Watkins Glen Build Photos

Our Fifth House build - 126 Fifth Street, Watkins Glen

Summer 2023

Stairs 

First Floor

Living Room

Kitchen

East Bedroom

West Bedroom

Bathroom

Master Bedroom

Basement

The Board with the Partner Family, Valerie Stackhouse and her children, Levi and Ava 

Front, L-R: President Bob Groll, Partner Family CoChairs Marion Nicastro & Pat Avery, the Partner Family, and Drew Muehl in the back.

The work trailer is in place Aug 23

It just fits.  Aug 23

Dumpster Full Sept 23

First Floor Sept 23

Looking through to the Kitchen Sept 23

Bathroom Sept 23

Master Bedroom sept 23

Bedroom E & W Sept 23

Stairs Sept 23

Basement Sept 23 Getting ready for a makeover

Kitchen space September 23

Second Floor opened up Sept 23

Future Laundry Room Sept 23

Roof trusses exposed Sept 23


Our Safety Station Oct 23

Rear Foundation Oct 23

Fireplace Remomal Sept/Oct 23

Laundry room gets enlarged Oct 23

Laundry Room enlarged x 2  Oct 23

Basement ready for new floor beams Oct 23

New floor beams going up Oct 23

West Side gets ready for new windows and insulation Oct 23

East side get ready, too.  Oct 23

Halloween at the house.  

Halloween and Habitat

              What can be spookier?                No windows, no walls.

Habitat pumpkin

East Side ready for sheathing Nov 23

West Side nearly sheathed  Nov 23

Basement coming along Nov 23

2nd Floor ready for sheathing Nov 23

Marion ready for roof work  Nov 23

Marion on the roof Nov 23

Continued Basement work Nov 23

2nd Floor West Wall Nov 23

 Back Wall ready for sheathing Nov 23

West Wall ready for windows Nov 23

East side getting ready  Nov 23

 Front Porch Nov 23

 Windows help a lot!  November 23

Second floor will have windows soon.  Nov 23

East Side ground floor Dec 23

Porch gets a window Dec 23

Second floor windows ready for new ones

East side gets all its windows

North side gets second floor windows

2nd Floor  Windows in.  Dec 2023

North Side wrapped for Christmas 23

 East Side wrapped for Christmas 23

Temporary first floor supports Dec 23

Bathroom floor beams from below Dec 23

Bathroom floor beams from above Dec 23

Now the floor is looking great.  Dec 23

And voila, a new Kitchen entryway Dec 23

New Back Door Jan 24

New Back Door outside Jan 24

New Rafters Jan 24

Stairway gets more headroom Jan 24

Stairway required new joists Jan 24

1st floor subfloor almost done  Jan 24

First Floor subfloor done Jan 24

First Floor subfloor Jan 24

First Wall going up, Bathroom  Jan 24

Bathtub in place  Jan 24

First floor shower/bath/laundry Jan 24

Deck progress January 24 thaw

Closets and Walls go up Feb 24

Stair walls get attention Feb 24

SE & SW Bedroom Wall Feb 24

Bathtub plumbing Feb 24

Laundry Room wall Feb 24

SE Bedroom wall Feb 24

Bathroom Vent installed Feb 24

Laundry Room vent installed Feb 24

Bathroom Sink Wiring Feb 24

2nd Floor Dry Wall Prep Feb 24

Living Room South Wall Feb 24

Kitchen South Wall Feb 24

SE Bedroom closet floor over stairs Feb 24

Kitchen Basement Door Feb 24

Laundry Room Shower Wall Feb 24

Stairs get extra support Mar 24

West Wall ready for dry wall Mar 24

Radon Vent to be buried in wall Mar 24

Radon Vent installed in Wall Mar 24

Ceiling straps 1st floor Mar 24

Crcocus waiting for a family

Crocus blooming Mar 24

Sidewalk Daffodils Mar 24

Spring March 2024 

Porch flowers March 2024

Basement concrete arrives April 2024

Cargill made a  large donation.  April 24

2nd Floor ready for insulaton Apr 24

Bathroom ready for insulation Apr 24

Kitchen ready for insulation Apr 24

Living room ready for insulation Apr 24

New basement stairs Apr 24

Basement Floor/ ready for insulation Apr 24

Tulips where the fireplace was.  Apr 24

Tulips at the porch corner Apr 24

Tulips by the stairs Apr 24

Attic Insulation Apr 24

Insulation 2nd Floor Apr 24

Insulation Attic Apr 24

Insulation 1st Floor Apr 24

Insulation Kitchen Apr 24

Insulation Basement Apr 24

Dry Wall goes upstairs Apr 24

The dry wall truck !  Apr 24