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BUILDING PROJECTS
Since 1994, Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity (RVHFH) has
built 23 homes in Somerset and Hunterdon counties. We are
currently building 2 duplexes in Bernardsville. For
more details on our building program, checkout Projects.
Current Projects
Future Projects
Completed Homes
Building a Home---What it takes
It takes more than a hammer and nails to build a Habitat home. The
most critical need is to find
land. Once RVHFH volunteers find a site, then they obtain building permits, select a
partner family, and raise the funds for each and every home we
build. Only when all that is accomplished can volunteers join together with the partner family to
construct their new home.
Home Designs
Habitat builds simple, decent, “no frills” houses. Our basic home
design is approximately 1,100 square feet and includes three
bedrooms and one bath. The typical home has no garage, basement, or
air conditioning. Depending on the demands of the building site, our
homes can be one or two story, duplex or single family.
Modifications can be made to the basic home design to meet the needs
of a particular family (for example, to provide handicapped
accessibility or a fourth bedroom).
Ranch Design
Duplex Design: Occasionally lot configuration, economics
and circumstances allow for construction of a duplex
unit. This provides an opportunity for two families.
Duplex Design with Basement: As in the case of the sloped
Bernardsville lots duplex
units with a basements are required.
Two Story Victorian Design:
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