WOW! IT IS HOT TODAY!
Before I get to the work that we did today, I would like to skip to the end of the day and share a little bit about the flood. Since it was so hot today, and due to the kind of work that we were doing, we quit around 2:00 and took a tour of the town of Clendenin, where the flood hit everyone so hard. Carl, our VOAD host shared the following picture from a house a little further downstream that was also caught in the flood.
This home is about 60 feet above the river. The river at its normal stage is about 50 to 60 feet across. This picture is showing a width of the river of about 150 to 200 feet. This has been identified as a 1,000-year flood. Because of this, there really was no opportunity for flood insurance. As we drove through town we saw all kinds of homes, business, schools, and other structures that were closed and condemned due to the damage from the floods. There were several other teams working as well. The picture below is one of our cars parked on one of the city streets that runs parallel to the river. The majority of this city is pretty close to the same elevation of this road. The level of the river during the peak of the flood would have covered the top of this car. This was hard to imagine. On top of this, all of the creeks and hollers that feed into this river in the area were also way above flood stage.
Now back to our work day. Today we went to another site. The mobile home in the picture below was about 2 feet lower than it is now and sitting closer to the ground. This area is next to what would be called a holler. The water in this area was 4 feet deep in this trailer. The owner cleaned it out, had fill scrapped off of the hillside, and raised the mobile home to the level that it is now. He also added on the extra section on the right end of the structure. Our jobs at this site are to put on a new metal roof, put siding on the trailer, and extend a deck in the back. The team divided up and went to work.
One team started cranking on the roofing. By the time we go to the site it had already heated up to the mid-80's. The team put the furring strips on the roof and were able to get a couple of sheets installed before we called it a day due to the heat.
I lead the team that started working on the decking in the back of the home. Since I am the one that is writing this blog and usually using just the pictures from my camera, I am not usually in the pictures. However, I always try to sneak in one picture of me to prove that I actually did participate in the trip. So here is that picture.
Tomorrow we will be heading back to this site a little earlier to try to beat the heat. The team is doing great, the morale is great, the camaraderie is awesome and our neighbors are being loved and served. Thanks to all of you for your generous support.
Before I get to the work that we did today, I would like to skip to the end of the day and share a little bit about the flood. Since it was so hot today, and due to the kind of work that we were doing, we quit around 2:00 and took a tour of the town of Clendenin, where the flood hit everyone so hard. Carl, our VOAD host shared the following picture from a house a little further downstream that was also caught in the flood.
Flooded Home
This home is about 60 feet above the river. The river at its normal stage is about 50 to 60 feet across. This picture is showing a width of the river of about 150 to 200 feet. This has been identified as a 1,000-year flood. Because of this, there really was no opportunity for flood insurance. As we drove through town we saw all kinds of homes, business, schools, and other structures that were closed and condemned due to the damage from the floods. There were several other teams working as well. The picture below is one of our cars parked on one of the city streets that runs parallel to the river. The majority of this city is pretty close to the same elevation of this road. The level of the river during the peak of the flood would have covered the top of this car. This was hard to imagine. On top of this, all of the creeks and hollers that feed into this river in the area were also way above flood stage.
Peak of Flood was Above this Car
Now back to our work day. Today we went to another site. The mobile home in the picture below was about 2 feet lower than it is now and sitting closer to the ground. This area is next to what would be called a holler. The water in this area was 4 feet deep in this trailer. The owner cleaned it out, had fill scrapped off of the hillside, and raised the mobile home to the level that it is now. He also added on the extra section on the right end of the structure. Our jobs at this site are to put on a new metal roof, put siding on the trailer, and extend a deck in the back. The team divided up and went to work.
Mobile Home Project
One team started cranking on the roofing. By the time we go to the site it had already heated up to the mid-80's. The team put the furring strips on the roof and were able to get a couple of sheets installed before we called it a day due to the heat.
Roofing Team at Work
I lead the team that started working on the decking in the back of the home. Since I am the one that is writing this blog and usually using just the pictures from my camera, I am not usually in the pictures. However, I always try to sneak in one picture of me to prove that I actually did participate in the trip. So here is that picture.
Deck Work in Process
Tomorrow we will be heading back to this site a little earlier to try to beat the heat. The team is doing great, the morale is great, the camaraderie is awesome and our neighbors are being loved and served. Thanks to all of you for your generous support.
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