Thrilling Work

A team of apprentices and volunteer masons is hard at work installing brick veneer on a Habitat for Humanity tri-plex in Denver. Using materials donated by Rio Grande and A.P. Eberlein, Masons from C. Morgen Masonry and some of John Foley’s apprentices from Front Range Community College (with full support from their employers at Berich Masonry and QM Company) are making the Habitat house one of the nicest looking homes on Thrill Place in the Park Hill neighborhood. In addition to the materials, estimates are that 224 hours of foreman and mason man-hours are being donated to the project along with 230 tender hours. Next month, another team of masons will work with apprentices from Greg Comb’s class to veneer a Habitat duplex on Glencoe. Using brick is a new construction concept for Habitat in Denver. RMMI Technical Director Diane Travis worked with architect Peter Hynes to design the veneer on the tri-plex and duplex.