The NOMADS team assembled in Hattiesburg, Ms for disaster recovery. All the team has been here for a while except us. From the left are: Calvin & Marsha Harms, Stel & Jodi, Gary Norton (back), Paula & Don Patrick, Tim & Ellie Brubaker (back) and Avis Norton in front.
4 of us, Avis & Gary, Jodi & Stel, went to work on this house which was hit by a tree during the tornado, and a lot of water got in. The roof has been repaired previously.
but the interior is heavily water stained, rotted or warped.
In 4 locations, the texture finish has fallen off.
and in one bedroom, the sheetrock has warped and collapsed completely.
Here we removed old caulk and filled the cracks that opened around the crown moulding.
and we had to wash everything to prepare it for primer & paint.
We also prepped all the texture damaged areas before repair.
In one bedroom, we removed all the crown moulding,
and all the damaged sheetrock.
Then we replaced the ceiling sheetrock...
Calvin & Marsha came to help us raise the sheetrock on the 10 foot ceilings
Novice attempt at patching the texture
Gary taped & "mudded" the ceiling
Cauling around the newly installed ceiling fan before final coat of paint.
Avis painting in the hallway and Stel recaulking around the tub.
Everyone "cutting" doorways, ceilings & corners.
This week, the rest of the team worked at a mobile home that was purchased used to replace the home that was completely destroyed by the tornado. Some unscrupulous person had sold this family a mobile home but switched it when delivered with one that was almost unlivable. The seller cannot be found. The family had spent all their FEMA money on this mobile home so a church is sponsoring the repairs which include replacing all the subflooring, installing laminate flooring, repairs to roof, soffit and air conditioner supports. NOMADS are blessed to supply the labor
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