Home at Last Breaks Ground for Disabled Veteran's House

OAKLAND, FL, Aug. 30, 2010 — A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the Oakland Pointe community that will soon be home to wounded Afghanistan War veteran Sergeant Major Patrick Corcoran, his wife and two sons, Patrick, 3 and TJ, 12.

 As the third such home created by the nonprofit organization Home at Last, a special project of the West Orange Habitat for Humanity, the one-story, handicapped accessible home is being built entirely on donations and in-kind contributions of construction materials and labor.

The $300,000 home is planned for completion in early 2011.

Jack Scott of Winter Park Design is the home’s architect. General contracting services are donated by Winter Park Construction, Hensel Phelps Construction Company and A.D. Owens Construction Corp. Home at Last’s goal is to present the home to the Corcoran family mortgage-free.

The four-bedroom, two-bath home features a painted stucco façade with a shingle roof in the modern-styled ranch design. In keeping with universal design standards, the home has lower outlets, switches and thermostats to accommodate a person in a seated position.

Hallways are four-feet wide and doors are 36-inches wide for easy wheelchair access throughout the residence.

Level changes throughout the home are ramped including ingress and egress points. The master bath has a roll-in shower, and the floor plan includes an exercise/rehabilitation room to allow SGM Corcoran to continue his rehabilitation. Accessible elements in the kitchen and laundry room accommodate both disabled and able-bodied family members.

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