MONROE - Green County Habitat for Humanity volunteers spent Saturday disassembling a garage at a duplex at Pleasant View Nursing Home to get a house ready for a family in Monroe.
Dave Renken, Monroe, the on-site supervisor for the project, has helped Habitat for Humanity with several other projects. He said there's never a problem finding volunteers to help.
"Sometimes we wish we had a few more," he said.
Green County offered the duplex to anyone who wanted to move it from its existing site. The duplex was formally used by the Pleasant View nursing home director.
Renken said the volunteers planned to have the garage taken apart by the end of the day on Saturday.
He and others began to disassemble the garage last week. The roof was taken off and then the beams were removed. Renken said the organization will use as much of the wood from the garage as possible.
Habitat construction coordinator Tiger Myers said Wednesday the organization would like to have the home moved sometime this summer.
Renken and other volunteers kept busy throughout the day, stopping only briefly for a quick lunch before getting back to work.
Gene Christensen, Browntown, has worked on several Habitat projects in Green and Rock counties. He's even been involved with a project in New Zealand.
"I enjoy helping out," he said. "I'm a carpenter/farmer whose finishing tool is a chainsaw."
No site has been finalized for the home. A family for the home hasn't been selected, either.
Since 1991, Green County Habitat for Humanity has worked with 15 families to build or remodel homes. More information about the organization is available at greencountyhabitat.org.
Dave Renken, Monroe, the on-site supervisor for the project, has helped Habitat for Humanity with several other projects. He said there's never a problem finding volunteers to help.
"Sometimes we wish we had a few more," he said.
Green County offered the duplex to anyone who wanted to move it from its existing site. The duplex was formally used by the Pleasant View nursing home director.
Renken said the volunteers planned to have the garage taken apart by the end of the day on Saturday.
He and others began to disassemble the garage last week. The roof was taken off and then the beams were removed. Renken said the organization will use as much of the wood from the garage as possible.
Habitat construction coordinator Tiger Myers said Wednesday the organization would like to have the home moved sometime this summer.
Renken and other volunteers kept busy throughout the day, stopping only briefly for a quick lunch before getting back to work.
Gene Christensen, Browntown, has worked on several Habitat projects in Green and Rock counties. He's even been involved with a project in New Zealand.
"I enjoy helping out," he said. "I'm a carpenter/farmer whose finishing tool is a chainsaw."
No site has been finalized for the home. A family for the home hasn't been selected, either.
Since 1991, Green County Habitat for Humanity has worked with 15 families to build or remodel homes. More information about the organization is available at greencountyhabitat.org.