This week, I've definitely learned a ton of things from being on site-- including how to hammer a nail by using the weight of the hammer, and how to lead a group of people. Earlier this week, I shadowed one of our construction supervisors, Dallas, at Ms. Evelyn's house. For most of the day, we patched up the siding on one side of the house. There were a lot of holes and cracks that needed to be patched in order to keep the wood safe from the intrusion of water, which could potentially cause the wood to rot away. Basically, our crew (mostly from Wellesley) had to cut pieces of metal sheets called flashing (which were measured to match the size of the holes and cracks in the siding), climb up the scaffolding, and hammer them on. For smaller holes, we filled them up with caulk.
On Friday, I went to Douglass High School for some prep work for MLK's Day of Service, which was on Saturday, and will also be tomorrow. For most of the morning, I took inventory to make sure all the necessary supplies were on-site. For the latter half of the day, I aided in the creation of a deck. My task was basically to measure the length of the wood that was supposed to be inserted into the deck, and cut it precisely at that length using a chop saw.
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