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OM Build Tiny House Weekly Update:

Progress at E. Johnson: Big thanks for all the volunteers who came out last weekend! It really makes a difference, and we’re making great headway. Please consider coming out the next weekend too, same hours (see below.)

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.

We had a number of volunteers stop in at our current shop on Argosy to get even further along on two of our tiny houses, which are almost road worthy. Thanks for all the help! Then at our new location we had a busy work day with volunteers too: locks were updated, flowers donated and planted, basic clean up, and deeper examination of the mold issue in the roof/ceiling. The roof will need to be replaced, and we have a number of larger ticket items so we really appreciate all the donations folks are able to give. Donate PayPal > All donations are 100% tax deductible. Thank you! All of our work is made possible by volunteer efforts and would not be possible without you, building community together.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.