One of the tougher tasks for regular Habitat volunteers is setting the roof trusses. Trusses are long and awkward to handle, plus they are heavy of you are lifting them up into place by hand. We brought a rough terain forklift with an operator to the site. That allowed us to quickly and safely lift the trusses into place. The ICF walls had top plates bolted in place already so we fastened the trusses, braced them well and in short order the roof took shape.

I want to give a big thank you to our NCC workers Bill, Steve, Phil, Brent and Tristan that volunteered time after a workday to help out Habitat.

Yesterday evening Northfield Construction Company had its summer employee picnic. We were missing a few employees due to vacations and previously scheduled events, but the rest of us had a great time at the get together. The picnic was held at the Dundas park shelter in Dundas….a facility Northfield Construction Company built some years ago.

This was a fun time for spouses and children to meet Mom or Dad’s co-workers and their families. We had time to relax and visit before the Quarterback Restaurant in Northfield brought out their excellent dinner items. Good weather, good friends and good food combined to make a very nice picnic for us all.