Builders Blitz Habitat House Special Edition
2018
We started with this...
Land cleared by Toby Marks & surveyed by Hass & Hilderbrand

And 10 days later we had this lovely finished home
 
Tuesday afternoon-May 29

 
Tuesday morning-May 29
Concrete donated by Corner Stone Concrete
 &  poured by Quality Concrete

 
The Official Groundbreaking
Jon Rock, (Grayco Windows & Doors); Jim Barry, (ACHFH Board member); Todd Gaul (President of the HBA Aiken County); Carol Brockington (new home owner),  Holly Connelly, (ACHFH Board Member & Shepherd), Kendahl (son), Kaeden (son)

The Home Builders Association (HBA) of Aiken County and Aiken County Habitat for Humanity (ACHFH) Board Members, Partner Family and  Members ceremonially broke ground at the 10th Home Builders Blitz in Aiken on Wednesday, May 30. "This place represents a place my sons can call their own for years to come," said ACHFH Partner Family Member Carol Brockington. Ms. Brockington has worked almost 200 sweat equity hours toward her new home. Her home is extra special as it is the first Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant house that the Home Builders' Association of Aiken County has built for ACHFH.
 
HBA of Aiken President Todd Gaul reflected on his first notice that Ms. Brockington and her family would be the recipients of this Builders Blitz. "I remember thinking in our church home group how wonderful it was that it was Carol and her boys." HBA of Aiken County leads the effort to bring community contractors and builders together to build a home for an ACHFH partner family. This year marks the 10th house constructed during the Home Builders Blitz in Aiken County.
 
"We look forward to this partnership every other year. It captures the core value of community that Habitat upholds," said Executive Director Yolanda Archuletta. "We are grateful that HBA of Aiken County makes this possible and works tirelessly to gather the partners needed to make the dream of homeownership possible for a family."
 
For information on the Home Builders Association of Aiken County, visit them at www.aikenbuilders.com.

For more information on Aiken County Habitat for Humanity, visit them at 
www.habitataiken.org or on Facebook @AikenHabitat. 

Paying it Forward
10th Home Builders' Association of Aiken County
Habitat for Humanity Blitz House

Fifty businesses and hundreds of individuals gave of their time, talent and money to build a beautiful home for a deserving family that they had not even met.   This biennial project would not have been possible without our volunteers.

HBA of Aiken County Builders Blitz 2018
Thank you to our Volunteers
Robert Girardeau-Blitz Coordinator & Supervisor
Mitch Johnson-Blitz Coordinator & Supervisor

ABC Supply-Donated Vinyl Siding; Delivered Shingles
Adams Insulation & Gutter Supply- Insulation
Aiken Electronics/SounDesign-Howard Bryce-Alarm Install
Aiken Lighting-Nick Busbee-Electrical trim out & light fixtures
Aiken Pest Control-Craig Heath-Termite Control; Meals & drinks donations
Ashley Hawkins-Painting-Labor
Augusta Tile Crafters-Wayne Guilfoyle-Tile & Flooring labor
Bell Siding & Roofing-Billy Bell-Shingle Installation
Benjamin Moore/Market Place Paints Tom Uskup -Paint & Primer
Bentley's Plumbing & Electrical-Electrical trimout
Carpenters in the Home-Sally Carpenter-Bath room fixtures, closet shelving
City Electric Supply Co.- Sammie Thomas-Load Center
Cold Creek Nurseries-Donnie Hooks-Landscape Design-shrubs & mulch
Consolidated Planning-Kurt Mueller-Meals & drinks donations
Contractor Services of Aiken-Nick Witter-Supply labor and footing
Corner Stone Concrete-Rodney Mitchum-Concrete
Crawford Cabinets-Sylvia Crawford-Bathroom cabinets & kitchen cabinets
Designer Builders-Todd Gaul-Framing construction Labor & Supplies
Ferguson Enterprises-Joel McCreery-Bathroom Toilets (ADA compliant)
Frank's Electrical-Frank Brissey-Electrical rough-in
Freeman Builders-Tracy Freeman-Water line installation; septic tank
Grayco Window & Door Center-Jon Rock-Windows and Doors
Hass & Hilderbrand-Todd Hass-Land surveying
Howard Lumber-Benny Herron-Building supplies
Huber Engineered Woods-Donated zip board and tape
Hughes Supply-Jodi Thomason-Kitchen sink and faucet
L&B Drywall-Larry Davis-Dry Wall Installation
Lenwood Morris-Trim, interior- labor
Maner Builders Supply-Steven Beavers-Building Products & Labor
Merit Flooring-Carpet and vinyl
Midland Truss, Inc.-Clint Yoder-Framing Trusses
Miller's Clearing & Leveling-Gary Miller-Backfill slab
Mitch Johnson Construction-Mitch Johnson-Framing labor
M.L. Construction-Mike Caldwell-Labor
Monty Bates Vinyl Siding-Monty Bates-Siding installation Labor
Portable Services-Jan Bentley-Port-o-potty & Roll-off
Quality Concrete-Steve Adams-pour concrete finish for slab & driveway
Rock Creek Landscaping-Rankin Jolly-Finish grade & seeding
SCE&G-Gary Hinton-Set Gas Meter
Southern Cultured Marble-Scott Bishop-Bathroom counter
Sherwin-Williams-Justin Shumpert-Paint & supplies
Tile Center-Julie Kerr-Ceramic Tile
Toby Marks- Clearing the land
Tucker Materials, Inc.-Evans, GA-Donated Dry Wall
Wade's Repair- Adam Jackson-HVAC
Yohe Plumbing-Stan Yohe-Plumbing



 Mitch Johnson and Robert Girardeau discuss the schedule for the Blitz House
Maner Builders' Supply donated doors
L&B Drywall (Larry Davis) installed the dry wall that was donated by Tucker Materials, Inc.
Mitch Johnson Construction &
Designer Builders framed the Home

Aiken Electronics (Howard Bryce) installed a state of the art security alarm!
Lenwood Morris (Morris Construction) and his crew always do a top notch job on the trim work!
Digging trenches in 90+ degrees
ABC donated & delivered vinyl siding and delivered shingles

Huber Engineered Woods donated zip board & tape
Ashley Hawkins Painters did a tremendous job painting with paint and supplies donated by
Benjamin Moore Paints & 
Sherwin Williams
Tracy Freeman installed water line & septic tank

Portable Services provided the dumpster and 
port-o-potty
Carpenters in the Home installed shelving and bathroom fixtures.

Take note of the amazing bathroom floor and shower tile donated by The Tile Center and installed by Wayne Guilfoyle (Augusta Tile Crafters) . Wayne worked Saturday and Sunday in order to keep the schedule on track!

Adam's Insulation & Gutter Supply
installed the insulation.

  




Merit Flooring always does a beautiful job
Ferguson donated ADA compliant toilets
Aiken Lighting donated fixtures and labor
Southern Cultured Marble donated the bathroom counter top

  
 
  
Mitch Johnson and Frank Brissey (Frank's Electrical) discuss the electrical rough in
New home owner, Carol, worked at the house everyday.       

     After applying to be a HFH Partner family, Carol had to attend classes and fulfill requirements. She also had to undergo many hours of financial counseling.     
     In addition to the classes and counseling, she had to work  200 hours at her home and on other HFH homes. She has learned to lay floors, shingle roofs, and install doors and windows.
     On June 8, Carol was able to thank the 50 sponsors and hundreds of volunteers for their hard work on her home. Amid tears of joy, she celebrated the men and women, businesses and contractors, who built her home with their time, talent and treasure.
  
Monty Bates installed the Vinyl siding
Cutting the trim work
Crawford Cabinets installed kitchen and bathroom cabinets
Cold Creek Nurseries drew up a beautiful landscape plan and installed the plants

Wade's Repair did the HVAC work
Rankin Jolly did the finish grade & seeding
Installing Andersen windows donated by Grayco Window & Door Center
Yohe Plumbing did rough in & trim out
Tucker Materials donated & delivered drywall

 
Bell Siding & Roofing installing the shingles

Unloading supplies from Maner & Howard Lumber
Trusses provided by Midland Truss, Inc.
Celebration!
Celebrating the completion of Blitz House #10 with Blitz workers and businesses!
 
  
Ribbon Cutting & Dedication
Holly Connelly, (ACHFH Board Member); Kaeden (son); Carol Brockin gton (new home owner); Kendahl (son)
You can now move in!


 
A son's joy
 
A mother's celebration
Even though I did not get pictures of the following....
Many thanks to...
Aiken Pest Control made sure that there was a huge cooler full of bottled water every morning for the workers!   In addition Aiken Pest Control (William Sojo & Craig Heath)  and Consolidated Planning, Inc. (Kurt Mueller & Tiffany Garland) provided  lunch every day for everyone.

Contractor Services of Aiken (Nick Witter) supplied labor and footing and  was the first person to volunteer after I issued the call! Miller's Clearing & Leveling (Gary Miller) does the backfill slab every year, and was quick to volunteer, as well. City Electric Supply Co (Sammie Thomas) was happy to donate the load center, and Hughes Supply (Jodi Thomason) donated the kitchen sink and faucet, as they do every year! And thanks SCE&G (Gary Hinton) for setting the meter!

It was a pleasure for me to work with everyone! The whole Blitz Experience was heartwarming, rewarding and educational. Robert Girardeau and Mitch Johnson kept things running smoothly! Mike Caldwell and Dusty Hall also helped supervise the entire project. 
Contact:
Kelly Ling; Executive Officer; PO Box 6195; Aiken SC 29804...803-646-9706