Wish List

Please email pr@habitatphiladelphia.org for more information on donating any of these items. All gifts are tax-deductible.

Miscellaneous

  • A new truck
  • 8 yew bushes
  • Tool maintenance fund/tool "sponsors"

Building Materials

  • Topsoil - two truckloads (20 cu yd+ each)
  • Cartons of acrylic latex painters caulk (small tubes). (MAB; Polyseam seal etc.).
    We use about 4 cartons per house.
  • Bulk (contractor) packages of WHITE electrical devices
  • WHITE single pole switches
    We average about 30 switches per house.
  • WHITE three-way switches
    We average about 6 pairs per house or 12 switches.
  • WHITE duplex outlets 15A (standard outlet)
    We need about 30 outlets per house - about 10 in a package.
  • WHITE single outlest 20A (one round outlet with T-shaped plug)
    We need about 4 per house.
  • WHITE: GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters) 20amp [About $30 for a 3-pack]
    We need 2 pkg per house avg.
  • Smoke detectors 110v/9v backup [About $60 for a 6-pack]
    We need about 6 "smokes" per house.
  • Bales of R-13 x 15" KRAFT FACED fiberglass insulation
    (drop off at our warehouse)
  • 1/2" sheetrock
    (bunches of it)
  • 10 new 3' x 5' low E vinyl double-hung replacement windows
  • 5 lb. Fire Extinguishers for Homeowner Houses
    We put one in each house.

Computer Equipment

  • New Macintosh G5 and other new computers
  • Video camera
  • Digital Camera
  • Adobe Acrobat Software

General Supplies

  • 3/8" nap paint roller covers in 6-packs.
    With big groups painting we can use up about 12 per house, getting two or three uses per cover.
  • Cotton rags
    Take old cotton tee-shirts (clean) and cut them into washcloth size pieces without collars or buttons. Also old towels cut to the same size. Fill a shopping bag. Bring to us. It saves us using paper towels.
  • New kerosene heaters and a continuous supply of kerosene for them
  • Rubber gloves
  • Paper "shop" towels
  • 42 Gallon x 3mil Contractor Grade trash bags (best price at Lowes)
    We use 60 or more boxes of these a year.
  • 3/8" Knap Paint Roller Covers
    We go through over a hundred a year.
  • 3-M Nusance Dust Masks
    Boxes of 50 or 100.
  • Commercial Weight Canvas Drop Cloths for painting
    9'x12', 12'x15', or 4'x15'
  • 6 ft. fiberglass step ladders, Class I
  • Our very own dumpster

Office Supplies

  • Copy Paper
  • Manilla folders
  • Napkins
  • Toilet Paper

Tools

  • Security cables (3/8" x 7') for securing scaffolding & ladders with padlocks
  • 7.25 inch circular saw blades. 24 tooth.
    We use about three per house.
  • Six-inch Wood-cutting reciprocating saw (SAWZALL) blades
    We use about ten per rehab house.
  • New cordless Mikita or DeWalt screw guns with batteries
  • 18V Cordless Drills
    (preferred brands are Milwaukee or Dewalt)
  • Professional Circular Saws
    (preferred brands are Milwaukee, Dewalt or Bosch)
  • Self-leveling laser level
  • Brad nailer
  • 12V and 14V drills
  • 6 ft levels and hard cases
  • Bullet levels
  • Fat Max 25 ft tape measurers
  • Auto return reel for radial arm saw

Volunteers

  • Groups to collect aluminum cans and deliver to recycling center to raise money for Habitat
  • A mason to donate a few days of labor
  • A roofer to donate a few days of labor