Cape Breton, NS – June 18-24, 2023

As happens on the weekend, we said goodbye to one crew and hello to another crew. This weekend 11 left on the 17th and 11 new crew members arrived for a total of 18 volunteers this week.

Breanna’s house: The holes in bathroom and pantry ceilings were closed with drywall, then taped and a few layers of compound mud applied over the week. Baseboard joints were caulked.  The electrical boxes/outlets were readjusted to allow for plates to be installed. Hope to finish here next week.

Jessica’s house: Job card completed and signed off on June 19, 2023.

Gerald’s house:  The last of the cabinet pieces finally arrived and were assembled and installed.

Crystal’s house:  Compound mud was applied in layers till it was time to sand.  Then after sanding was completed, the primer paint was applied.

Jerri’s house:  The upstairs bathroom toilet was fixed, sub flooring installed, and we got a start on installing flooring in bathroom.  Work is still being done with the mudding.

Nancy’s house:  Painting in the porch was completed, the subfloor installed and installation of click laminate flooring completed.  Some trim work was done but not completed.

Amanda’s house:  Drywall installed around bathtub.  Washed some very dirty walls and finished the taping and mudding. Started painting with primer paint.

Anita’s house:  A bedroom and living room ceiling were mudded, primed, and painted. Trim installed around window.

Edward/Joe’s house: This job is finished except an upstairs window will be replaced when we have the proper equipment.

Heather’s house: Hanging drywall is complete and taping and mudding has begun.

We have seen a fair amount of rain in the last 4 weeks, but we felt wonderfully blessed with four days of sunshine in a row this week. (A record?)  Our crews even enjoyed eating their lunch at the seaside some days this week!