renovation

Certified!

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Today at Yestermorrow we graduated 12 Certified Renovators through the Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair and Painting program offered by the EPA. Did you know that if you are a contractor or carpenter in the U.S. working on a house built before 1978 you need to test for lead paint and follow strict guidelines for the containment and disposal of...

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MLK Day of Service Project

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Yestermorrow's Americorps member Jose Galarza organized a volunteer project today for the national Day of Service. We worked at the Vermont Foodbank at Kingsbury Farm right down the road from Warren, helping them renovate the farmhouse, and creating a farm office. Today's project was to demolish a closet and create stairs to access the basement...

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Is Adding On Really the Answer?

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
This article was written by Yestermorrow instructor Moneca Kaiser to share with the Yestermorrow community.Your Home-- Is Adding On Really The Answer?When I was apprenticing as a carpenter, I got to work on some really great additions. Often they were new family-friendly kitchens with tons of counter space, a place for the kids to do their...

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