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Progress, progress, progress!

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We have a dumpster! Below, volunteer Garrett poses in front of our new dumpster, which has been filled with the remnants of a 70-year-old plaster ceiling that had suffered extensive damage due to a long-neglected leaky roof. This week, we tear off the old roof and prepare to install a new one. This is the week to volunteer, if you like getting dirty!

Have materials you’d like to donate? Please check out our wish list.

Weekends at new site, weekdays at the shop: Weekday volunteer shifts are at the Argosy Court shop, adding the final touches to get houses 2 and 3 ready for residence. Weekend workdays are at E. Johnson.

Weekday hours – Argosy Court:

Tuesday 7/15: 6:30-10pm Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 7/16: 3:pm=7pm Manager: Steve B
Thursday 7/17: 3pm-7pm Manager: Keith V

Weekend hours – E. Johnson:
Saturday, 7/19: Noon-5pm Manager: Brenda K
Sunday, 7/20: Noon-5pm Manager: Brenda K

Sign-up procedure: Click here to sign up for a shift. We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

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Sprucing up E. Johnson: Weekend workdays continue, with cleaning, painting and landscaping. Below, volunteers Valerie and Noah paint the office, planned to be OM Goods’ retail space.

Have materials you’d like to donate? Please check out our wish list.

Weekends at new site, weekdays at the shop: Weekday volunteer shifts are at the Argosy Court shop, adding the final touches to get houses 2 and 3 ready for residence. Weekend workdays are at E. Johnson.

Weekday hours – Argosy Court:

Tuesday 7/8: 6:30-10pm Manager: Robert B
Thursday 7/10: 3pm-7pm Manager: Keith V

Weekend hours – E. Johnson:
Saturday, 7/12: Noon-5pm Manager: Brenda K
Sunday, 7/13: Noon-5pm Manager: Brenda K

Sign-up procedure: Click here to sign up for a shift. We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

Lots of Progress at New Site!

OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:Progress at E. Johnson: More than a dozen volunteers at  our weekend workdays cleaned interior walls and prepped for painting and got the floor ready for sanding. Up top, the old chimney and vents have been removed to prepare for a new roof. Outside, the fence now completely encloses the back yard, so we can have secure storage of materials. Below, our Site committee makes plans for the next weekend workday.

Have materials you’d like to donate? Please check out our wish list. And a big thanks to our local Sherwin-Williams store for donating 25 gallons of interior paint!

Weekends at new site, weekdays at the shop: Weekday volunteer shifts are at the Argosy Court shop, finishing Houses 2 and 3 and building fixtures for the new shop, weekend workdays are at E. Johnson.

Weekday hours – Argosy Court:

Tuesday 7/1: 6:30-10pm Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 7/2: 3pm-7:00pm Manager: Pete C.
Thursday 7/3: 3pm-7pm Manager: Keith V

Weekend hours – E. Johnson:
Saturday, 7/5: Noon-5pm Manager: Brenda K
Sunday, 7/6: Noon-5pm Manager: Brenda K

Sign-up procedure: Click here to sign up for a shift. We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

Weekly Update

OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:
Our Wish List: We’re hard at work on renovating the E. Johnson site (former home of Sanchez Motors) and with the help of the community, so far we have only spent $68 on supplies for cleanup and renovations! Every dollar we save in labor or donated items means we can get the tiny houses parked there faster, so click here to see our wish list, and click here to donate online.

Progress at E. Johnson: A site that was once the neighborhood eyesore is quickly shaping up, with flowers and other plantings. Below, Rob, Peter and Luca relocate a fence on the property to create space for our planned tiny home community:

Cap Times profiles OM Village resident: Keith Valiquette says a desire for community attracted him to the OM Build project. Speaking of our E. Johnson neighbors who have supported the project, Keith says, “They see the bigger picture. They are why I am part of this. We as a society need to come together again.” Read more… Below, Keith relaxes in the door of his tiny home, with his dog. Chip.

Weekends at new site, weekdays at the shop: Now that OM Build has TWO sites, we’re scheduling weekday volunteer shifts at the Argosy Court shop, finishing Houses 2 and 3 and building fixtures for the new shop, weekend workdays are at E. Johnson.

Weekday hours – Argosy Court:
Tuesday 6/24: 6:30-10pm Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 6/25: 3pm-7:00pm Manager: Pete C.
Thursday 6/26: 3pm-7pm Manager: Keith V

Tuesday 7/1: 6:30-10pm Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 7/2: 3pm-7:00pm Manager: Pete C.
Thursday 7/3: 3pm-7pm Manager: Keith V

Weekend hours – E. Johnson:
Saturday, 6/28: Noon-5pm Manager: Brenda K
Sunday, 6/29: Noon-5pm Manager: Brenda K

Sign-up procedure: Click here to sign up for a shift. We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

First Flowers Planted!

OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:

First flowers planted at E. Johnson site: OM Build volunteers took the first step towards improving our new site at the corner of E. Johnson and 3rd street. Many, many more plantings to come!

At the shop: We’re taking a careful approach towards cleanup and remediation of the E. Johnson site, just to make sure our volunteers and future residents are safe from any residual contaminants. So in the meantime, all shop hours will be at the 4235 Argosy Court location on Madison’s east side. Below, volunteers Matt and Corrie pose for the camera before getting to work in House 3:

Shop hours this week:
Tuesday 6/10: 6:30-10pm Shop Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 6/11: 1pm-5:30pm Shop Manager: Keith V
Thursday 6/12: 3pm-7pm Shop Manager: Keith V
Friday 6/13: 6:30pm-10pm Shop Manager: Luca C
Sunday 6/15: 1:00pm-5:00pm Shop Manager: Keith V

Shop location: 4235 Argosy Court, Suite B (Click here for map)

Sign-up procedure: Just show up at your preferred day and time, ready to work! We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

Weekly Update

OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:

Tenant vacates E. Johnson site: Sanchez Motors, the auto repair shop at the E. Johnson site purchased last week by OM Build, is moving the last of its vehicles and equipment out. Next comes testing for environmental hazards, and then we can let our volunteers in for site clean-up and reconstruction into a Tiny House factory. All shop hours this week are at the Argosy Court shop (see below.)

Working through our “To Do” list: Tuesday, June 10th is the first anniversary of our move into the Argosy Court shop, and we’re going to make a push to have Houses 2 and 3 completed and street-ready by then. Can we get this done in the next eight days? Join us and find out!


Shop hours this week:
Monday 6/2: 4:00-7:00pm Shop Manager: Garrett L
Tuesday 6/3: 6:30-10pm Shop Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 6/4: 3pm-7pm Shop Manager: Pete C
Thursday 6/5: 3pm-7pm Shop Manager: Keith V
Friday 6/6: 6:30pm-10pm Shop Manager: Luca C
Sunday 6/8: 1:00pm-5:00pm Shop Manager: Keith V

Shop location: 4235 Argosy Court, Suite B (Click here for map)

Sign-up procedure: Just show up at your preferred day and time, ready to work! We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

WHOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!

OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:

OM Build takes possession of E. Johnson property: Today, we signed the final papers to complete the purchase of property at East Johnson and 3rd Street, the location for our planned Tiny House community. Below is our architect’s rendering of the site, with the current Sanchez Motors building converted into a Tiny House factory. Careful inspection of the site for toxics will need to be done before we can bring in volunteers for site cleanup – look for an update in next week’s email!

Shop hours this week:
(All shop hours at our original location, 4235 Argosy Court, Suite B Click here for map)
Friday 5/30: 6:30pm-10pm Shop Manager: Luca C
Saturday 5/31: 1:00pm-7:00pm Shop Manager: Keith V
Sunday 6/1: 1:00pm-9:00pm Shop Manager: Keith V

Sign-up procedure: Just show up for your preferred shift, ready to work! We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

Ooo, A Weekly Update!

Please forgive us for getting a little behind, we had a little something going on . . .

OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:

Good fences make good neighbors: OM volunteers are busy coming up with creative designs for a privacy fence for the planned Tiny House community on E. Johnson. All made from recycled pallet wood, of course!

In the shop: Preparation for our move, including lots of pallet-busting! House 3 gets electrical work and interior paneling. And weather permitting, final work on the roof for House 2 will be done.

Shop hours this week:
Monday 5/19: 6:00-9:00pm Shop Manager: Garrett L
Tuesday 5/20: 6:30-10pm Shop Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 5/21: 3pm-7pm Shop Manager: Pete C
Thursday 5/22: 3pm-7pm Shop Manager: Keith V
Friday 5/23: 6:30pm-10pm Shop Manager: Luca C
Sunday 5/25: 1:00pm-5:00pm Shop Manager: Keith V

Shop location: 4235 Argosy Court, Suite B (Click here for map)

Sign-up procedure:Just show up for your preferred shift, ready to work! We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

Sorry for the lack of updates . . .

Note the limited shop hours. Webmaster got a little busy with other things.

OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:

House 3 has a roof! Our custom-built OM Crane did the job, safely lifting a pre-assembled 500 lb roof on to the top of House 3. As you can see in the photo, a little nudging was required to match the roof to the house.

This week in the shop: Installing the door and closing in the gable ends on House 3, flooring on House 2. And, as always, pallet deconstruction for our custom pallet-wood siding!

Shop hours this week:
Tuesday 4/8: 6:30-10pm Shop Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 4/9: 3pm-7pm Shop Manager: Pete C
Friday 4/11: 6:30pm-10pm Shop Manager: Luca C

Shop location: 4235 Argosy Court, Suite B (Click here for map)

Sign-up procedure: We aren’t using the Volunteer Spot website this week, so just show up at your preferred shift, ready to work! To maintain safety and be sure everyone has something useful to do, we’re limiting volunteers to 3 per shift. We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.

20 Hours of Indiegogo left!

OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:

 

Crowd-sourcing campaign raises $19,000: Our fundraising campaign on the crowd-sourcing site Indiegogo has raised over $19,000. Only 24 hours left to donate, and every donation will doubled by a matching donation from some very generous OM Build supporters! Click here to donate.

 

House 3 leaves the shop: And we’ve already got a good start on the roof, which is built in the shop and then lifted into place by our custom-built OM Build crane! (Photo by Keith Valiquette)

 

 

This week in the shop: We will finish the roof for House 3, and finish the deck and frame in the gable ends on House 2. More pallet deconstruction too, and we may even get a start on the pallet-wood siding for House 4!

 

Shop hours this week:
Tuesday 3/25: 6:30-10pm Shop Manager: Robert B
Wednesday 3/26: 3pm-7pm Shop Manager: Pete C
Thursday 3/27: 3pm-7pm Shop Manager: Allen B
Friday 3/28: 4pm-6:30pm Shop Manager: Steve B
Friday 3/28: 6:30pm-10pm Shop Manager: Luca C
Sunday 3/30: 1:00pm-5:00pm Shop Manager: Keith V

Shop location: 4235 Argosy Court, Suite B (Click here for map)

Sign-up procedure: We use the Volunteer Spot website, to help manage the increasing number of volunteers. Click here to sign in, choose an open shift and be at the shop ready to work at your chosen time. To maintain safety and be sure everyone has something useful to do, we’re limiting volunteers to 3 per shift. We work with volunteers at all skill levels, so don’t hesitate to volunteer simply because you lack construction experience. The most important qualification we look for is a willingness to learn, to take instructions from the Shop Manager and to follow all shop safety procedures.
Please come ready to work, dressed in work clothes that can get dirty or smeared with paint.