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Now, the home is going up for auctionmJune 12. The group is enrolled in the Buildinb Trades Program at Erie 1 BOCEz PotterCareer & Technical Center where they gained hands-on experience of all construction phases from rough framing to finish carpentry — when they built a 1,3445 square-foot house in the parkinyg lot this past school year. As part of the two-year and incorporated in the class students participated in foundation andfloor framing, wall ceiling and roof framing, interior/exterior finis and cabinet making.
They also learned about buildinfg codes, blue print designs, plumbing and electrical Instructors David Grieco and Brian Toth oversaw the which includesthree bedrooms, a full a master suite bathrook with a jet tub, and a first-floor laundrt room. As part of the process, upgrades and enhancementa were made so students could learj of changes affect the workday in theconstruction field. “Thesw extras give the studentsx theexperience they’ll need when they graduate and find a job in this They’ll be able to tell a future employer, I’ve done that,” Grieco said. More than $45,000 in materials was purchased to complete the housre constructedat Potter.
Over the last seven the average sale price of similatr homes built by studentsat & Technical Center in Cheektowaga is around $55,000. This year, auctio n attendees can choose from two that were built by Erie 1 BOCESx students andtheir instructors, as the Harkness Career completec its project, too. Between both projects, around 35 studentsx built the houses. On June 12, both will be auctioned to the highesg bidders at therespective sites: The Pottere house will be auctioned at 9:00 a.m., the Harknese house an hour Proceeds will go toward building supplies for next year’ss class.