Posted on 03/23/2007 5:27:52 AM PDT by xcamel
The TV show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will be making a dream come true for a local single mom and her four sons, thanks in part two donations from two local companies - Curtis Lumber in Ballston Spa and Furniture Theatre in Malta.
Debbie Oatman-Gaitan answered her door at 23 Fairway Lane in Colonie Thursday to discover she had been selected to receive a free new home.
Demolition of her existing house is to begin Saturday. The new house, which will be near the Town of Colonie golf course, is scheduled to be ready on Thursday. Yes, a new house, built and furnished in about 100 hours. The makeover is made possible with sizeable local donations and hundreds of volunteers, many from area businesses and organizations. If you'd like to help, go to www.amedorehomes.com and click on the "volunteer" tab. Amedore Homes Inc., a home builder in Albany, will construct the house with materials donated by Curtis Lumber Co. Inc. in Ballston Spa. Curtis Lumber is also accepting donations for the family at all of its 22 stores, the locations of which can be found at www.curtislumber.com.
"When George Amedore approached me about this project, I was very happy to partner with them and help provide full material and logistical support," said Jay Curtis, president of Curtis Lumber.
Tom and Ed Caro of Saratoga Springs, brothers and co-owners of the Furniture Theatre (and the drive-in movie theater behind it), were also quick to jump on board when a producer approached them.
Members of the show's design team came to the store Tuesday to pick out furnishings. The donations will include a living room, dining room, and bedroom sets. "They were looking at a contemporary Adirondacks style," said Ed Caro. "We are very excited about this," said Mirna Caro, Tom's wife.
So is Debbie Oatman, a 49-year-old single parent and student at the College of St. Rose. Her biological son, Scout, is an elementary school student. Her three older sons, D.J., Kevin and Brian, who range in age from 14 to 20, are adopted, with multiple disabilities, according to a press release from Curtis Lumber.
This will be the first house in upstate New York courtesy of Ty Pennington and his design team from the TV show, which airs at 8 p.m. Sundays on WTEN Channel 10.
I don't doubt that the average pre-fab is better built than the avergae stick - pre fabs have to travel!
that they remain strong is a testament to their suppliers.
Actually, this wasn't a pre-fab, it was built from the ground up. It was rather amazing.
Awesome! And they just did one here in KC last week!
It's amazing what they can do. And Paige is SO HOT!!!
Mark
EM/HE thought enough of the situation to make this one the 2 hour season finale, which will air May 20th from 7-9 PM.
You have to watch these shows. These houses ARE NOT PREFAB!!! They often spend a day demolishing the old house. The one in KC they did last week went from about 1500 sq ft to 5000 sq ft! They use the same fast setting concrete for the foundations that they use on bridge abutments!
Mark
And, forgive me, but...
I just can't have a thread like this go by without posting a picture!!
Again, God bless you and congratulations!!! I'll be sure to watch this episode.
Preaching to the choir there - mine is non-standard as well. A cinderblock and concrete slab prefab built for the workers involved in the Manhattan Project. I want Extreme Home Makeover to come to my house so I can see the video of someone going after a wall with a sledgehammer...and watching it bounce. :)
unrelated ping FYI.
You rock. 3 Cheers!
Have you not seen the houses these folks are typically living in, beforehand?
Nice PR! I need a new fence, and you can advertise on the outside of it!
nope. never watched the show.
however, I do appreciate the kindness of our fellows in giving up so much, and making people more comfortable. And the facctta they don't whine to the government makes it better still.
I'm just afraid that my project would be beyond the means of these folks. too challenging.
I hope there will be carbon offsets for all of this :)
BTTT!
links:
http://www.amedorehomes.com/extreme/
http://www.amedorehomes.com/extreme/MeetOurPartners.cfm
http://curtislumber.com/
http://curtislumber.com/news.asp?id=67
yesterday/today pics
http://lledgerock.com/extreme_makeover/extrememakeoverhomeedition/
I think it is great, what you are doing!!
My father works for your company and Our whole family thinks this is wonderful!!
Love the company keep up the great work
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