An 'Extreme' week

Monday

-A tour bus carrying "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" host Ty Pennington rolled up to the Swamp Road home of Howard and Jessica Huber. Pennington, host of the ABC-TV reality show, performed the famed "door knock" that signaled the South Range family had been chosen as the recipients of a new home, to be built in a week.

-The show's crew filmed the Hubers and their children, Rosie, 3, and Henry, 6, as they packed for a trip to the Disney Vacation Club in Hawaii.

-Local excavators began digging the foundation for a new home behind the existing structure.

Tuesday

-Volunteers were filmed making the "Braveheart Walk" across a field to the home.

-Demolition of the old home began, with a controlled burn in part of the home used as training for firefighters.

-Work began on the foundation of the new home.

-Trees and part of the Hubers' gardens were moved.

-A new septic system was put in.

-The old farmhouse came down and was hauled away overnight.

Wednesday

-Work was completed on the new home's foundation.

-The fireplace and chimney were put in place.

-The house's framing was mostly erected overnight.

Thursday

-The home's roof and frame were completed.

-Electrical, mechanical and plumbing work were done.

-The house was insulated.

-Workers began siding the house with cedar shingles.

-Drywall started going up.

-Work started on the circular driveway.

-A home automation and security system were installed.

Friday

-Cedar siding was quickly installed to beat forecasted rain.

-Drywall work was completed.

-Interior walls primed.

-The concrete walkway up to the home was poured.

-Landscaping and sod was sculpted into the backyard.

Saturday

-Cabinetry and window trims were pinned down in the wee hours and through.

-About 25 colors were painted onto interior walls.

-A 40-foot wind turbine was erected near the home.

-The children's playground was set up in the backyard.

-The backyard dirt was sculpted to prepare for sod.

Sunday

-Railings, stairs and floor coverings were completed.

-The fireplace was completed.

-Wallpaper was hung and paint was touched up.

-Electrical and plumbing were finished.

-The driveway was laid, and crushed stone and limestone were put down.

-Cleaning crews tidied up the interior of the home.

-Building inspector checked out the house

-The keys were turned over from construction workers to ABC.

-Furnishings, window treatments added.

Today

-"Move that Bus!"

-Hubers see their new home