The Build

Habitat staff, crew leaders, and community volunteers are pictured here just after work began on the foundation.

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity’s Hope Build 22 is underway on the southeast side of Cedar Rapids! This is the first of three Habitat homes that will be built side by side in this neighborhood.

Habitat staff, crew leaders, and community volunteers are pictured here just after work began on the foundation.
Members of Greenstate Credit Union work on an exterior wall of the home.
A volunteer from GreenState uses a nail gun on an exterior wall while another volunteer directs her.
Two volunteers from GreenState lift a piece of plywood sheeting
A volunteer from GreenState operates a circular saw under direction from Habitat staff.
Honkamp Krueger employees at morning circle repeat our saying, "Habitat's not a handout, but a hand up!"
Two volunteers from Honkamp Krueger apply weatherproofing material to the sheeting of the home
Two volunteers from Honkamp Krueger drive nails into the second floor of the home from a raised platform.
A volunteer from Honkamp Krueger applies tape to the inside of a window cutout.
A volunteer from Honkamp Krueger uses a powered staple gun to fix sheeting to an exterior wall of the home.
A volunteer from ReStore stands on a ladder, using a slap stapler to apply weather proofing to the sheeting of the home
A volunteer from ReStore uses a slap stapler to apply weather proofing to the sheeting of the home
A volunteer from ReStore installs studs on the interior of the home.

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore sells new and gently used furniture, appliances, housewares and building materials to raise funds for Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity. The staff of ReStore came out to the build site to raise studs for Habitat, too!

To see more photos of the build process, look in the photo gallery for Hope 22!

The Family

A Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity partner family has not chosen this house to call home yet. Are you looking for an affordable home? Click here to learn more about our program.

The Partners

This home was made possible by the generous support of the following organizations.