Appalachia Service Project: Kanawha County, West Virginia Center

07/29/2026

Before and after photos from Bananaquit!! This summer the crew worked on removing and replacing siding on gable sides of home.

07/29/2026

After photos from Noisy Miner!! This summer crews worked on installing posts and handrails around the concrete pad in the front yard that was over top of the garage.

07/29/2026

After photos from Redhead!! This summer our volunteers completed extensive repairs and renovations to improve the safety, accessibility, and overall condition of the house. In the two back bedrooms, the team patched and repaired the subfloor, repaired damaged drywall, and mudded and taped the wall patches. After preparing the walls, they painted both bedrooms, installed new flooring, and finished the spaces with new trim. In the primary bathroom, the crew removed the old shower and completed significant structural repairs, including repairing the band joist, replacing and repairing floor joists, replacing the bottom wall plate, and sistering damaged wall studs. They patched the subfloor, removed and replaced damaged drywall, and mudded, taped, and painted the new drywall. To improve accessibility, the team installed a new accessible shower and toilet. They also installed new flooring and trim, completing the bathroom renovation.

07/28/2026

After Photos from Chocolate Boo Book!! This summer volunteers excavated post holes and constructed a 13-foot accessibility ramp extending from the existing concrete porch to the sidewalk, providing an ADA-accessible entrance to the home. A concrete landing was poured to create a smooth, safe transition between the ramp and the sidewalk. Inside the home, the existing toilet was replaced with a 19-inch comfort-height toilet to improve accessibility. The bathtub was removed and replaced with a walk-in accessible shower. Existing tile surrounding the tub was removed, and the exposed wall was repaired with new drywall, which was taped, mudded, sanded, primed, and painted to create a finished surface. New water supply lines and a shower control valve were also installed to accommodate the updated shower configuration. Volunteers also cleaned and repainted to porch that leads to the new ramp.

07/28/2026

After Photos from Bearded Mountaineers!! This summer crews repaired and patched drywall in the downstairs bedroom, upstairs bedroom, and laundry room. Ceiling drywall was also patched in the laundry room. New paint and outlet covers were applied in all 3 rooms to close out the project.

07/28/2026

After photos from Chaco Chachalaca: This summer, crews removed and replaced old duckboards, posts, handrails, and steps on the back porch. On the front of the house, crews removed the existing porch and built a new one. They also built a 40' ramp with a 5x5 90-degree turn landing. Crews also did a tin roof overlay over the existing shingles!!!

07/28/2026

Since the summer is over, we won’t be posting on this page very often. This page will remain active in case we are back another year, but in the meantime, keep in touch with ASP year-round by “liking” the main ASP page! www.facebook.com/AppServProject

A Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope & service through volunteer home repair.

07/28/2026

As the summer comes to an end, all of us in Kanawha County must prepare to part ways. Here is what we’ll be up to after we leave Kanawha:

- Sarah will be heading back to Virgina Tech where she will start her 5th year studying Architecture.
- Simon is heading back to Stevens Institute of Technology where he will start his sophomore year studying Naval Engineering.
- Claire will going back up to Penn state to start her sophomore year where she is studying Chemical Engineering.
-Casey will be headed back out west to the University of Oklahoma where she is entering her junior studying Health and Exercise Science on the pre-OT track.
-Ian is heading back north to Ithaca where he will enter his junior where he is studying film.

We are all so grateful to have spent the summer in Kanawha County and will miss this place and these people a lot. Thank you to ASP for bringing us together in Kanawha County. Until next time!

07/28/2026

After Photos from Morepork!! This summer the crews worked on removing old drop ceiling that was damaged from a roof leak and installed new ceiling drywall and trim along with a new ceiling fan!

Huge thank you to the United Way of Central WV for allocating funds to ASP. With these funds we were able to work on this home this summer!!