Look what I've gotten myself into now....

[VOI9 ASP]

Extreme Makeover Home Edition | DeYoung Properties

Please feel free to make a donation online to help this family out.....

 

[Fatboy 18]

Thats a great thing to do Wishing you a very successful 2009

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Good on you!!!!!!

We get that on TV here all the time..

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Awesome Jerry!! Thats one of my favorite shows! It puts a lot in perspective everytime I watch it

 

[Sellshomesdrivesviper]

Nice going Jerry, build them a nice one.

 

[eucharistos]

good job Jerry, wishing you much success

 

[mjorgensen Woodhouse]

Jerry that is awesome thanks for being such a great humanitarian. My wife and I love the show also and will be super proud when we see this one!

 

[MGWLTD]

jerry,


this is also a GREAT opportunity to get some good press for the VCA. IF people step up. how bout we make one of the rooms in the house a viper pit and everybody donates some cool stuff for it.

also shoot me an email and i will be happy to make a contribution of some sort for the building of the house



regards
george ciamillo

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

How about getting some VCA guys to help move in furniture and stuff like that? That'd be really cool!

 

[ViperTony]

That's great Jerry! Will you be building them a Viper pit garage?

 

[VOI9 ASP]

That's great Jerry! Will you be building them a Viper pit garage?

This would be difficult with Ford being one of their major sponsors

Thanks for the kind comments... We could use as many donations to the family as any of you are willing to make.. check out this website to make a donation. Extreme Makeover Home Edition | DeYoung Properties

 

[Venomiss]

This would be difficult with Ford being one of their major sponsors

Thanks for the kind comments... We could use as many donations to the family as any of you are willing to make.. check out this website to make a donation. Extreme Makeover Home Edition | DeYoung Properties

What a great idea Jerry. Way to go!

 

[WANTED]

Way to go Jerry. When your working with them tell them if they want to build one on the east coast (Maryland) my company would be
willing to do the same.

Limitedhomes.com

Good luck and let me know if I can help in anyway.

 

[2001 GTS]

Very cool Jerry.

One question, how do you guys build a house in a week??? What about state/county inspections?

 

[ViperTony]

Hey Jerry...if you put me up for the week in that awesome garage of yours I'd be more than happy to volunteer my labor for the project.

 

[Joseph Houss]

Way to go Jerry!

One of the few true family entertainment shows left on TV!

Chris, can we get a "donation thread" going? Maybe there's some VCA memorabilia that can help make the donations interesting?

I'll tell you what...

I'll be glad to donate an Anson Red RT/10 model (sorry, out of box, but PERFECT!), and I'm sure I can dig up some other memorabilia to help the cause!

In the past, we have been able to start a topic for members to bid on these goodies. Any chance on making this happen?

 

[Fatboy 18]

That new Bar they built for the Delfaigos in 'Wild Hogs' was fantastic

 

[SkyBob]

Very cool Jerry.

One question, how do you guys build a house in a week??? What about state/county inspections?

Another question, why does the family run out of the house at the beginning of the show full of excitement and utter surprise, when you can see the wireless microphone pack strapped in at the small of their back?

I really enjoy this show and I watch it every week but I have to believe there is weeks of planning before the week-long build.

Bob

 

[VOI9 ASP]

Thanks to all that donated... we raised over $145,000 for the family and we demolished their old home and built the new house in 106 hours! Time to get caught up on our sleep now...

 

[VOI9 ASP]

Another question, why does the family run out of the house at the beginning of the show full of excitement and utter surprise, when you can see the wireless microphone pack strapped in at the small of their back?

I really enjoy this show and I watch it every week but I have to believe there is weeks of planning before the week-long build.

Bob

They are actually told they are one of 5 finalist and may not be the one that is chosen. They have people in all 5 homes waiting to see which family they will choose.

By the way yes, there are weeks of planning before the build... just as we do before ANY home we build. The home is actually built in 4 days and then turned over to the design team to complete the interior decorating in around 16 hours. We all worked around the clock with hundreds of skilled workers and thousands of volunteers helping with the cleanup, food etc...

 

[VOI9 ASP]

Very cool Jerry.

One question, how do you guys build a house in a week??? What about state/county inspections?

We had City inspectors on the site 24/7 during the building process. We also had our own inspectors there to help and add another pair of eyes to the project. They actually inspect as we build. NOTHING is missed or covered up.

 

[Sellshomesdrivesviper]

As someone in the business, I am thoroughly impressed.

 

[kman]

I wish we operated in the same state as my company also provides charity work for underprivileged housing projects throughout Georgia such as habitat for humanity and a few other smaller charities. Some projects we do at zero cost(totally free) and others projects we only bill labor and materials at no profit to the company. I'm curious as to how this is structured. Are you being paid with profit or donating all the labor and supervision?

 

[SkyBob]

They are actually told they are one of 5 finalist and may not be the one that is chosen. They have people in all 5 homes waiting to see which family they will choose.

By the way yes, there are weeks of planning before the build... just as we do before ANY home we build. The home is actually built in 4 days and then turned over to the design team to complete the interior decorating in around 16 hours. We all worked around the clock with hundreds of skilled workers and thousands of volunteers helping with the cleanup, food etc...

We had City inspectors on the site 24/7 during the building process. We also had our own inspectors there to help and add another pair of eyes to the project. They actually inspect as we build. NOTHING is missed or covered up.

As someone in the business, I am thoroughly impressed.

Me, too. I am also thoroughly impressed (but I'm not in the business). Thank you for the replies. I like hearing the little details about the behind-the-scenes stuff.

Not only do I watch the show every week but I also sometimes tune in the reruns that are showing several times a day. It is amazing to me that you can destroy and construct a house in four days. I also can't get over how pretty the houses look on the inside. The interior decorations on all the projects look great. It's far above what I try to visualize for my own home.

Bob

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

They are actually told they are one of 5 finalist and may not be the one that is chosen. They have people in all 5 homes waiting to see which family they will choose.

That almost seems cruel. I'd hate to be one of the other 4 families with the ABC people there, all wired up and the bus never pulls up

Jerry, any idea when the episode will air? Or has it already?

 

[VOI9 ASP]

I wish we operated in the same state as my company also provides charity work for underprivileged housing projects throughout Georgia such as habitat for humanity and a few other smaller charities. Some projects we do at zero cost(totally free) and others projects we only bill labor and materials at no profit to the company. I'm curious as to how this is structured. Are you being paid with profit or donating all the labor and supervision?

We were not paid anything. The whole project had to be 100% donated. ALL labor and materials were donated at zero cost!

 

[VOI9 ASP]

That almost seems cruel. I'd hate to be one of the other 4 families with the ABC people there, all wired up and the bus never pulls up

Jerry, any idea when the episode will air? Or has it already?

It will air on March 8, 8pm pacific time on ABC

 

[VOI9 ASP]

I forgot to mention that we found out we were selected as the builder about 4 weeks before the build and actually designed a brand new home from scratch for the homeowner to fit all of her needs. It was a complete ADA home design.

 

[ryan94rt10]

thats amazing, i love the show, so i'll be watching march 8th!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sellshomesdrivesviper]

Even though I'm a pretty big tough guy, and hung like a stable boy, I always get all choked up everytime I see an episode.