March 12-17, 2009 Las Vegas, NV
My friend Jen and I have been having fun going to the Extreme Make Over Home Edition house here in Las Vegas. We have been going every other day. Tomorrow is the big reveal...which we want to go but heard they expect 5000 people to be there. We don't want to fight the crowds so we might just go earlier in the day to check the progress and see if we can get a glimpse of Ty Pennington. Here are some of the photos and video that I have taken so far.
Thur. March 12th -Demolition day
When we got there the house was GONE! Just a bunch of debris that was being cleared by workers....even the foundation was demolished! This debris was carried away in these huge trucks like in the photos. Wish I would have gotten there earlier to get a picture of the house before it was tore down.
On our way to the house we walked right by the big "Move that Bus" bus. That's Izzy and her friend Jaelyn. When we walked by the bus on the way home, the driver was in it, but he wouldn't give us a tour. It's very luxurious. The photo doesn't do it justice.
The foundation was poured last night and only needed 3 hours to cure. When we got there the framing was all done and they were dry walling and applying the stucco plaster on the exterior. We ran into Edwardo Xol, a member of the design team.
As I was watching all the construction workers I couldn't believe how much was going on all at the same time. I took this video to show how noisy it was. We really had to talk loud to hear each other talk. They also wanted to have the spectators cheer on the construction workers. Very interesting what goes into this big production!
Sat. March 14th
The foundation was poured last night and only needed 3 hours to cure. When we got there the framing was all done and they were dry walling and applying the stucco plaster on the exterior. We ran into Edwardo Xol, a member of the design team.
As I was watching all the construction workers I couldn't believe how much was going on all at the same time. I took this video to show how noisy it was. We really had to talk loud to hear each other talk. They also wanted to have the spectators cheer on the construction workers. Very interesting what goes into this big production!
This is what the house looked like after about an hour of work! Amazing!
Monday March 16, 2009
Monday March 16, 2009
The exterior is almost done. Landscaping is half completed and the interior has been painted. They were putting the finishing touches on the outside, like installing the outdoor lighting and touching up the door frame and garage door (which by the way is so cool...it's made out of some kind of material that you can see out of, but you can't see in!) Solar panels are being installed on the roof. This is a zero energy house. It also has an elevator, pool and art studio for the kids. The neighbors also got new landscaping due to all the construction wear and tear.
While we were there they started filming a segment where Didi (designer) was talking about the solar panels. (Video coming soon)
We also got interviewed by channel 13 news. What a day!
While we were there they started filming a segment where Didi (designer) was talking about the solar panels. (Video coming soon)
We also got interviewed by channel 13 news. What a day!
4 comments:
I sure wish I would get picked for that. We had an Extreme Makeover here in Logan. We only stopped by twice. I think half of Utah camped out to watch the whole thing.
how fun, i heard they were doing a house here but i didn't hear where. where was it at? thats pretty cool, i want a no energy house!
How fun is that! I can't wait to see the episode!
well that house isn't going to stick out in that neighborhood is it? :)
Glad you've had fun going to watch it all. That's amazing that they can do stuff like that in so short of a time.
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