That is the sh*t they SHOULD be teaching more of in schools. Trades are the way to go. My old high school took out drafting, machine shop, auto shop and woodworking.
I took cabinetmaking in 1971 and loved it! Been a woodworker ever since! I was the only girl in a class of 24 guys and got straight A’s. I hope they do!
Do you have trouble in your town .Getting pest control companies to treat ICF homes . I watched another channel. He said pest control will not do a contract on his ICF home .
It's only as good as the people who run it. The Habitat in my area is absolute crap. It's very cliquish and the "volunteers" are very rude to anyone that shows up with any sort of professional knowledge. It's turned into a "good ol boy club" where half the time they stand around drinking beer. Needless to say, it's not a very productive program in my area. On the flip side there are some schools and churches in my area that have started building tiny homes. They gladly accept volunteers with professional skills and those programs are far more successful here. Habitat is pretty much gone in my area and I'd imagine within 5 years it will be completely shut down. But when you treat people like garbage, you get what you deserve. I'm glad to see there are still some good Habitat programs around.
Having a High School Vocational Education Student’s building the house for Habitat for Humanity’s is an awesome thing for the school to do not only do the students learn something but a deserving person/family gets a home. To me that is a win, win project that everyone involved in it can be proud of.
Looks like a strong build! Ten thousand thumbs up to the young Men and Women who built the project. Thanks for your hard work. Awesome job teachers without you it never would have happened.
Then someday a man/woman drives by with their kids/grandkids and they tell them, I helped build that house in High School building trades class for those folks.
I wish my area still had the vocational courses in high schools. Those kids did great and are very fortunate to have access to that kind of training. Great job to all involved.
I grew up in IL close to this town and we had building trades in high school and it was the best class to teach you construction, drafting, electricity, and metals...it should be in all schools. We built a full home every two years, sold it, and used money to fund the class. This was 1976.
"stuck in the middle with you" hahahahahaha. the song started paying in my head as soon a you said "to the right" hahahahahahah. man! he is the man with that RC.
What a great looking house for a young family! They should be proud to call this home! I wish schools still had this program, it was a great way to teach our child the value of the trades and skills of working with your hands to make something you could be proud of! Way to go kids👏👏👏 Thanks Mike for the follow up! This was great!!!!
Excellent video. My oldest son and my brother use to own a company that set modular homes. Now he owns a roofing and remodeling company that hires recovering addicts and teaches them skills not only in construction, but through raise incentive programs in finance, anger management, parenting skills and relationship skills. Also does community services for elderly and lower income families.
That crane crew traveled a good distance to get to that job. They are from Seymour, In. Their shop is 6 miles due west of my place on US 31. Good people.
It’s amazing that a highschool was able to build this. Not that I am doubting the abilities of the students because I’ve done it myself 40 years ago in grade 11. I’m surprised that a school has the space to build something this big. We prefabbed a garage and flat packed it to the job site to assemble and finish it. Not a chance we’d have the room to build an entire house. Great work from everyone. The Habitat program has definitely become an amazing program.
Include this video as one of your all time most awesome videos. It was a collaborative effort by different generations, and they got it done. Cool to see the young students getting to see the placement of their efforts for a good cause.
Just goes to show what can happen when people unite together for a positive change in our world. Habitat has always been an organization focused on creating a better life for families in need, by uniting community and businesses around that common goal.
Great job everyone! Kids did an awesome job building this! They will remember their part everytime they go through town. Crew was so professional, so much was on the line what with safety and perfect placement! Thanks for sharing this, amazing! And thanks to Habitat for making these homes available to deserving families!
This was quite the basement dig not only dug it once but twice cause the 1st one caved in. All the volunteers need a big hand. For a excellent job done.
Hope those kids understand just how great a job they did. Really nice to see them and watch it being set. They are helping a family realize a dream come true. They should be very proud.
It sure does the my heart to see a community of the trades and school working together to help Habitat fulfill their mission. Hats off to you and Jason for contributing your time and skills. Those students will remember the build and erection as "we remember doing this " stories for the rest of their life.
I remember watching a modular home being installed when I was a kid. No crane, they pulled up next to the foundation, jacked up rail beams under the house frame, and pushed it sideways onto the foundation walls.
All Schools should teach life skills to students. Proud of all that do so!! By the way, I LOVE to hear that green Mack truck pulling a load. Sounds so good!!
With all the workers knowing their jobs really went smoothly. Most is that all safety that went into this. The school classes did a great job of construction this job.
Thanks for sharing this, Mike. I was hoping you'd show the completed project. Those HS kids should be very proud of what they accomplished and those teachers are rock stars. Well done all of you. To give someone a safe and secure home of their own is a priceless gift.
Proper school project for sure !!! All the pupils who built this should be proud of what they have achieved, and their teachers will be proud of how well this turned out ! No doubt the pupils and teachers will be able to pass this home and know they have contributed to the local community and helped a family gain a foothold in the town ! And a big thank you goes out to all the volunteers, contractors who supplied time, materials, and labour too 👏👏👏💪💪💪
That was impressive ! My simple mind is always amazed at the logistical complexities coming together ! My son and his family are in a Habitat house and I can't give enough kudos to all the people that make it possible ! 👍💪✌
That’s cool the kids built it. I didn’t think schools did that anymore. When I was in school around the mid 90s we would build one portable building a year. They would use that for another classroom. Nice job everyone.
A world class night mare was avoided!!! No one asked Man Behind The Scenes Aaron, what color to paint the house. What a great community project. Habitat leading the charge. Thanks for taking us along DP. I did notice on the last video, the metal paint cabinet was open, and Aaron was in the area. Very dangerous proposition in my humble opinion. Just to be safe, I'd check to make sure Aaron didn't grab some paint for this house, my guess a terrible yellow color would be missing.
Know nothing about this programme here in UK, but looks to be well thought out. The way this building was built in halves is testament to the teachers ingenuity. And in having the courage to teach students how to build such a structure, which will stand them in good stead for the future. Well done DP for helping this project as you have with all the previous clearing, digging basement, and who knows how much else behind the scenes. Very interesting 38mins. From UK.
Setting down a house is a concept we do not know in Belgium as all houses (buildings in general) are made of concrete, steel and bricks. Quite a way to install a house. Great job!
Great video for such a worthy cause! Shout out to all the contributors on this project. Hopefully, there are school teachers and administrators out there who will reach out and use this model as a springboard to include blue collar skills in their future curriculum.
Thanks for coming full circle on this video! It's always nice to see the whole project take shape. If you have time, show us the project when it's completely done! Great video. Thanks Mike & Aaron! Lee
We had a crane drop a half a modular house when it tipped over. The pads under the stabilizers went thru the lawn. They hauled the damaged section away. Brought another new section 6 weeks later. The tipped over crane was the cover picture of our annual town report that year. A worker was in the cellar hole when the house fell but he was ok.
Mike and Aaron Thank Your for this Interesting Video. A House come in two Part. A Crane to put it of the Foundation! And the Supplying Firm make the last Work to the Finished Produkt. 👌👍
Good video. I worked for a mechanical company , and we set large walk- in freezers and Coolers. We used gallon freezer bags of ice under the units near the straps to hold the units up so you could remove the straps. Easy peasy.
Hello Dirt perfect Since I found your channels me and my grandson have been binge watching your videos, so we can catch up! 😄😊 I love how funny yall are and watching you work is so relaxing!
That is a pretty good project for a school to build. Brings back a lot of memories, I used to set a lot of houses from Decatur, IN, I’m pretty sure they are out of business now. I’ve probably set over 50 in my time, done it with a much smaller crane.
Yes it very neat to see i moved modular homes for eight years craned a lot of home.we always used a spreader bars and our trailers were able to rise up to match the basement so we could slide the homes onto the basement
Mike and Aaron awesome video, it’s great for the school to have a chance to teach students how to build! Some will move on and make a good living while others will thrive with their experience ! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Great vid. Put in eight hours yesterday decking and papering a HFH house roof and the interior wall framing on another HFH house in Strawberry Plains, TN. We had approx. 65 volunteers working.
Mike that is petty awesome to be a part of that. I took building trades at our career center my junior and senior year and learned very valuable skills as well as landed me a very good job with one of the most reputable builders who interviewed the top students from each class and I was offered a job six months prior to graduation. This gained me a ton of hands on experience that I use daily 30 years later. I commend you on your commitment to the trades and agree with you completely that a college degree is not for everyone and that you can provide a very nice life for a family while working in the trades. I now am a job foreman journeyman lineman for our local utility and so thankful for my start in the trades. I also operate a one man excavation business as well in the residential housing sector. Would not be where I am today without my start in the trades. Love what you do. Keep up the great work.
I have had 2 manufactured homes, and now I have a factory-built home. The advantage with both designs is that they are built in a building. No weather concerns, all of the lumber is in the building, and cabinets are often built by the crew. Both types are considerably less expensive and yet well built. I prefer the factory-built home, even if it was built in 1964.
I have seen this done many times and it still impresses me, the crane operator is skilled in his profession, his skill and that little donkey dozer, and the experienced are what make it go well. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching.
It was somewhere around 88-90 that they removed woodshop from my school. I remember hating I couldn't take it anymore. It is quite ashame that schools did away with that stuff back then. This has been amazing to watch knowing that the local school kids built it.
Nice drone views. My neighbor has a 2 story 4 section modular house. I took a day off of work to watch them put the crane together and fly the sections over the other neighbors house.
Thats cool to see the progression. First you tearing the old house down. Then the dirt work. Now the new house going in. Thanks for sharing with us. Wish I lived close by. Would have been fun to be a part of.
