A post-Thanksgiving warm spell was perfectly timed for the PM-sponsored Habitat For Humanity home in Southfield, Mich. In November and December, a team of excavating, plumbing, heating and cement contractors turned an empty lot into a busy jobsite.
Jim Root, of Root’s Excavating, Milford, Mich., dug trenches for the footings, sewer and city water lines. Ken Russ, of Russ Plumbing, Detroit, Mich., then tied in the waste drains and water inlet piping. After a short “hunting-season” inspection delay (too many inspections, not enough inspectors), the site was graded for foundation block work and the radiant heating system.