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The Building Construction class at LHS has a history of building one fully functional house per year for an applicant. The class was started over 10 years ago by Mr. Bob Peters who wanted to provide students the opportunity to get real life experience related to residential building. The class started with the students building a spec. home and was then changed to building a home for an individual home owner. Anyone can apply to have their house built by the students. The application process usually starts in November or December. A committee will then choose a home that best fits a criteria to make the Building Construction Class a positive experience for the students. The floor plan is also chosen by the applicant. A house has already been lined up for construction for the 2009-2010 school year and the application process will begin again for the 2010-2011 school year in the fall of 2009.
Any junior or senior interested in the construction can apply to be part of the class. After the applications are received, an interview process selects the students most qualified and interested in the class.
The 2008-2009 house project had 17 students involved. The students enrolled in the class meet two hours every school day and a few full days outside of school to complete the project. These students complete all the construction related to building the home except; heating, electrical, drywall, and plumbing which was completed by other contractors. The kitchen and building materials for the 2008-2009 house came from Spranger Building Center.
This house is an 1850 sq. foot ranch home that contains 2 bedrooms, an office, and 2.5 bathrooms. It also has the potential to be finished in part of the basement. This year’s home contains many interesting features such as 3-D dry walling, a tray ceiling and many arches. The house is located in the town of Grand Rapids. The pictures below show the 2008-2009 Building Construction Class house project.
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