West Rupert Home
We will be adding photos each week of the home we are building for Glenn and Christine Morey and their two daughters, Grace and Makayla. When photos are added, we will place the most recent photos at the top. We also put some of the photos on Shutterfly. You can see slide shows and order these photos. Go to www. shutterfly.com - login at "member sign in" (top) with bennhabitat@yahoo.com and the password is habitat. Then select Morey #1 (for April and before), Morey #2 (for May), Global Village 2008 for June 1-8, and Morey #3 (for June 9 -30). As more albums are added, the numbers will increase.
Final Photos - taken Tuesday, September 23 - The Morey's spent their first four days in their home! In a word, they say they "love" it!
Their living room is spacious with lots of light.
Above - left - Grace's room.
Glenn in "his" kitchen.
Days 46 and 47 - Saturday, September 6 and 13
These were the last two days that we worked on the home. We finished installing cabinets in the bathroom, cleaned the house, and packed up our trailer so we could move it back to A Safe Place for the winter.
Day 45 - Wednesday, September 3
Metowee Valley Nursery sent several men, including Glenn Morey, and lots of plant material. Within a few hours, the outside of the house was transformed. On Thursday, the lawn will be seeded.
Ellen, Dick, Carl, Fred, and Cliff completed a number of small jobs including - painting the primer coat in Makayla's bedroom, hooking up the dryer vent, building steps for the front entrance, and removing our tools from the home.
The front of the house was transformed!
Left - Ellen Leeds sanded the joint compound and applied a coat of primer. Right - Fred Hilliard made a Habitat bird house as a house warming gift for the Morey family.
Days 41, 42, 43, and 44. We installed the countertops and the rest of the interior doors. We put a second coat of paint on the interior doors. We made steps for the deck and completed many smaller finishes.
The Morey family anxiously await the time when they will prepare amd will eat the first meal in their new home.
Left- linen closet - Right - Grace likes her closet and the mirror!
Day 40 - Dedication Day
We picked the day to dedicate the home several month before. We were blessed with good weather - with great attendance - and the house was 95% done. 
Left -Glenn and Chris with the dedication cake made - Right - Robin and Ellen-Family support partners.
Chris with friends. We had lots of great food!
Bill Mattison and the B Flat Band - entertained us during lunch.
Left -Revend Paul Mychak
and right - Reverend Kathleen Clark - led us in the dedication.
Megan and Kait from the Global Village Team came for the dedication. Left - they are pictured with Marian and Janice.
Robin Mowrey, Family Support Partner with Chris and Genn on the front steps of their home.
Days 38 and 39 - Saturday, August 9 and Wednesday, August 13
We worked on the door and window trim both days. Some people sanded and applied two coats of varnish, and others cut and put it around the doors and windows. We finished laying the floor. Sheldon excavating dug the trench for the electric service and also for the water pipe from the well to the house and installed the septic system. Frost Wells attached the pipes. Hectic Electric can now install the panel box.
Photo - right - Charlie, Craig and Melissa finishing the master bedroom floor.
Monica and Steve.
Bill and Cliff - Craig and Charlie
Cliff brought a dog house for Abbigail - the entire Morey family now will have a new home in which to live! True to form, Abbigail barked with joy most of the day.
Day 37 - Wednesday, August 6- We installed the floor in the bathroom and finished half of the living room. Barth and Noble made the cellar door. Noble, Fred, and Craig installed window trim.
Charlie - left - Glenn - right - working on Grace's floor.
Mike - right - Allen - left
David left - Mark - right
Day 35 - We cut in around the windows and doors - put finish coats on several rooms - Fred started putting the wood trim in place around the windows - and Cliff prepped for the kitchen cabinets. It was a productive day.
Day 32 - A small crew of three helped today. We could use more volunteers on Saturdays. We did some touch up work on the celings and interior walls and are ready for the second coat of paint. We also sanded and put a second coat of varnish on the door casings. The highlight of the day was a visit by three students from the Flood Brook school.
This spring these students joined with five others and learned about how Habitat works. They decided to organize a penny drive. They worked for a month, decorated coffee cans to collect pennies and made presentation to their classmates. They raised $296. 23! They visited the Morey home and toured the house with homeowner, Glenn Morey. The money they raised will pay for the paint. The students are shown with two parents, Sharon Poddick and Heather Cameron, who helped them to organize the penny drive.
Day 31 - Twenty-one volunteers helped today. Some sanded sheetrock, others applied primer to the ceiling and walls, and others cut and sanded the trim. We finished early because the paint needed to dry before we could do more.
Jim sanding the walls - Craig applied clear finish to the trim.
Ruth wiped the dust off the walls.
Volunteers from The GAP came to help.
Day 29 and 30, Thursday and Friday, Jul 17 and 18
A group from the Old First Church of Bennington worked on Thursday and Friday. They sanded joint compound and worked on the shed. They accomplished a lot, and we are most appreciative of their help.
Grace at work on the storage shed.
Day 28 - Wednesday - July 16th
The siding is now done on all four sides.
Frost wells dug the well - found water, not oil! at 180'. We are most grateful to Frost Wells for their help.
Jim White - above - and John Davies - left - sanded the joint compound.
Sid (above photo) saved us a tremendous amount of time by doing the taping and applying the joint compound.
Bill and Barth made the shed doors. The shed is almost ready for use.
Day 27 - Saturday - July 12
Employees from the Vermont Country Store joined other volunteers to finish the siding on the house and installed the gutters and downspouts.
Glenn Morey - left photo.
Day 26 - Wednesday - July 9
Fred, Barth, Charlie, and Noble worked on the shed roof and siding. John Davies, Jim, and Nancy worked on the sheetrock - put on the corner beed and filled screw holes. Carl Hedman, Carl Molenhof and John Cilio completed the siding on the west side. Linda, Jared, and Dick sorted building materials for future use.
Day 25 - Saturday - July 5
A small crew, consisting of Cliff, Glenn, Chris, Kathy, Dick, and firt time volunteer, Stephanie came to help. Good progress was made on the siding on both the west and east sides of the home.
Stephanie and Chris cutting the siding to size.
Cutting the siding to fit under and over the tops of windows takes time.
Day 24 - Wednesday - July 2
Linda - left worked with John to attach the J-channel on the west side. and Jared - right - worked with Cliff, Barth, John, Jim, Dick, and Carl on the sheetrock. By the end of the day, they had finished the interior walls.
Fred and Noble faced the posts with trim, and installed the front door.
Karen and Mullainy from The Gap attaching the starter strip for the siding on the west side.
Day 23 - Satuday - June 28
Many volunteers were picking up donations for the auction, and we had a light turnout of volunteers at the Morey home.
It was mostly a "family" day. A lot got accomplished and it was especially nice because Grace and Makayla, too young to help when we have a regular work day, were able to very involved.
Grace and Makyla brought in lots of sheetrock. Then they stapled plastic to the exterior wall so there would be a proper vapor barrier.
Then, they worked with Kathy in insulate the bedroom walls - so the noise from the livingroom would not be heard.
The master bedroom was finished.
On Friday, Jeff Maney from Efficiency Vermont inspected the insulation - a requirement before we could put sheetrock on the walls. Jeff reported that the job was done perfectly. To meet Efficiency Vermont standards, we have to install a minimum of three Energy Star appliances, six hard wired energy efficient lights, and the home has to meet their standards for insulation.
On Thursday, a crew from Vermont Foam Insulation spent the day insulating the home with open celled foam. The R-Value is tremendous. This home will be very tight.
Day 22
A group from the Gap (Sarah, Karen and Mullainy) came to help in the afternoon. They helped with the siding and filled in a deep hole on the west side of the house. John Davies, John Cilio, Dick, and Barth worked on the siding.
Karen, Mullainy, and Sarah from The Gap
Charlie, Carl, Noble, Fred,Cliff, and Jim worked on the shed roof.
Day 21
A group from Citizens Bank came to help. Employees and customers from the West Pawlet, Proctor, and Bennington banks came to help. They were joined by other volunteers - and we worked on the siding on the back of the home and the porch celing. It was a beautiful spring day, and a lot was accomplished.
Paul, Alma, Jeanne, Harry, Peter, Brennyn, and Brian
Brennyn measuring and cutting siding with Peter.
Alma and Paul
Harry and Jeanne
A job done well!
Jane and John worked on the porch ceiling.
Day 20
We worked on three things until showers stopped us; siding on the back of the house, the roof for the front entrance, and the ceiling for the interior.
Jim, Barth, Russ and John at work on the ceiling.
Carl and John - left - Fred and Noble - right.
John, Charlie and Dick - left and Dick, Chris, Makyla and Hailey - right
Day 19
A group from the Vermont Country Store came - and regulars, Chris, Glenn, Bill, Dick, and Cliff. We worked on the siding and the sheetrock for the ceiling. In addition, Dan Nardi worked on the wiring.
Helen, Aida, Ross, Sue, Diane, Dave, Amy, and Carol. They lived their motto that
Dave, Ross and Helen cut siding.
Helen and Ross place the top piece.
By the end of the day, the ceilings were in place for all three bedrooms and half of the livingroom - diningroom- family room and the siding was completed for the north side of the home..
Day 18
Today was a welcome change from the very hot and humid - un-Vermont-like weather that we have "enjoyed" for the last several days. A lot was accomplished. We installed all the windows, the front sliding door, the Bilko door and the steps to the cellar, built the front entrance, and almost finished the siding on the front of the house. The elecricians made a good deal of progress with the wiring.
Fred, Carl and John built the front entrance.
Carl, Jim, Barth, and Noble installed the Windows.
Chris, Barth, Russ, Carly, and Hailey put on the siding.
Day 17
Members of the Rupert and Dorset Fire Departments started putting on the shingles at 6:00 a.m. and were done by 10! They did a great job, and we are most appreciative of their generous support of Habitat and the Morey family!
Members of the Dorset Fire Department included Chief, Gordon Patrick and Abe Rumney. Members of the Rupert Fire Department included John McKeighan, Merritt Morey, George Fisher, Tim LaBonte, George Lewis, Tyler Lewis, Rick Thompson, Tim Mackey, and Gorman Smith.
Days 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
Saturday - The fascia was finished, the first few rows of siding on the front of the house were put into place, and BBA students put together a shed that they built at BBA for the home. It was brought by truck to the site and they assembled it. The students were led by advisor, Peter Nicholson and teacher, Cliff Hay.
BBA students -
Friday - The deck and the porch landing were finished.
The Morey family with Barbara and Barbara - members of the Global Village Team. Members of the team purchased the deck furniture as a house warming gift!
Chris and Bev laid out the first row for siding.
John finished the trim.
Matt at the peak - working on the fascia.
The first strip of siding.
Team work - ripping a piece for the back deck.
Kait istalling insulation in the ceiling.
Matt nailing the strapping to which we will nail the sheet rock.
Kait took the controls - a career move!
Megan, Bonnie, and Matt dug holes for the deck and porch.
Back - Bonnie, Matt, Megan, John, George, and Bev
Front - Vicki, Barbara, Kait, and Barbara.
Bonnie - installing the J and F channels.
Chris and Vicki - last year Vicki gave us the "Imagine" sign to give to our next family partners. Little did she know at the time that she would be back and would be the Global Village Team leader.
Cliff, Matt, and John putting up the fascia. Right - John and Russ.
Barth, Barbara, Kait, and George working on the concrete forms for the porch.
Vicki and Bev cutting the vinyl for the fascia.
May 31st - Day 9
The rain held off, and we were able to complete the insulation of the exterior walls, and we started the strapping for the sheetrock on the ceiling.
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May 28th - Day 8
On another picture perfect spring day, we had many volunteers and we were able to put up all the roof trusses, and prepared things for the sheetrock on the celing. It was a great day of work. Thus far, fifty different volunteers have contributed 769 hours.
The start of the day and the end of the day. Click photos to enlarge them.
First truss. Noble did a great job with the lull. Click photo on right to enlarge.
John Cilio and John Davies - getting everything level.
Workers from J.K. Adams and The Gap came to help. Click photo on right.
Katherine from UVM and Matt - Stratton Mountain
Left - Charlie, Gliff and Carl - Click photo on right to enlarge.
May 24th - Day 7
On a picture perfect spring day, we finished the plates on the walls, insulated all the exterior walls, and set up the staging. A group from the First Baptist Church of Manchester helped.
Insulation done - the staging is all set. Right -Bill finished the insulation.
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Left - Russ and Bryan - Right - Dottie
Left - Jane - Right - Matt
Interior rooms all set Right - Project mangager, Cliff, finished the plates.
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May 21st - Day 6
We built and put all the interior walls in place. We also framed all the windows and doors with 1" wood. We got a great day of work in before the rain came.
Russ, Charlie and Carl cut the studs to length -Barth, John Cilio, Cliff, and John Davies built the walls and put them in place. Click above photos to enlarge them.
Fred made sure everything was plumb. Glenn used the nail gun.
Carrie and Terry from J.K. Adams prepped the windows and doors. Barth at work.
A youth group from Sacred Heart Church of Bennington sold studs at Greenbergs. People signed the studs knowing the woodwould be used to frame this home. It was a great way to raise awareness and some money to support our work.
Christina and Tony from The Gap at work.
May 17th - Day 5
Some volunteers helped to clean out storage units at A Safe Place in preparation for our auction. Other volunteers helped on site and completed the sheathing for the home. This viewer shows some photos from Days 9 and 5.
May 14th - Day 4
Another picture perfect Vermont spring day - we built the exterior walls. Teams from J.K. Adams, The Gap, and The Bananna Republic came to help.
Left - a beehive of activity - over twenty volunteers in total came to help. We started with no walls and ended with all exterior walls up. A great day of accomplishment. Click on the above photos to see a larger image.
Ben worked the chop saw - Fred nailing the top plates.
First walls - click image to enlarge - Right - four walls up!
A team came from The Gap and Banana Republic - and did a great job!
Left - Rebecca - Right - the team - Click image on right to enlarge.
May 10th - Day 3
On a picture perfect Vermont spring day - we built the deck.
Before and after - click on these photos to enlarge them. The girders were donated by Bennington Iron Works. The floor will be very strong!
Glenn and his brother cut the posts - John set up the sides for the deck.
Left - Don - Right - Cait cutting the studs to length.
Students from Castleton State did a great job. Click right photo to enlarge it.
Jen, B, Cait, Danielle, and Megan from Castleton State - cut studs to length, and helped put the decking into place. Right - John, Carl, Glenn, Don, John, and Fred stay until to 2:30 and finished the deck. A job well done!
Right, Glenn, Chris, Makyla, and Grace Morey - standing in what will soon be the master bedroom! Click photo on right to enlarge it. Glenn and Chris working on the deck.
May 7th - Day 2 - A small crew did a great job cutting and placing the plates for the top of the walls and then made sure everything was level. We also sorted and stacked the lumber that had been salvaged from Kimball Self-Storage in Manchester.
Top left - click image to enlarge. Top right - Cliff used a laser level.
Top left - Glenn and Chris Morey - Top right - Barth and Glenn.
Glenn used shims to get everything level - Abbigail Morey - had lots to say!
April 30th!
We spent Wednesday prepping the foundation walls. We inserted perimeter drains, sump pump drains, laid a layer of insulation on top, and then finshed with wire mesh.
We coated the exterior walls with tar - then glued insulation to the walls. We are now ready for the floor to be poured and to have the foundation back filled.
Left - Jim and Ben -- Right - Noble, Frank, Russ, and Jim. 
Nancy and Tina organized our nails. -- Frank tarred the walls. 
Home owner, Chris Morey and Don - tarred the walls. 
Russ, Jesse, and Don prepping the walls.
It was a very good start!
Week of April 21st
Jim Sheldon of Sheldon Excavation, Inc. dug the hole for the foundation and Rusty Martelle built the forms for the footings. The footings and walls will be poured during the week of April 21st. We expect to have our first volunteers to the site, on Wednesday, April 30.
A Google Earth satellite photo shows the beauty of the farm land in West Rupert, Vermont.
The front and back of the Morey mobile home.
View looking south east and view looking south west.
The new home will be sited between the stone wall and the edge of the vegetable garden.