Construction Updates from Yogi Way in Eugene
Happy New Year to all! We need your help next week – please sign up to volunteer to help with final landscaping work at the Yogi Way house. Next Thursday-Saturday, volunteers will finish building the fence and spread backfill in the yard. This will help us to complete the house by the end of January! At the … Read more
We have so many reasons to be thankful this holiday season – for willing partner families, dedicated volunteers, generous donors and supporters, and more! Jimenez Home Dedication The Jimenez family home on Yogi Way was dedicated on November 15. Many community members and supporters were in attendance – including the four sponsoring Rotary clubs, … Read more
Work is nearly complete at the Yogi Way house! We invite you to join us at the Jimenez Family Dedication Ceremony this Sunday, November 15 at 2:00pm. Local dignitaries, house sponsors, volunteers, Habitat officials, and supporters will join the family at this celebration. Mayor Kitty Piercy and Representative Nancy Nathanson will be speaking! The … Read more
Volunteers have been busy working on three different houses this month! We are very pleased to have completed the siding and porches on our house in Springfield, in the Habitat Meyer Estates neighborhood. Volunteers were busy for the last two weeks, building the porches and hanging the siding, to protect the house for the winter. This … Read more
On Yogi Way, drywall is nearing completion! Volunteers are adding additional coats of paint to the exterior. Next week, the drywall will be finished by volunteers. Then contract workers will come in to tape, mud, and texture the walls. After that point, volunteers will be able to prime the interior! Check out the progress inside … Read more
Thank you, Volunteers, for all your hard work on our two houses! Both the Jimenez and Martinez families are putting in many “sweat equity” hours on the build site, and they are very excited to see the progress on their dream homes! It’s all about insulation on the houses right now. On Royal Ave, … Read more
We have seen many volunteer teams (as well as individual volunteers) during the month of August, and they have made serious progress on both houses! The BJ’s Brewhouse “Brew Crew” worked on trusses and more at the Royal Avenue house: The roof continues to be sheeted at Royal, and the exterior is being insulated … Read more
the house 3609 Yogi Way is changing colors on a regular basis- first the blue board went up, and now the house is covered in green wrap to protect it from the elements. Volunteers have installed the windows and doors, and shingles almost completely cover the roof. Volunteers are now preparing the house to install … Read more
Despite the heat, Habitat volunteers are making visible progress on Ursula’s house on Yogi Way! The plumbing is now roughed in and all the trusses are installed. Sheeting now covers the roof trusses, and the roof will be going on soon. Next up, the crew will covering all exterior surfaces, so that the house … Read more
In the last two weeks, the volunteers have made incredible progress on the second floor of Ursula’s house! The stairwell is complete, second floor walls have been raised, and the roof trusses are up. Next, we will complete the roof and then move on to siding the house. Roof trusses were delivered this week: And … Read more