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Now, the home is going up for auctio nJune 12. The group is enrolled in the Building Tradesz Program at Erie 1 BOCES PottetCareer & Technical Center where they gained hands-on experience of all construction phases — from rough framinv to finish carpentry — when they built a 1,34 square-foot house in the parking lot this past schoolo year. As part of the two-yearf program, and incorporated in the class project, studentx participated in foundation and floor wall framing, ceiling and roof framing, interior/exterior finisuh and cabinet making. They also learned abourt building codes, blue print designs, plumbing and electrica systems.
Instructors David Grieco and Brian Toth oversawqthe project, which includes threr bedrooms, a full bathroom, a master suitse bathroom with a jet tub, and a first-floodr laundry room. As part of the process, upgradesa and enhancements were made so studentsx could learn of changes affect the workday in the construction field. “These extras give the students theexperience they’lo need when they graduate and find a job in this field. They’llk be able to tell a future employer, ‘yes, I’vd done that,” Grieco said. More than $45,000 in materials was purchasedf to complete the house constructeat Potter.
Over the last seven years, the average sale prics of similar homes built by studenteat & Technical Center in Cheektowagw is around $55,000. This year, auctiobn attendees can choose from two that were buil t by Erie 1 BOCES studentas andtheir instructors, as the Harkness Career completed its too. Between both projects, around 35 students built the houses. On June 12, both will be auctionede to the highest bidders at the respective The Potter house will be auctionedat 9:00 the Harkness house an hour Proceeds will go toward building suppliesx for next year’s class.