Ninety-First House Built By SCC Students to Be Auctioned in June
Three programs on Southeast Community College's Milford Campus have once again worked together to build a maintenance-free house, this time containing 1,813 square feet of living space.
It is the 91st house built by programs on SCC's Milford Campus dating back to 1961. The home is located on the building site, just south of the Eicher Technical Center, and will be auctioned at 2 p.m. June 10 on location. Visitors may inspect the house from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays leading up to the auction.
Students in Building Construction Technology, Electrical & Electromechanical Technology, and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology built the house from the ground up, beginning April 1.
The ranch-style house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, dining room, breakfast nook, large utility room, and kitchen. There is oak trim throughout the house, and all walls are nine feet tall.
The house features a pre-fabricated gas fireplace and Andersen double-glazed windows. The front and side entry doors are Endura Force 5. The patio door also is Andersen. The home will feature kitchen and bathroom countertops of Meganite Solid Surface.
Heating and cooling
The heating/cooling system features a Nutone 15-kilowatt electric furnace, model #B5BMX36KB with a Nutone 13 SEER Heat Pump (R-410a refrigerant) model #FT4BD-C36K SS. The condenser pad, pump-ups and line set are included. The home is equipped with Honeywell Vision Pro Screen Thermostat.
This system is installed in compliance with the Uniform Mechanical Code. The purchaser of the home is responsible to have a third party reinstall the heating/cooling units after the house is moved.
Plumbing
The house water supply piping is copper type M and will be piped for a water softener (water softener not included) and has a PVC-DWV, Sch. 40 above drainage and vent piping system. All plumbing adheres to Uniform Plumbing Code. Outside sillcocks are 10-inch anti-siphon freeze proof type. A water heater is included.
Plumbing fixtures are Praxis, American Standard, Moen, Grohe, In-Sink-Erator and Maytag.
Electrical
The electrical service is a 200-amp, 42-space Square D panel donated by Square D Company. Additional circuits are available for future basement and/or garage wiring, once the home has been moved and set. All wiring is completed in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Fire alarms have also been installed for the homeowner’s protection.
Telephone cable and TV (coaxial cable) have also been installed and brought to a central location to facilitate the hook-up of a telephone and antenna system. The telephone wiring system complies with TIA-568 standards and can be used for not only voice (telephone) but also data (computer) applications.
Installation of electrical in the house has been inspected and approved by the state Electrical Inspector.
Energy conservation
The wall insulation is 6-inch blown-in Batt System (BIBS) (R-23.1) in the wall cavity) with half-inch x 4-foot x 9-foot OSB sheathing on the exterior. The ceiling insulation is rated at R-38 in all areas of the home.
The Andersen-clad windows are double-glazed with high performance Low E glass. The windows require no exterior painting.
Spray foam insulation is installed around window/door openings and electrical boxes to minimize infiltration of cold air during winter months.
General information
Following is some additional information about specific items in the home:
- Built to the standards of the IR Code.
- 2-inch x 6-inch exterior walls have 6-inch BIBS (blown-in Batt System) (R-23.1) and blown-in insulation, R-38, occurs in all above ceiling areas.
- Minimum half-inch drywall throughout.
- Andersen casement-clad windows with Low E glass, screens, and grilles.
- Prefabricated gas fireplace.
- ELK Prestique fiberglass shingles – "Weathered Wood."
- All exterior doors are fiberglass Endura Force 5.
- Locksets are Schlage.
- Cabinet hardware is Amerock/Grass.
- Kitchen and bathroom countertops are Meganite solid surfacing.
- Siding is manufactured by James Hardie, "Cobblestone."
- Seamless aluminum gutters.
- Basement plumbing, floor coverings, staining and painting to be provided by the purchaser.
- Owner is responsible for insuring the house immediately upon purchase.
Terms of the sale
Terms of the sale are cash, 25 percent down on the day of the sale and the balance is due within 15 days. Sale price is subject to 6.5-percent sales tax. The house must be moved from the premises by Sept. 25, 2009, unless arrangements have been made with the Milford Campus director.
The concrete/wood foundation, girder posts, and exterior steps are not sold with the house. The house is to be purchased as is, and the College will not supply materials/labor after June 10, 2009.
The College reserves the right to enter the house with students for the purpose of student training and to retain possession of a key after the sale and until the date that the house is moved. The College also reserves the right to bid on the house to protect expenses incurred on the home.
The furnace and heat pump must be installed by a technician certified for R-410a refrigerant to validate the warranty.
Persons wanting more information about the house are asked to contact Ron Petsch, Building Construction Technology program chair, at (402) 761-8213 or at rpetsch@southeast.edu.
Lance Larsen, a Cordova auctioneer with Lance Larsen & Associates, will carry on the family tradition and auction the house. The Larsens have auctioned off the houses since the program began in 1961. And every year since 1979, the auctioneer has donated his fees to the SCC Foundation.
Earl Fosler is dean of Construction/Electronics and Communications/Information Technology divisions. SCC faculty who teach the students who helped build the house:
Building Construction Technology: Chair, Ron Petsch; instructors, Loran Stara, Stan Thorpe, Dave Rainforth, and Allen Scribner.
Electrical and Electromechanical technology: Chair, Ken Reinsch; instructor, Brent Schucklebier.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology: Chair, Glenn Pasho; instructors, Phil White, Jeff Boaz and Mike Estes.
For more information, contact:
Stu Osterthun
Administrative Director of Public Information and Marketing
(402) 323-3401
sosterthun@southeast.edu
