The roof is on, walls are up and in a few weeks' time the Waiariki Institute of Technology Charity House will soon be ready for new owners.
Building started in March and the house is on track to be completed by next month. A 'roof shout' was held yesterday to celebrate the progress made by the Waiariki pre-trade carpentry students.
Based at PlaceMakers on Te Ngae Rd, this is the second Charity House of five to be built by students to give them valuable hands-on experience. It will be sold by auction after completion with funds going to the Sunrise Rotary Club to be distributed to charity groups.
Those in attendance yesterday included Waiariki staff, industry partners, Rotorua deputy mayor Dave Donaldson and Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell.
Level 4 carpentry student Snowden Hovind said he was enjoying being part of the project.