseboards and quarter-round in both bathrooms, finished baseboards in the house except for the pantry, part of the kitchen and the dining area, and caulked the rear exterior door brick moulding. A contractor installed the new garage door.
• November 8, 2019 - Painted two pieces of door casing and one 8-foot piece of baseboard left over from our Myrtle project, patched various drywall anomalies, caulked areas in the stairwells that had been missed, caulked the remaining window sills, put a second coat of paint on all of the stairwells' stringers and associated baseboards, caulked the bathroom vanities, finished the door casing in the pantry, installed the last two long pieces of baseboard material on site, and put one coat of paint on all window sills.
• November 9, 2019 - Caulked and finished painting over the caulked trim work in all areas to be carpeted (upstairs' bedrooms and closets, hallway, linen closet, master bedroom and closet), put a second coat of paint on all doors as needed in all areas to be carpeted, mortised and hung the replacement basement door, cut and assembled all interior stair railings and installed three of them, built all window aprons, trimmed and caulked all windows in areas to be carpeted, cleaned some of the first floor windows, cut and installed all shelving, took out the stump in the back yard, installed the microwave, installed kick plates and quarter-round in the kitchen, hauled off trash in and around the garage, and did a final vacuum of the areas to be carpeted.
• November 12, 2019 - Cut high caulk bead off wall in living and dining areas, patched various drywall anomalies, repaired drywall in pantry where two holes were created while installing shelving on Saturday, installed more baseboard in the living room, kitchen and pantry, painted two new pieces of baseboard and finished trimiming all windows.
• November 13, 2019 - Sanded drywall patches, painted some drywall patches, finished baseboard installation, vacuumed carpets, laid down carpet protector in the stairwells and upstairs' rooms, began caulking trimwork in the vinyl planked rooms, removed Lexan from the garage service door, vacuumed and removed cardboard around the kitchen, dining and basement rooms, cleaned master bathtub, hung the remaining interior handrail, installed the bypass door rails, spacers and casings, installed door stops, stained the ends of installed cabinet quarter round, continued cleaning windows, painted caulked window trim, and installed the unfinished basement door transition.
• November 14, 2019 - Completed quarter-round installation around the kitchen cabinets and in front of the two exterior doors and the stairwell leading upstairs, put more drywall compound on a major problem area in the master bedroom, caulked the seams in the master bedroom window and painted the four bypass door skirts.
• November 16, 2019 - Finished laying carpet protector in the bedrooms, removed cardboard from living room and vacuumed it, built step to the ramp from the garage service door, removed and re-installed the top row of siding correctly above the porch roof, replaced aluminum and brickmould on garage entry, install garage door seal, caulked garage trim nail holes and painted over garage caulking, secured first floor stairwell end to wall, puttied and painted nail holes in garage service door trim, finished second coat of paint on all door slabs, put two coats of paint on basement doors, installed window blinds in bedrooms and upstairs bathroom, started installation of shelving in smaller basement bedroom closet, installed bullnose over vinyl plank to carpet transition for lower stairwell, extended downspouts where required, raked yard, spread grass seed and put straw over bare areas, cleaned master bedroom window and others as required, completed caulking trim work in vinyl planked rooms, painted over caulked trim work in vinyl planked rooms, installed bypass closet doors, installed bathrooms’ mirrors and accessories, installed more interior door knobs, installed mailbox, moved toolbox, unneeded tools and unneeded materials to garage, and installed peep holes in exterior doors.
• November 18, 2019 - Installed sliding bypass closet door guides, installed finger pulls in all sliding bypass door sets, patched and painted stair railing leading upstairs, set remaining floor registers, sanded and painted existing drywall patches, and patched additional drywall anomalies.
• November 20, 2019 - Installed the remaining door knob sets, sanded and painted drywall patches, watered outdoor plants, cleaned the basement block window inside, finished the small basement shelf installation, repaired minor wall dings, applied more caulk to the basement closet ceiling transition, vacuumed carpeted areas near closet door finger pulls, pur two coat of interior paint on the inside of both exterior doors, touched up paint on all sliding bypass doors which were marred when cut, ensured all caulked trim work was painted and painted where necessary, vacuumed the garage, painted a final coat on the window sills, did a final cleaning of both tubs, moved tools/supplies from kitchen cabinets and countertops to the garage, removed cardboard from the kitchen countertop, cleaned the kitchen sinks, vacuumed out the kitchen cabinets, set the sump pump battery into its closed case, removed the benches and folding table from the house, and vacuumed the vinyl plank flooring.
• December 4, 2019 - Removed the extraneous front step landing finger railing, puttied its screw holes and painted over the putty, cleaned both bathrooms, puttied, sanded and painted two drywall holes in the laundry closet which were made during shelving installation, taped the floor registers, replaced the door leading to the basement (the contractors who did the duct cleaning rammed both hinged door stops through the hollow six panel door), did touch-up paint on the replacement door (special thanks to the AEP crew who let us take one of their good, painted doors), installed window screens (except for the upstairs bathroom which was not delivered), cleaned the exterior door thresholds, moved all supplies, tool and trash to the garage, vacuumed and cleaned all vinyl plank flooring, and cleaned the kitchen countertops and sink.
• December 7, 2019 - The Bah and Gaye Family home was dedicated.

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