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2006-2007 Widefield High School Building Trades Home

The Open House held on Friday, May 11th was a success. Attendees included County Commissioner, Dennis Hisey, state representative Marsha Looper and the director of Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, Henry Yankowski, who personally delivered the Certificate of Occupancy. Dan Vogel and the students presented the keys to Widefield School District 3's school board president, Martin Kuhn. Students grilled burgers and hot dogs as visitors enjoyed a variety of sweets.

May 1 through May 8, 2007: Students finish out trim work and touch-ups

April 14-18: Exterior stucco and interior texture is finished and students begin trim work.

April 2-11, 2007: Exterior stucco work begins and the interior is drywalled and taped

February 21, 2007 : Windows and doors are installed, roofing is completed, and students continue framing in basement

February 16: Trusses are installed and roof sheathed while students frame interior basement walls

February 7: Upper walls are poured and students are a big step closer to getting dried in

Holiday cheer at the jobsite

December 15: Garage and basement slabs are poured and students continue building walls

November 27 - December 11:

Students coated the foundation with sealer, put in the periferal drain around the foundation and installed the window wells.

Other students continued to build the upper walls.

By Monday, December 11th, New Generation Homes excavators had back-filled around the foundation and students continued working on the upper walls.

The temporary bracing was removed in the basement, allowing crews from Johnson Plumbing and Heating to work on installing the in-floor heat.

November 21: Pouring concrete foundation and main floor slab

Johnson Plumbing and Heating completed the necessary plumbing and passed the inspection on Monday, clearing the way for Tuesday's pour.

The tubing running along the Lite-Deck is the in-floor radiant heat.

Students start early, some as early as 6:45 am, so they can finish plating areas that need extra support before the concrete truck arrives from Rocky Mountain Premix. OSB is used to plate any area that could potentially blow-out during the pour.

Mr. Vogel goes over procedures and makes sure all the students understand what they need to do when the pour begins.

The concrete pour starts at around 10:30 am.

The only actual blow-out happens shortly after they begin and is quickly repaired.

The concrete is poured in 4-foot lifts. As the students maneuvering the pump hose move around the foundation, students are following them around below and hitting the walls with pieces of 2X4 to help the concrete settle