CONSTRUCTION

Sign-Up for the upcoming neighborhood clean-up HERE!

Safety is a concern of many of the residents of North Richmond. One of the ways this plays out is having a safe place to live. We are collaborating with organizations like Fort Bend Corps to build wheelchair ramps, paint houses, do home repairs, extreme home makeovers, and even new construction. We even plan to partner with the City of Richmond in the demolition of vacant dilapidated homes.

Because of the support from many volunteers, we completed 21 home repair projects in 2010.  These repairs directly improved the quality of  life, health and safety for our Friends in North Richmond.  Our 2011 construction project goal is 15 with the first project scheduled for February 19,  so stay tuned to the blog portion of this website for dates and descriptions of upcoming projects.

Volunteers are needed in all areas, especially those with construction knowledge and experience in leading a crew.

      • To sign up for the up-coming North Richmond Neighborhood Clean-Up, CLICK HERE
      • To join the 2011 Construction Team, CLICK HERE and fill out the Skills Assessment & registration form.
      • If you have any questions or just want more information, CLICK HERE to contact us.

 

CONSTRUCTION | Forms

Cleaning the streets

STREET CAPTIAN

- Responsible for communicating the mission of Friends of North Richmond – Organizes the efforts of volunteers to identify homes where debris removal is needed – Responsible for ensuring the that the proper instructions are shared with community residents regarding the neighborhood street clean-up – Ensure that residents are aware of the Construction work that FONR provides

SCRIBE

- Working with the Street Captain, the scribe will be responsible for documenting the following for each home identified as needing debris removal:

- Name, address, items to be removed – Responsible for collecting the waivers to allow the clean-up teams on the property – Taking record of identified construction needs in the community and communicating those back to FONR

To get involved, click here.

Move, build, and shape homes and houses

PROJECT GENERAL HELP

- Skilled or unskilled labor

ASSESSMENT MANAGER

- Perform initial assessment and rough estimate of the project – Take before/after photos – Introduce project to Project

Manager/Project Foreman – Review & approve final scope & final request for materials

- Communicate materials order to vendor

PROJECT MANAGER

- Work with the Project Foreman to finalize the materials list – Perform volunteer assessment for the project (how many people needed?) – Complete construction cost estimate (address, scope, materials list, est. volunteers, est. budget) – Work with Volunteer Coordinator to confirm list of volunteers – Finalize construction date & communicate instructions to home owners & volunteers – Communicate identified permit requirements to home owners – Fulfillment of Project Scope (people management) – Close volunteer assessment (# of people/hours worked) – Budget reconciliation (budget vs. actual) – Return of receipts

PROJECT FOREMAN

- Compile materials list – Request for materials to project manager – Perform volunteer assessment for the project (how many people needed?) – Finalize construction date with PM – Identify and communicate permit requirements – Fulfillment of project scope (technical management) – Ensure that all technical specs are fulfilled

To get involved, click here.