Surprise announcement!

[BenWSU]

http://yfrog.com/h4e6qqsj

[WstateU]

I have happy tears in my eyes. :good: :good:

[ShockerFever]

That's really awesome. I didn't get the news quite as quick as you guys did. I know they wanted to keep it a secret for obvious reasons but I wish I had a little more than a 3-hour notice for something like this on a weekday.

Oh well.

Great for Carl and family! :good:

[Shirley Schmidt]

We set the windows Sunday, got there about 4:30 am and got home at 6:30 pm.

We had 68 windows and doors, a few glitches and we should have been out of there in about seven hours instead of 14 but it is a great cause and everone was happy.

The house will be done Tuedsay sometime and turned over to the designers, the Hall family will see it Thursday.

[ABC]

Thanks to everyone who is part of this great project!

[KC Shox]

We set the windows Sunday, got there about 4:30 am and got home at 6:30 pm.

We had 68 windows and doors, a few glitches and we should have been out of there in about seven hours instead of 14 but it is a great cause and everone was happy.

The house will be done Tuedsay sometime and turned over to the designers, the Hall family will see it Thursday.

Question, how do they cure the cement so quickly? I've always wondered this when watching this show as I'm afraid the home would eventually buckle and sag in areas where the foundation never cured.

[BenWSU]

Question, how do they cure the cement so quickly? I've always wondered this when watching this show as I'm afraid the home would eventually buckle and sag in areas where the foundation never cured.

Pre-cast panels ?

[Shirley Schmidt]

They did a precast panel system, aluminum bracing every 16", Dow Styrofoam and then about 8" of concrete. Just set them in place, bolt them to the footings and each other, caulk the joints and spray waterproofing everything below grade.

Pretty neat system and it allows for very fast construction.

The main house walls are ICF with regular stick framing at the therapy, sport court and garage walls.

I have lots of pictures but cannot post them until after the house is turned over to the Hall family.

[KC Shox]

They did a precast panel system, aluminum bracing every 16", Dow Styrofoam and then about 8" of concrete. Just set them in place, bolt them to the footings and each other, caulk the joints and spray waterproofing everything below grade.

Pretty neat system and it allows for very fast construction.

The main house walls are ICF with regular stick framing at the therapy, sport court and garage walls.

I have lots of pictures but cannot post them until after the house is turned over to the Hall family.

So let me understand you correctly. The precast system are vertical panels that are placed on top of the footings. There, they screw in aluminum studs or bracking every 16" O.C., install foam insulation and then sandwich this insulation with another 8" of concrete? I must be wrong, then has to be a 2 foot thick wall.

[lostshocker]

most likely 4-6 inch studs on the pre-cast. insulation would fit in between the studs. so 12-14 inch wall in it's entirety. but the wall thickness could be smaller if smaller studs were used. but that is my best guess.

based off the limited info i just cant wrap my mind on how this jigsaw puzzle is being put together. i would assume that the pre-cast walls were for a basement with a wood frame sitting on top.

[Shirley Schmidt]

http://www.superiorwalls.com/products_xi.php

This may not be the exact system but it is very close.

The entire basement was with these wall panels, the upper walls on the main house were ICF blocks stacked on top of the basement walls. The sport court and therapy room were 2 x 6 stud walls along with the garage.

[ShoxFan963]

The Extreme Home Makeover episode is airing at 7. There is a behind the scenes look presented by Kake right now.

[Shockerman]

Carl Hall "Wichita State is a family and takes care of it own" = awesome.

I may have Shed a few tears.

[WstateU]

Carl Hall "Wichita State is a family and takes care of it own" = awesome.

I may have Shed a few tears.

I shed more than a few :cry:
That was simply an awesome and inspiring program.

:good: :good:

[1979Shocker]

I liked the voice activated home.

I wonder why they couldn't have made his wheelchair voice activated, too?