Habitat finishing ninth Moses Lake home
Foundation is poured at the site of a future Habitat for Humanity home near Moses Lake. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Moses Lake/courtesy photo
MOSES LAKE — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Moses Lake is wrapping up its ninth home near Moses Lake for a single working mom with two children.
The three-bedroom home is roughly 1,056 square feet with one bathroom and is being built with help from community businesses, said Dave Hunt of Casa Bella Homes in Moses Lake.
“I’ve worked with some of these guys for 15 or 20 years,” Hunt explained. “They’re some of the top notch subs (subcontractors) in Moses Lake. They’re quite a good group of guys.”
The home will be built well and it could be completed by the end of the month, he added.
Siding and electrical work was done over the weekend.
Habitat board member Elroy Teterud said the organization is looking for a family to live in the tenth home Habitat plans to build this year.
The family must live within the Moses Lake School District boundaries.
The homes are needed because some people are living in substandard homes, he explained.
Once families move into the homes and place a down payment, they pay interest-free mortgages lasting between seven years to 30 years.
Homeowners also put in 100 hours of “sweat equity” into their homes and other Habitat structures, according to Habitat.
“The construction is going so well at the current Habitat home that we are hoping to do a second house this year,” stated Habitat President Carolyn Grant. “The Habitat house could not happen without the help and support of the community and for that we thank everyone who donates to the Festival of Trees or comes out to the work site to donate their time and skills to help build the Habitat homes.”
The following groups helped with the home currently under construction are: Colby Clausen of Majestic Structures, Jeremy McKean of McKean Concrete, Greco Signorelli of Polhamus Heating and Air Conditioning, Shane Carlisle of Advanced Excavation, Joey Balderas (concrete work), Columbia Basin Job Corps (concrete work), Steve Rimple of Moses Lake Steel, Casa Bella Construction, Mike Garland of Columbia Signs, Mark Walker and Pamp Maiers of AAA Concrete, Jeremy Thomas of Columbia Glass, Cathy Gross of Aaxon Realty, Penhallu-rick’s True Value and Don Key of SkillSource.
Families interested in living in a Habitat home are encouraged to contact the organization to complete an application.
People can call or write Habitat at 509-764-0160 or 601 S. Pioneer Way, Suite F PMB-278, Moses Lake, WA, 98837.
Habitat’s Web site is www.habitatmoseslake.org.