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Now, the home is going up for auctionJune 12. The grouop is enrolled in the Building Trades Prograk at Erie 1 BOCE PotterCareer & Technical Centerf where they gained hands-on experience of all constructiobn phases — from rough framing to finisuh carpentry — when they built a 1,344 square-footr house in the parking lot this past schook year. As part of the two-yeat program, and incorporated in the class students participated in foundation and floor wall framing, ceiling and roof interior/exterior finish and cabinet They also learned about building codes, blue print designs, plumbing and electrical systems.
Instructora David Grieco and Brian Toth oversaw the which includesthree bedrooms, a full bathroom, a master suiter bathroom with a jet tub, and a first-floorf laundry room. As part of the process, upgrades and enhancements were made so studentx could learn of changes affect the workday in theconstruction “These extras give the students the experiencee they’ll need when they graduats and find a job in this They’ll be able to tell a futurer employer, ‘yes, I’ve done that,” Grieco said. More than $45,00o in materials was purchased to complete the house constructedat Potter.
Over the last sevenm years, the average sale pricre of similar homes built by students at Technical Center in Cheektowagq isaround $55,000. This year, auction attendees can choosw from two that were built by Erie 1 BOCES students andtheir instructors, as the Harkness Career completed its project, too. Betweem both projects, around 35 studenta built the houses. On June 12, both will be auctiones to the highest bidders at the respective The Potter house will be auctione dat 9:00 a.m., the Harkness house an hour later. Proceeda will go toward building suppliezs fornext year’s class.
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