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Habitat for Humanity®
Idaho Falls Area
PO Box 51055
Idaho Falls, ID 83405
Phone 208-528-0298
Fax 208-528-0298
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Habitat for Humanity® Idaho Falls Area Affiliate
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Home Dedication Ceremony and Blessing Build 25
held Saturday June 23 at 3pm
The home dedication ceremony included an opening prayer, home blessing, dedication, Bible presentation,
remarks by the Partner Homeowner, a closing prayer and ribbon cutting followed by an open house with refreshments.
McCulla Photos
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Thank You
Private and corporate donations and grant funding together with labor and material donations from our local and nationwide build partners made it possible to complete our 25th home.
157 volunteers donated 1,874 work hours to build this home
We thank the following local and national build partners for their generous sustaining support of the Idaho Falls Area Habitat for Humanity affiliate program.
In-kind Donations of Labor and Materials
Whirlpool™ donates a refrigerator and stove to each Habitat for Humanity® home; Hunter Douglas has been a national sponsor of Habitat since 1992 and donated mini blinds; Valspar is Habitat's National Paint Partner and donated all of the interior paint; Schneider Electric donated the electrical panel and breakers; Yale Lock donated door knobs; Greg and Taylor Armstrong of Armstrong Construction donated their framing crew; Mike Byers of Final Touch Siding and Painting LLC donated the roof installation; Mark Price of MAK Sheetrock donated the drywall installation; Rod Sorenson of Northern Lights Electrical donated installation labor; Dave Punt and Jason Riemer of Punt's Plumbing donated plumbing installation labor; Mike Baldwin of Green Acres Home Improvement donated siding installation time and supervision of the siding volunteers; Shane Larson of High Plains Drywall and Home donated the drywall tape and texture; Mike Fox of Foxtree Countertops donated countertop installation; K and K Heating donated the furnace installation; Daren Johnson of 5J Builders donated labor to install floor tile.
We are grateful to the following local businesses for their willingness to support Habitat by discounting their services: Mark Hillyard, Vintage Construction and Designs – drafting house plans; Gene Miller – ResCheck and Heat Calculations; Curtis Boam, Boam and Associates – appraisals; Ken Mues, Alpine Applications - sheetrock tape and texturing; Kyle Johnson, Rocky Mountain Cabinets – cabinets; BMC; Knife River Corporation, Southern Idaho Division - concrete; Battleson's Floor to Ceiling - carpet pad; SEI Electric - volunteer installation labor.
Lunch Donations
Volunteer Recognition
Our work would not be possible without volunteers. We depend on and thank all of our volunteers, but especially these people for their many hours of labor on this home: Ernie Unger, Dennis Page, and Glenn and Pat Tanis, Habitat RV Care-a-Vanners who worked on this home for a month.
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Build 25 Family of 5 4BR 2BA 950 sq ft with full
basement
Built to Energy Star and Water Sense
standards, visitable access ramp
Construction start date March 10, 2012
Completion date June 4, 2012
Construction Manager Construction Superintendent
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Partner family at groundbreaking ceremony March 10, 2012
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Partner Homeowner, family and friends
with
Idaho Falls Area Affiliate Executive Director
cleaning up the build site March 10, 2012
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Build 25 Women Build Day May 12
For more information about Habitat's® Women Build program, click here.
Partner Homeowner at Lowe's sheetrock clinic March 24
wearing the 2012 Women Build T shirt
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Home Builds 23 and 24
Double Dedication Ceremony October 29, 2011
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Build 23/24 Photo Album
View a slide show or thumbnails.
Use the Thumbnails option to scan through the photos to a particular date or event. Click the thumbnail to start the slide show at that point.
Click here to see the photo album of progress on these homes.
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Thank You
201 people volunteered over 3,600 hours of labor to build these homes.
Thrivent Builds With Habitat for Humanity® and the local Lutheran church community sponsored Build 23.
Thrivent Builds, private and corporate donations and grant funding together with labor and material donations from our local and nationwide build partners made it possible to complete our 23rd and 24th homes.
We thank the following local and national build partners for their generous sustaining support of the Idaho Falls Area Habitat for Humanity affiliate program.
SEI Electric, Punt's Plumbing Service, K and K Heating, Holeshot Plumbing, Green Acres Home Improvement, MAK Sheetrock, FoxTree Countertops, Rocky Mountain Cabinets, Buckland Concrete, All Shine Cleaning and Maintenance and Vital Spec all donated contractor labor. Union Pacific Railroad donated used railroad ties for the landscaping. Anything Glass of Nampa, Idaho donated the windows through BMC. Since 1999 Whirlpool has donated a range and Energy Star® refrigerator to every Habitat home. Valspar is Habitat's National Paint Partner and donated the paint. Starbucks donated coffee to the Saturday build volunteers. Lowe's of Idaho Falls donated large evergreen and deciduous trees for the landscaping. CHC Foundation, Inc. funding offset the cost of adding garages required by the City of Ammon building code. The Home Depot/Habitat for Humanity Partnership in Sustainable Building grant was used to build these homes to Energy Star and Water Sense standards. Yale Locks donated all interior and exterior doorknobs. Schneider Electric donated breaker boxes for both homes. SHOP 2008 Grant monies were used for infrastructure expenses. An anonymous donor gave us the use of his tractor for several months to grade land and move materials. URS Corporation gave a large, unsolicited cash donation. Women of the local Lutheran church community prepared and delivered delicious donated lunches. Many private individuals gave cash donations during the build project.
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Build 23 family of 3
2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1000 square feet main level, full basement
Completed October 2011
Sponsored by Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity® and local Lutheran congregations. As of October 22, 59 Thrivent Builds volunteers had contributed 1,096 hours of labor toward building this home, powered by delicious lunches prepared and delivered by Lutheran church women.
Habitat for Humanity International® hosts a photo wall web page where affiliates all over the world can post photos of their Thrivent Builds work. Click here to view the photo wall. Use the zip code 83405 to view photos of work on this home, or click the Photo Album link above to view the entire construction sequence.
Material or labor donations from Whirlpool, Valspar, SEI Electric, Punt's Plumbing Service, Holeshot Plumbing and MAK Sheetrock. Starbucks donated coffee to the Saturday work day volunteers. Lowe's of Idaho Falls donated evergreen and deciduous trees for landscaping. Green Acres Home Improvement donated labor to install the siding. Anything Glass of Nampa, Idaho donated the windows through BMC. Union Pacific Railroad donated used railroad ties for the landscaping. FoxTree Countertops and Rocky Mountain Cabinets employees donated labor to install kitchen countertops and cabinets. All Shine Cleaning & Maintenance donated labor to clean the unit. Since 1999 Whirlpool has donated a range and Energy Star® refrigerator to every Habitat home. Valspar is Habitat's National Paint Partner. Vital Spec performed the blower door test for the energy evaluations and heat loss analysis.
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Build 24 family of 2
2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1000 square feet main level, full basement
Completed October 2011
Material or labor donations from Whirlpool, Valspar, BMC, SEI Electric, Punt's Plumbing Service, Holeshot Plumbing and MAK Sheetrock. Starbucks donated coffee to the Saturday work day volunteers. Lowe's of Idaho Falls donated evergreen and deciduous trees for landscaping. Green Acres Home Improvement donated labor to install the siding. Anything Glass of Nampa, Idaho donated the windows through BMC. Since 1999 Whirlpool has donated a range and Energy Star® refrigerator to every Habitat home. Valspar is Habitat's National Paint Partner. Danny Buckland of Buckland Concrete, Inc. and four of his employees donated the use of a Bobcat for grading and their labor to install the driveway and sidewalk for this home. FoxTree Countertops and Rocky Mountain Cabinets employees donated labor to install kitchen countertops and cabinets. All Shine Cleaning & Maintenance donated labor to clean the unit. Vital Spec performed the blower door test for the energy evaluations and heat loss analysis.
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Build 22
April 23, 2011 Home Dedication and Blessing
4 bedroom, 2 bath, 1500 sq ft, no basement 
wheelchair accessible, family of five
Presentation of the Habitat gift Bible to the partner family.
Dedication blessing
prayer
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Since 1994 Idaho Falls Area Habitat for Humanity® and its Partner Families, volunteers and supporters have worked in partnership to build simple, decent, affordable homes for those in need. We are grateful for the generous ongoing support and donations of the community.
The table below records some facts about the completed homes.
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Build #
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Year
Built
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Bedrooms/
Bathrooms
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Square Feet
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25
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2012
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4BR/1BA
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about 950
plus basement
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24
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2011
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2BR/1BA
Twinhome
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about 1000
plus basement
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23
Thrivent Builds
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2011
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2BR/1BA
Twinhome
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about 1000
plus basement
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22
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2011
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4BR/2BA
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about 1500
handicap accessible
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21
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2010
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3BR/1BA
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about 1100
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20
Thrivent Builds
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2009
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2BR/1BA
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about 1100
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19
Thrivent Builds
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2008
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3BR/1BA
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about 1100
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18
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2007
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3BR/1BA
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about 1100
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17
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2006
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4BR/2BA
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about 1150
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16
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2005
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3BR/1BA
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about 1100
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15
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2004
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3BR/1BA
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about 1100
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14
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2003
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2BR/1BA
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about 1100
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13
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2003
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2BR/1BA
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about 900
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12
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2002
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2BR/1BA
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about 900
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