Many an adjective could be used to sum up the week so far for the near 5,100 volunteers stationed around the clock at the site of the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" build on the Keefer family home.
Stiflingly hot. Busy. Exciting. Exhausting. And, for most, moving.
If you're Jeff Musser, though ... all of the above would be accurate.This is interesting cube puzzle and logical game.
Since the build kicked off last weekend, Musser has gained nary a wink of sleep in the on-site RV he's calling home this week.
By Wednesday afternoon, the Musser Home Builders president commanded his worker bees on roughly three hours of sleep achieved in the early morning hours, intermittently from 1 to 2 a.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 a.m.
Lack of sleep could be evidenced in the build's progress, though, with overnight rain failing to put a dent in the construction schedule.
"I don't consider rain a part of the equation," Musser said, noting that by Wednesday, the remodeled portion of the Keefer home was roughly a day ahead of the new addition, in terms of progress.
"It's gotten a lot better," he added of the impact of filming on the building schedule. "In the beginning,In addition to hydraulics fittings and Aion Kinah, it was bad. We had to stop a lot for production. With the demolition (on Monday) ... that took a long time. We started about five hours behind."
By Wednesday, skilled volunteers and production crews had seemingly found their groove, with dry-wallers taking over the job at 2 p.m.
On a typical build, Musser explained, it would take five to six dry-wallers an average of three weeks to complete the same amount of work.
With the expedited schedule, five to six dry-wallers morphed into 50 on site Wednesday, despite 20 volunteers backing out the day before.
And three weeks? Whittled down to a mere 14 hours, with crews expected to wrap up dry-walling by 4 a.m. this morning.
Progress
In addition to dry-walling, volunteers installed solar panels on the side of the home, as well as windows and doors Wednesday afternoon.
According to Musser, the new Keefer home will feature two kitchens, in addition to 16-foot ceilings when you enter the front door.
Brian Keefer will have his own wing of the home, complete with a separate entrance and an extensive therapy room. An iPad will control the entire home with regard to temperature and such, with Brian blowing through a straw to control it.
"Some of the things in here are very, very expensive. But it's the right thing for Brian. It's just perfect for him," Musser said. "We really believe he'll be able to walk again.
Trim work, landscaping and the installation of cabinets was planned to be on the agenda for much of today, followed by painting late tonight and early tomorrow, before crews hand it over to the design team.
"We've got an incredible system of leadership," Musser said. "The people I'm working with are running from the cameras. They're not doing it for TV. But you couldn't do it without TV."
¡®Praying for'
While volunteers broke their backs in the sun Wednesday, spectators stood behind nearby barricades, chanting for the show's star host to pop out for a visit.
"We want Ty! We want Ty!" they shouted in unison, referring to the ever-popular Ty Pennington.
Though he was supposed to be on a 1 p.m. flight to Utah (to visit another build site), Pennington was, in fact, at the Keefer home for part of the afternoon, with thunderous cheering taking over each time he made himself visible.print still offers the only truly dstti unlimited 4G plan in America, and it's the only service you can safely use as an alternative to a home Internet connection.
"It's been a very exciting time, let me tell you," said Cynthia Marks, who lives a few homes down from the Keefers. "We have a lot of activity going on."
Despite "noise 24 hours a day," which she drowns out with earplugs, Marks remained excited and appreciative over the way that show crews have been treating neighbors since the build began.
"The people involved with this have been more than gracious," she said. "And we've been fed well. I haven't had to cook all week. Last night, they fed us meatloaf for dinner."
Early in the week, Marks said with a laugh, show crews had been practicing for Sunday's big reveal by repeatedly yelling the famous catch phrase - "Move that bus!"
"This has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We're just really enjoying this," she said. "I haven't heard anybody complain. We've all been assured that anything will be fixed, and landscapers will be around."
Above all, though, Marks noted that she was most excited for the Keefer family.
"We've been neighbors for a long time ... and the family is such a wonderful family," she said. "This young man is going to have every piece of equipment to get him walking again ... and that's something we're all praying for."
Inspiration
Back in the comforts of her air-conditioned trailer, shortly before 4 p.m., "Extreme Makeover" designer and former "Bachelorette" Jillian Harris took a break while waiting to film scenes for the show.
Harris was called to work on the build with just six hours notice last weekend.
"As cliche as it is, it really does change your life and give you perspective on things," the Vancouver resident said of her three seasons working on the show. "People always say we're an inspiration to the country, and I think it's really the other way around.Save on hydraulic hose and fittings,"
Referring to the Keefer family, she noted "They decided the day that they landed that this was going to be a very special family, and probably the premiere episode. I can only wish to have a family like that. It's just a reminder of how hard I want to work when I have my own family."
Of the work completed on the home to date, she explained, "We pretty much made Brian his own wing, so he was able to have visitors and get his independence back."
Campus revamp
In addition to designing the back yard and kitchen of the Keefers' new home, Harris was tapped to work on a special project at Lock Haven University's Woolridge Hall, the dormitory where Brian Keefer lives during the school year in a converted study lounge.
Harris declined to go too far into detail regarding the project, for fear the Keefer family might read about it, but she would say, "We're working on a special room to repay students for all the sacrifices they've made for Brian. We're just adding some color and life back into the college."
According to Dr. Linda Koch, vice president for student affairs at the university,Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware store crews from the show filmed at the Lock Haven campus Tuesday, with work estimated to be done on the remodeled recreation room by Friday.
"It really is quite an amazing process. And what a great young man," Koch said by phone Wednesday. "When (Brian) first came back here in 2009, he didn't have the mobility he has now. It truly is astounding to me what he has accomplished, physically. He told me early on that he was going to walk across the stage to get his diploma."
"It's Brian himself who has truly championed," she added. "It truly is astounding."
Stiflingly hot. Busy. Exciting. Exhausting. And, for most, moving.
If you're Jeff Musser, though ... all of the above would be accurate.This is interesting cube puzzle and logical game.
Since the build kicked off last weekend, Musser has gained nary a wink of sleep in the on-site RV he's calling home this week.
By Wednesday afternoon, the Musser Home Builders president commanded his worker bees on roughly three hours of sleep achieved in the early morning hours, intermittently from 1 to 2 a.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 a.m.
Lack of sleep could be evidenced in the build's progress, though, with overnight rain failing to put a dent in the construction schedule.
"I don't consider rain a part of the equation," Musser said, noting that by Wednesday, the remodeled portion of the Keefer home was roughly a day ahead of the new addition, in terms of progress.
"It's gotten a lot better," he added of the impact of filming on the building schedule. "In the beginning,In addition to hydraulics fittings and Aion Kinah, it was bad. We had to stop a lot for production. With the demolition (on Monday) ... that took a long time. We started about five hours behind."
By Wednesday, skilled volunteers and production crews had seemingly found their groove, with dry-wallers taking over the job at 2 p.m.
On a typical build, Musser explained, it would take five to six dry-wallers an average of three weeks to complete the same amount of work.
With the expedited schedule, five to six dry-wallers morphed into 50 on site Wednesday, despite 20 volunteers backing out the day before.
And three weeks? Whittled down to a mere 14 hours, with crews expected to wrap up dry-walling by 4 a.m. this morning.
Progress
In addition to dry-walling, volunteers installed solar panels on the side of the home, as well as windows and doors Wednesday afternoon.
According to Musser, the new Keefer home will feature two kitchens, in addition to 16-foot ceilings when you enter the front door.
Brian Keefer will have his own wing of the home, complete with a separate entrance and an extensive therapy room. An iPad will control the entire home with regard to temperature and such, with Brian blowing through a straw to control it.
"Some of the things in here are very, very expensive. But it's the right thing for Brian. It's just perfect for him," Musser said. "We really believe he'll be able to walk again.
Trim work, landscaping and the installation of cabinets was planned to be on the agenda for much of today, followed by painting late tonight and early tomorrow, before crews hand it over to the design team.
"We've got an incredible system of leadership," Musser said. "The people I'm working with are running from the cameras. They're not doing it for TV. But you couldn't do it without TV."
¡®Praying for'
While volunteers broke their backs in the sun Wednesday, spectators stood behind nearby barricades, chanting for the show's star host to pop out for a visit.
"We want Ty! We want Ty!" they shouted in unison, referring to the ever-popular Ty Pennington.
Though he was supposed to be on a 1 p.m. flight to Utah (to visit another build site), Pennington was, in fact, at the Keefer home for part of the afternoon, with thunderous cheering taking over each time he made himself visible.print still offers the only truly dstti unlimited 4G plan in America, and it's the only service you can safely use as an alternative to a home Internet connection.
"It's been a very exciting time, let me tell you," said Cynthia Marks, who lives a few homes down from the Keefers. "We have a lot of activity going on."
Despite "noise 24 hours a day," which she drowns out with earplugs, Marks remained excited and appreciative over the way that show crews have been treating neighbors since the build began.
"The people involved with this have been more than gracious," she said. "And we've been fed well. I haven't had to cook all week. Last night, they fed us meatloaf for dinner."
Early in the week, Marks said with a laugh, show crews had been practicing for Sunday's big reveal by repeatedly yelling the famous catch phrase - "Move that bus!"
"This has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We're just really enjoying this," she said. "I haven't heard anybody complain. We've all been assured that anything will be fixed, and landscapers will be around."
Above all, though, Marks noted that she was most excited for the Keefer family.
"We've been neighbors for a long time ... and the family is such a wonderful family," she said. "This young man is going to have every piece of equipment to get him walking again ... and that's something we're all praying for."
Inspiration
Back in the comforts of her air-conditioned trailer, shortly before 4 p.m., "Extreme Makeover" designer and former "Bachelorette" Jillian Harris took a break while waiting to film scenes for the show.
Harris was called to work on the build with just six hours notice last weekend.
"As cliche as it is, it really does change your life and give you perspective on things," the Vancouver resident said of her three seasons working on the show. "People always say we're an inspiration to the country, and I think it's really the other way around.Save on hydraulic hose and fittings,"
Referring to the Keefer family, she noted "They decided the day that they landed that this was going to be a very special family, and probably the premiere episode. I can only wish to have a family like that. It's just a reminder of how hard I want to work when I have my own family."
Of the work completed on the home to date, she explained, "We pretty much made Brian his own wing, so he was able to have visitors and get his independence back."
Campus revamp
In addition to designing the back yard and kitchen of the Keefers' new home, Harris was tapped to work on a special project at Lock Haven University's Woolridge Hall, the dormitory where Brian Keefer lives during the school year in a converted study lounge.
Harris declined to go too far into detail regarding the project, for fear the Keefer family might read about it, but she would say, "We're working on a special room to repay students for all the sacrifices they've made for Brian. We're just adding some color and life back into the college."
According to Dr. Linda Koch, vice president for student affairs at the university,Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware store crews from the show filmed at the Lock Haven campus Tuesday, with work estimated to be done on the remodeled recreation room by Friday.
"It really is quite an amazing process. And what a great young man," Koch said by phone Wednesday. "When (Brian) first came back here in 2009, he didn't have the mobility he has now. It truly is astounding to me what he has accomplished, physically. He told me early on that he was going to walk across the stage to get his diploma."
"It's Brian himself who has truly championed," she added. "It truly is astounding."
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