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Building Trades Students Auctioning Modular Home, Sheds

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Building Trades Students Auctioning Modular Home, Sheds

A modular house and 12 sheds built by Erie 1 BOCES students at the Potter and Harkness Career and Technical Education (CTE) Centers will soon be auctioned off to members of the community, concluding months of hard work and dedication. 

A small, unfinished house with a white railing and blue accents sits on stilts in the foreground, while a brick building and a green dumpster are visible in the background.

The auction will run from May 22 to June 1 through Cash Auctions, with proceeds supporting the program in the future. Visit Cash Auctions to place your bid to win one of the items! 

The modular home is a 1,378 square-foot ranch built by seniors at the Potter CTE Center under the supervision of Building Trades instructor David Grieco. The project is a senior capstone and a highlight of the two-year program, which teaches students practical skills they’ll need in all areas of construction.

“The students get real-world experience; they’re actually building a house,” said Grieco. “The seniors really enjoy the project. They’re working as a team on all of the different tasks and different materials. It’s a real-life job site, with inspections, deliveries, timelines, and dealing with the weather.”

The home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The master bedroom has a walk-in closet, there is three-inch spray foam insulation in all exterior walls, flooring in all bedrooms and bathrooms, a laundry room, a covered front porch, American Craftsman vinyl windows, and a full set of stamped architectural prints. The master bath includes a jetted tub, 4' stand-up shower, and a double vanity sink.

“It’s very exciting that 17- and 18-year-old students are able to accomplish this,” said Grieco.

When complete, the home will receive a courtesy inspection from the town of West Seneca for rough framing, rough electrical, rough plumbing, and insulation.  

Three people are working on the exterior of a white shed, with one person on a scaffold measuring the roofline and two others standing at the doorway, while a building is visible in the background.

The 12 sheds were built by juniors and seniors at the Harkness CTE Center under the guidance of Building Trades instructors Joe Fay and Alex Godfrey.

The project not only teaches students construction skills, but also life skills that will suit them well on future job sites.

“They’re learning soft skills, they’re learning good communications with other students and teamwork,” said Fay. “They’re able to work together with different types of people and different backgrounds.” 

To learn more about the items and place your bid, visit https://www.cashauction.com/auctions/detail/bw160249. 

 

Two unfinished white sheds with open fronts stand on a dark asphalt lot under a cloudy sky.
Three people are working on the construction of a small shed in the foreground, with vehicles and buildings visible in the background.
Two unfinished white sheds with open doorways and plywood interiors stand on a dark paved surface under a cloudy sky, with a distant building and utility pole in the background.
A wooden workbench runs along the left side of a room under construction, with exposed studs and OSB walls forming the background.
A person in a white hoodie and tool belt works on the door frame of a small building covered in Tyvek wrap, with scaffolding and trees visible in the background.
A partially constructed house with blue railings in the foreground stands against a cloudy sky.
A small, unfinished house with a white railing and blue accents sits on stilts in the foreground, while a brick building and a green dumpster are visible in the background.
Three people are working on the exterior of a white shed, with one person on a scaffold measuring the roofline and two others standing at the doorway, while a building is visible in the background.
A bare room with a wooden floor in the foreground features a white window frame leaning against a white wall, while the background reveals a blue accent wall and an open doorway.
A small white shed with a wooden porch in the foreground stands in front of a larger building and a chain-link fence in the background.
White vinyl-sided sheds with dark roofs sit on an asphalt lot under a cloudy sky.