An offer I can't refuse?
A local community college has approached me in considering my house for one of their student projects for this Spring quarter.
Last week I found a business card attached to the mail box from the director of the Wood Construction Center, a unit of the local community college. A brief phone call today delivered some details:
Any feed back from the House Restoration blogosphere would be greatly welcomed: any knowledge of similar projects and their eventual out come, to any other neglected concerns that should be highlighted?
Last week I found a business card attached to the mail box from the director of the Wood Construction Center, a unit of the local community college. A brief phone call today delivered some details:
- My house is conveniently close to the center, making it opportune to run the class. (Last year they build an on-site house, eating up the rest of their space, which has yet to be moved.)
- I would be responsible for all materials, as well as possibly setting up credit at one of the home stores, for materials.
- A team of 6 students and 1 instructor would be on site, performing the work to desired specs.
- In the end, they would have another feather in their cap to show off, which will help bring in more students, funding and other such positives.
- And I would have a huge jump start on the house restoration.
Any feed back from the House Restoration blogosphere would be greatly welcomed: any knowledge of similar projects and their eventual out come, to any other neglected concerns that should be highlighted?