We are a family of four: James and Carol, Jaime (15) and Alexander (10). In June of 2002 Carol was attacked leaving work and suffered severe brain damage. She has progressed remarkably well since then and now the CTHBA are building a new handicap accessible home with the help of local builders and donors.
The all important Portable toilet has been delivered. Power has been rescheduled for 6/12, we had a technicality that was corrected today. The camera should be online shortly after that.
We will be posting Friday updates from here on out to bring everyone up to speed on how the project is going. The CTHBA will also be meeting weekly with our site supervisor Jordy Tupper and updating the family, the board of directors and vendors involved. This week, we ordered the products needed to pour the foundation from White Cap. They gave us a very nice discount, which we appreciate so much. Those products will be delivered on Wednesday the 11th. The foundation should be poured by Coblentz Construction the week of June 16th.
I want to thank Dennis Coblentz in advance for the hours he and his crew will spend onsite in this Carolina heat. I know Tom at Concrete on Demand is just waiting to pull that huge concrete truck onto the lot. Southway Plumbing is scheduled to be onsite on Monday, June 16th. They are working with Ferguson to cover all of the plumbing needs. Jerry at Southway and Wade at Ferguson have been great to work with! Temporary power through SCE&G is being installed today at the home site and that means our live video feed will be working shortly. A portable toilet is being dropped off on Monday. Thank you to Nature’s Calling for providing it free of charge. We are wrapping up the kitchen plans with Welcom and Whirlpool. What a fun process picking out cabinetry and appliances that Carol can use with ease. The Armstrongs are going to have a beautiful kitchen that Carol will have full-access in. I’ll post the pictures of what the kitchen will look as soon as I receive them.
Melissa
SCE&G is scheduled to connect power on Thursday, June 5th. Once this is done we should be able to get the live webcam installed (hopefully by the weekend).
It’s just about time to get “Carol’s Home” framed out and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of the people involved in this process. All of our plumbing needs were met by Ferguson and Southway Plumbing and electrical was handled by EDC. It takes quite a bit of wood to frame a 2,500 sq ft. house. We found the products we needed from the nice folks who work for Pro-Build, Buck Lumber, Universal Forest Products and Simpson Strong-Tie. Once we have all the supplies onsite, it’s the team over at Schumacher Homes that will do the manual labor of nailing, lifting and framing the Armstrong’s dream house. This project is close to the heart of Cameron Powell of Schumacher Homes, who knows Carol and her family personally. Schumacher was one of the very first companies to get on board with the project. The Home Builders Association cannot thank our Carol’s Home volunteers enough. We understand that in this fickle market, participating in this project is a sacrifice for every participating CTHBA member. We are getting a live web-cam on the Carol’s Home site soon, so make sure you check out our website www.charlestonhomebuilders.org to keep up with the project.
Melissa
Welcome to the new Carol’s Home Project blog. I will be keeping up with the progress of the this project started by the Charleston Trident Homebuilders Association. There is a page called Webcam that shows the current progress of the construction.
When CTHBA’s Executive Officer Phillip Ford read the Post & Courier article about Carol he was inspired to help her. At first, Phillip thought he could get members of the Association to remodel her home, but it was determined that a new house was needed. Earlier this year the Armstrong family purchased a lot in Dorchester County, where members of the Charleston Trident Home Builders Association will build them a handicap-accessible home. House plans for the 2,400+ square foot home were drawn up by Georgia Toney from BuilderPlanWorks. They include large doorways for Carol’s wheelchair to pass through and other features that will make life easier for this amazing woman. We are currently in the process of creating a “needs list” that includes everything from lumber to lighting and landscaping. If you can donate supplies or labor please call Melissa or Phillip at 572-1414.
