What “finished” means
We’re not fundraising for a showpiece. We’re fundraising to the point where the doors open: insulated walls, a finished ceiling, heat and air conditioning, and bathrooms that work. That’s the goal.
Flooring, paint, furnishings, and the cosmetic finish come later, those don’t stop us from gathering. The list below does.
The road to done
Already funded by our community:
- ✅ Foundation, framing, water, power, septic
- ✅ Metal roofing & gutters
- ✅ Interior rough-in wiring
- ✅ Electrical hookup — covered
What’s left:
| Phase | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 🔨 Insulation | $8,901 | bid in hand |
| ⌛ Sheetrock & ceiling | $18,000 | estimated |
| ⌛ HVAC | $25,000 | bid in hand |
| ⌛ Bathroom finish-out | $22,000 | estimated |
| Contingency | $6,099 | |
| Total | $80,000 |
Two of those are real bids — the insulation and the HVAC. The rest are our honest estimates based on the stamped plans, and we’ll replace each one with the actual bid as it comes in. If a number moves, we’ll say so here. We’d rather show you our arithmetic than a vague ask.
🔨 Up first — Insulation · $8,901
Everything downstream waits on this. We insulate and sheetrock, and then the HVAC goes in and the bathrooms get finished. Insulation is step one.
This funds open-cell spray foam on the walls and roofline from a local crew we trust — the right system for our climate, sealing the building tight against Texas heat and cold so the space is comfortable year-round and everything after it can move forward.
Why the whole number
We could post one phase at a time and keep moving the goalposts. We’d rather you see the entire road, know exactly where it ends, and decide what you want to be part of.
Every dollar goes straight to the build. Nothing here pays a salary. As each phase gets funded, we do the work and post what comes next — but the total above is the finish line, and it doesn’t move.