So what comes next for Five Loaf House? As we mentioned in our last post, we have our permits for the work on the ground floor, the food pantry is settled in, and our volunteers are hard at work cleaning the kitchen. But Five Loaf House is a big building, and there's still much to be done!
Phase 2 of our work will involve renovations on the second floor with the hope of providing transitional housing for families in need. Those plans are being developed, but there's more urgent work to be done first.
Though we're using the building, our first phase of work isn't really complete until we've sealed up the outside of the building to prevent any water leaks. This means that we need to finish the vinyl siding on the second floor of the building, but in order to do that, we first need to replace the second floor windows.
We're going to need 28 windows to wrap up phase 1. Our estimate places the average cost of each window and its required framing materials at $372 each, for a total of $10,416. In addition, we're estimating about $2330 for the materials needed to finish the siding. That gives us a total of $12,746 required to finish phase 1 and have the building ready for winter.
Phase 2 of our work will involve renovations on the second floor with the hope of providing transitional housing for families in need. Those plans are being developed, but there's more urgent work to be done first.
Though we're using the building, our first phase of work isn't really complete until we've sealed up the outside of the building to prevent any water leaks. This means that we need to finish the vinyl siding on the second floor of the building, but in order to do that, we first need to replace the second floor windows.
We're going to need 28 windows to wrap up phase 1. Our estimate places the average cost of each window and its required framing materials at $372 each, for a total of $10,416. In addition, we're estimating about $2330 for the materials needed to finish the siding. That gives us a total of $12,746 required to finish phase 1 and have the building ready for winter.
28 windows at $372 each = $10,416
Plus $2330 for siding = $12,746
That sounds like a lot of money, but here's the good news: once we've raised these funds, most of our big-dollar costs will be behind us. As we outlined in our last news post, by the end of phase 1 Five Loaf House will have a new roof, new siding, new windows, a new boiler, new plumbing, new electrical work, and a new water heater. We obviously still have lots of work to do on the second floor, but a lot of the big stuff is already done!
We need your help to finish this phase of work. Would you prayerfully consider whether you can help sponsor part or all of a window? The more work is done, the more we can serve this community! As you've heard us say many times, the goal of Five Loaf House is to be a place for each of us to be faithful with whatever resources we have, so that we can watch as God multiplies them for good.
We need your help to finish this phase of work. Would you prayerfully consider whether you can help sponsor part or all of a window? The more work is done, the more we can serve this community! As you've heard us say many times, the goal of Five Loaf House is to be a place for each of us to be faithful with whatever resources we have, so that we can watch as God multiplies them for good.
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