I enjoy watching 'Extreme Makeover-Home Edition' for the same reasons I enjoy HGTV & 'This Old House'-- I like houses. However, as I watch the extreme show, I can't help wondering "How well-built can this house be?" Imagine, in just one week, these builders & designers put together, in effect, very large homes (many would call these mini-mansions). I don't doubt that permits have been pulled & cabinets ordered long before the building starts, but it is still highly ambitious to obtain a 'certificate of occupancy' in just one week. No question, between the build & the family's emotional or financial story, I think it all makes for compelling T.V. However, I can't be the only one that thinks (doubts) about the structure's integrity.
Coldwell Banker United, Realtor - The Woodlands, TX
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Worthington Realty - Manitowoc, WI
Mary and Dalia,
Set your fears aside. The concrete foundation is dry when the house in constructed. Crews are working 24/7. What's the difference if a crew a 6 takes 4 months or a crew of hundreds takes one week, assuming the foundations are dry........These houses will last just a long with no more problems than any other home.
Sep 08, 2008 01:56 AM
Our Father's Houses Realty - Easley, SC
I've never wondered that. I just assumed that it's the MASSIVE labor that makes it happen. I get the impression from those shows that the local building community nearly closes for the week and everyone works on the "famous house". And whatever you do in life, many hands make light work.
Sep 08, 2008 02:03 AM
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital
Dalia, I was wondering the same thing! It took me longer than that to get my countertops fabricated! I don't watch Extreme Makeover regularly, but the time I did, an awful lot of the work was done by volunteers who were neighbors. Made me a little nervous!
Sep 08, 2008 02:04 AM
Keller Williams Realty - Indian Trail, NC
They just built a home last month in Charlotte NC and should be airing in Oct. I have yet to ride by and check out the house. I agree it makes me wonder.
Sep 08, 2008 02:17 AM
WJK Realty - Austin, TX
Realtor, C.N.E., with WJK REALTY
This is a question I have often wondered. Since my background is high end custom residential construction, the time line for this show really worries me. Permits alone take forever, because you have to wait for the city to check everything each step of the way. I guess if there were construction problems the media would have let the rest of us know about it???
Sep 08, 2008 02:24 AM
Real Estate Support Pro, Millane Virtual Assistants, LLC - Seward, AK
Millane@RealEstateSupportPro.com
Dalia, I have had the same thoughts about the buidling process. Yes they have many people to help with the building but that in itself could be a problem. Remeber the old saying "to many cooks spoil the broth". With the limited time they have I can not help but feel that some corners are cut in the frenzy. I would hope that special attention is paid during the framing and stuctural part of the building but I do wonder about the rest.
Sep 08, 2008 02:39 AM
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