Devon Builders' Competition 2009
Go to a slideshow of the competition by Brenda Carpenter, photographer
Read our day by day summaries below
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The third annual Devon Builders' Competition started on Monday March 23, 2009 and continued through Friday March 27. Five teams of builders each framed a complete house based on a common plan. In prior years the framed out homes were sent to the Katrina devastated Gulf Coast. This year the project had a more local focus with the framed homes being delivered to HFH lots in Philadelphia and New Castle Delaware. The framed homes will then be built out by HFH volunteers at those locations.

2009 winning team Lexington Home Construction in action on day five of the competition.

The teams that participated in 2009 were:

Wayne Presbyterian Church (Monday)
St. John's Presbyterian Church (Tuesday)
Zook Home Builders (Wednesday)
Steve Smith and Steve Young, 2007 champs (Thursday)
Lexington Home Construction (Friday)

The Weaver Company, last year's winners, have pledged their twelve man team to give a day at a Habitat for Humanity site to help build-out the framing packages produced by the competition.

All teams participated in good Christian fun with the winner receiving the Devon Builders Cup.

Special thanks to Patty Mac's Cafe for providing delicious food for our teams throughout the competition, and to all those who came out to watch and cheer on the teams.

You can donate to Habitiat for Humanity through the Devon Builders' Competition by sending a check to St. John's Presbyterian Church. Mark "Builders' Competition" in the memo line. All proceeds go directly to Habitat for Humanity.

DAY 1: Wayne Presbyterian Church Wayne Presbyterian kicked off the competition today.Their build time was 8.5 hrs. A long day in a very cool wind this team hung in there and got the job done. The first house is half a twin destined for Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia is up, down, and on the truck.
Day 2: St. John's Presbyterian Church On day two of the DBC, St. John's got down to business laying out, building and standing up walls for a HfH Philadelphia home. The team also framed wall panels for HfH of New Castle County, DE.
Day 3: Zook Builders Day three of the Devon Builders Competition saw the Zook Builders LLP in action on the platform. They put in a wonderful effort and had a build time of 2hrs and 21 minutes. Truely as nice a bunch of fellows you would ever want to meet. They have indicated an interest and willingness to go to New Castle, De. later this Spring and help put up the frames they built.
Day 4: Fairfield Builders, Steve Smith, and Steve Young On day four, in a light mist and gentle rain, the Fairfield Builders and Steve Young partnering with Steve Smith Carpentry took the lead with a blazing build time of 2 hours, 8 minutes. Steve Smith also indicated a willingness to send a build-out team to New Castle, DE Habitat For Humanity.
Day 5: Lexington Ltd. Day five saw Lexington Ltd home builders and their team win the day and the competition with a build time of 2.01 hours. Momentum for this team grew throughout their build until they were on fire down the home stretch to victory. Lexington builders have indicated a willingness to be a 'Build-Out' team.This makes for four Build-Out teams produced by the competition. The competition was very tight this year with the three top teams within 30 minutes of each other. Be sure to catch the slide show link at the top of the page.