Friday, May 31, 2013

Habitat For Humanity Deconstructs a House




Here Dave and John carefully remove building materials from a house scheduled for demolition. These materials are then sold at the Habitat Re-Store to help support Habitat's program of building decent homes for working families. The process of deconstruction is as careful and time consuming as construction. Often windows, doors, flooring, woodwork, cabinets, appliances, and copper plumbing are salvaged from these houses. Everyone wins when this happens. The home owners get the house prepared for demolition and receive a tax benefit for their donations. Habitat wins as this supports their programs. Habitat client families benefit, and the community benefits by having an increased supply of high quality, moderately priced homes. 

22 comments:

  1. I like this series in black and white.It is bittersweet about the house going down, but yet hopeful that there is a future for some of it.

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  2. That is wonderful. I had no idea Habitat for Humanity "deconstructed" houses. Kudos to you for being involved in such a great organization!

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  3. At least there's a point to the deconstruction and great there's no wastage - so many old buildings don't get a 2nd lease of life!

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  4. If it were up to me all houses that 'have to be demolished' would be taken apart board by board and recycled.

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  5. That's the proper way to do things.

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  6. This is an excellent scheme. No waste at all, and new grows from old - the way it should always be. Fine descriptive series.

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  7. Além das belas fotos, interessante programa de auxílio. Um abraço!

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    1. Este excelente programa existe por causa do árduo trabalho de muitos voluntários que gostam de construção e desconstrução. Obrigado por seu comentário.

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  8. Interesting post, Taken. I am familiar with H4H's work on restoring homes and building homes, and occasionally have wielded a hammer for them, but I didn't know about the demolition work.

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  9. A great post. Very good B&W composition!

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  10. Great shots. Habitat for Humanity does such good work.

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  11. Looks like an older gent looking into the camera and bent at the knees... if I took that position I wouldn't be able to get back up again.
    Good stuff. The whole recycle thing is awesome.

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  12. Wonderful shots. This by means is a easy job.

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  13. What a wonderful idea and project!
    Great shots too.
    Thanks for dropping by :)

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  14. Such a fine organization... constructing or destructing.

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  15. Interesting post and a great idea!
    Great photos!
    :)

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  16. I agree with the other comments. We all benefit when waste is reduced. Nice portraits and story.

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  17. Great shots. I really like the first one - very simple, and effective in b&w.

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  18. I had no idea that the organization did deconstruction. How great for everybody! Your photos tell the story as well.

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  19. very cool... my daughter participated in helping build homes for HFH this past winter for a week through her school.

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