Burnstead Construction LLC, Steve Burnstead Construction LLC, and Rick Burnstead Construction LLC recently kicked off Phase II of remodels at KITH Salisbury Court in Kirkland.
Referred to KITH by The United Way, the Burnstead companies worked to remodel and replace antiquated plumbing in two Salisbury Court apartments and a laundry room.
Thirty-four volunteers helped with the project. Teams worked all week to prepare for a major workday, “Helping Hands,” on Feb. 4, fueled in part by coffee donated by Starbuck’s Coffee on Lake Street in Kirkland.
Volunteers included: Dan Vanderpool, Randy Raught, Bryan Clayton, Jason Foltz, Ken Miller, Paula Judson, Rick Burnstead, Spencer Wozeniak, Tom Raught, Terry Forrey, Kerri Forrey, Jim McFadden, Sharon Hill, Janet Schaedler, Paul Conner, Dave Brown, Tony Marquez, Sarah Knight, Joe Herr, Thomas Burnstead, Melissa Kinnee, Jolyn Davis, Leanne Mueller, Conner Mueller, Steve Burnstead, Peyton Burnstead, Leo Suver, Justin Suver, Kyle Suver, Rick Burnstead, Chris Evers, Dylan Judson, Kevin Lewis, John Fernstrom, Henry Fernstrom, Mike Goheen, Josh, Jimmy and Juan Mercado.
Brian Martens, a Burnstead project manager, also recruited help from several Burnstead companies’ vendor partners including: BMC West; Brandywine Nursery and Landscape; Brannen Hannas Construction; Canyon Creek Cabinets; Courtesy Glass; Custom Touch; Emerald City Blinds; Falcon Construction; LR Drywall; Mannington; Marilyn’s Recycle; Northwest Cascade; Provident Electric; Robinson Paints and Improvements Inc.; Sound View Plumbing; Superfloors; and Wanke.
Sammamish Rotary Club and Rotary District 5030 granted KITH $10,000 through District 5030’s Family Homelessness Project in order to launch the Phase II remodel at Salisbury Court.
Additional grants from Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club, Holy Family Parish in Kirkland, Toyota of Kirkland/Toyota USA Moving Forward Program, and in-kind consulting from Freheit & Ho Architects, and a partnership with Master Builders’ Association Care Foundation will support the replacement of plumbing, heating and interior fixtures needed for all 12 apartments at Salisbury Court.
The apartments house families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The Master Builders Association is working with KITH to recruit a Builder captain to continue the work on the other 10 units this spring.
KITH Executive Director Jan Dickerman was amazed at the outpouring of support for this remodel project. “We are deeply grateful to The United Way for connecting KITH to the Burnsteads, and especially thankful for Brian Martens, the project manager, all their vendor partners, and for Rotary and all our other grantors for this project who have made it possible to start this work.”
For more information about KITH, visit www.kithcares.org.
