On Saturday, October 26th, Habitat for Humanity had a Women's Build Day at their latest project in Westford. Lita Verrier, Sze-Wen Kuo and Judi Babcock participated in this build project on behalf of the club. Other women who participated were from Reeds Ferry and other organizations. The building is a 200-year-old barn that is being converted to a single-family home. It is in its early stages so a lot of work needed to be done on the foundation which consists of rocks. The ceiling is being held up by temporary tee-pee like wood beams which will be replaced by lally columns made of steel. Some of the women were tasked with welding lally columns to metal plates in anticipation of removing the temporary structures. Lita, Sze-Wen and Judi were on the "concrete team" and tasked with first cleaning the stone foundation and pulling out loose rocks and then concrete had to be mixed to the correct consistency in small batches so it would not dry to fast. Spatulas were used to fill in cracks and holes. The last step for day was adding a slurry mix by large paint brush. Slurry is a watered-down version of concrete more like the consistency of paint. The women were provided pink hard hats, respirator masks and gloves. It was a very fulfilling day of actually participating in the building of this home.Thanks to Victor for the photos. You can see more here: