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Issue date: 5/19/08 = Section: News

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Audio=20 slideshow: See what it takes for one class to rebuild a home in only two = weekends.

Students in construction-related majors can = make a=20 difference in peoples' lives while learning their trades, thanks to the=20 fifth-annual PolyHouse program.

The program allows graduate and=20 undergraduate students majoring in construction management, planning,=20 engineering, industrial technology and other related fields to help = local=20 citizens whose homes are in need of improvement.

This year, = students=20 chose a disabled Nipomo man who has been confined to a wheelchair for = the past=20 several years. Hardly able to move his hands or feet, his wife and their = two=20 daughters were living in an unfinished home in need of renovations, = generally=20 and in terms of accessibility.

The newly remodeled home was = scheduled to=20 be unveiled to the owners last Saturday. It features several = improvements,=20 making it more comfortable, safe and accessible for the = family.

"We've=20 done a lot to this house," said Dan Hepler, an industrial engineering = senior=20 leading the electrical team. "Before we got here, there were no = permanent=20 lighting fixtures, flooring, trim or molding. We're finishing it up for = them and=20 adding a lot of things that will improve their quality of = life."

Just=20 some of the home improvements included new kitchen and bathroom = surfaces, a=20 larger and more accessible bedroom and bathroom for the disabled man, = and=20 general repairs to the previous construction, which students described = as=20 "shoddy."

Other improvements include new tile flooring with a = finer grout=20 line, which minimizes vibration and resistance to a wheelchair. Students = also=20 installed wider French doors and an automatic front door. These are just = a few=20 examples of the long list of improvements made to the home.

"This = project=20 has been awesome to be a part of," said Allison Holmgren, an industrial=20 engineering junior and interior design project manager. "It's really = stressful=20 since there's a lot of planning and you never know what you're going to = find=20 when you get inside the walls, but we come back every day because it's = worth=20 it."

Hepler agreed. "Of all the things I've done at Poly, this is = definitely the most fulfilling and most dedicated project I've ever = worked on,"=20 he said.=20

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