Kuhn Construction

why are "in progress" shots important?

I've been asked before why we spend time and money on sending me out to capture so many "during" photos of our jobs. If you look at most construction websites they only show the "before" and "after" and none of the during.

Here at Kuhn, we feel strongly about blogging the progress. Because for our home owners, in the midst of the chaos, it might be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. When you're kitchen is torn to shreads and guys are working every day hammering and sawing and nailing it might feel like it's taking forever. But great progress is being made! It just might be hard to see!

Have you ever had a friend or family member lose a lot of weight? Someone you see everyday? It's so much harder to see the transformation their body is going through than if you haven't seen a friend in two years and suddenly they're 75lbs thinner! Then it's like, "Holy cow! You look amazing!"

That's what a BEFORE and AFTER shot on the website is like. WOW! AMAZING! INCREDIBLE! But for the family living through the construction it's harder to see.

So although these two jobs might not be at their finish line just yet, for their benefit, I wanted to post some more progress shots alongside the before shots just so they can see how far we've come!

First up is the whole house gut+renovation we've been working on since late fall... here is the BEFORE of the kitchen:

 

To the MAKING PROGRESS shot!

When you see those together it makes it feel closer to the finish line doesn't it? And kind of gives you a taste of what the full WOW factor will be soon enough!

Here's another one... BEFORE:

To ALMOST DONE:

Let there be light! Don't the addition of the new door and windows look amazing on St. John's?

So to all of our amazing clients... hang in there! We know the renovation process can feel long at times but we're working hard to get to that finish line for you!

Children with Cancer

Last week Rick was busy volunteering with Foundation for Children with Cancer.

What this organization does is come in and help families who have a child with cancer. They help pay rent or mortgages, medical bills or whatever the family may need.

It's an incredible foundation and they are helping so many amazingly strong families dealing with such an awful illness.

From their website:

The mission of Foundation for Children with Cancer is to financially assist the families of children with cancer. By providing tangible and direct financial support, such as mortgage payments, insurance premiums and utility bills, families are given a greater opportunity to focus on their child’s treatment and recovery.

Last week there was a group of college students in from the University of MI who took their spring break trip to come work in a family's yard that needed some updating and repair. A great group of hard working girls and Rick was there to help+guide them throughout the week.

 
 
 

Everyone worked so hard to bless this sweet family who is dealing with the unimaginable. Rick is always honored to be asked to be a part of projects like this!

A big thanks to Renee Verhoff for thinking of him and involving him in this project!