Carpenters ready to tackle KLH house
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Selkirk College students in the carpentry program are getting ready to start their work on the Rosemont house being build to benefit the CT scanner fundraising drive.
The foundation for the house was poured this week by workers from Harmony Homes, creating a base for the students to work off as they begin framing the home within the next two weeks.
“It’s a great project for the students,” said Craig MaCallum, an instructor in the carpentry program.
“Usually we just do a lot of building and tearing apart, so it’s a good opportunity to put their skills to use for a good cause.”
The 12 students in the program will have their regular instruction, 30 hours per week, at the building site.
“The thing won’t move very fast because they are just learning, but we expect to take a good chunk out of the work before they finish their semester,” MaCallum said.
Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation board chair Roger Higgins said he’s pleased with how the work on the house has been progressing so far.
“We were a bit slow getting started, but everything is moving along now,” he said.
The project has received a number of material donations. The lumber the students will use to frame the house was all donated by Kalesnikoff Lumber.
Higgins expects the house will be ready to list on the market by the spring. When it sells at regular market price, it’s expected the project will bring in more than $400,000 to go towards the CT scanner fund.
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