Come Watch Us

Come see for yourself a breathtaking display of heroic, fast action as the team completes a build in less than 110 hours. Bring your family, enthusiasm and signs and watch this amazing process take place first-hand. Spectators are welcome on the site after demolition. Come watch us starting Monday, March 9 and watch a home constructed in front of your eyes. Spectators can watch daily Monday, March 9 to Friday, March 13 when Ty Pennington and his design team invite you to yell “Move that Bus” when the chosen family arrives home and sees their new home for the first time. Please take a look at the schedule and plan when you would like to visit. Our team, contractors and volunteers need all the support they can get.

Other ways to find out what's happening in realtime:
Intern Blog: http://extremeebheroes.tumblr.com
Flickr Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/extremeebheroes
Twitter: http://twitter.com/extremeebheroes

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Important Spectator Tips

Witness an extreme change and be part of an extraordinary one! Each spectator is asked to bring one canned food item as their admission to the job site. The food items will be used to fill our local food banks. We encourage you to be part of this extreme dream!

The spectator site will be open for guests of all ages from 8a.m.- 7p.m. Monday, March 9 Friday, March 13. Please be prepared for long periods of standing outside. We suggest bringing comfortable shoes and weather appropriate clothing. There are no covered areas for spectators, but umbrellas are allowed.

Come out and cheer on the Extreme design team, Edenton Builders and all of the volunteers that have been working around the clock to make sure this new home gets finished in time. Bring a sign with a positive message. Just make sure it's short and visible from a distance!

Guests are encouraged to bring a camera or video camera to capture the memories of this extreme project. Photos of the progress will be posted daily on this site.

No blankets, lawn chairs or coolers are allowed; however feel free to bring water and snacks. There will not be a concession stand on site.

Portables are available for spectators close to the site.

Parking will be available. Learn more about parking.

Although Ty and the other members of the extreme team may be available to sign autographs, their first priority is designing a home for a deserving family so there are no guarantees.

For the safety of our spectators and workers, paramedics will be available and on site during the entire build.

For the safety of everyone involved in the project, please refrain from smoking at the site.

Schedule

The following schedule is a proposed schedule and is subject to change. Please check back regularly for any updates that may affect your visit.

Friday, March 6 – Day 1 (NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED)

- Morning: Door Knock
- Family Leaves for Vacation

Saturday, March 7 – Day 2 (NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED)

- Furniture move-out, clothes sent to dry cleaner
- Construction prep

Sunday, March 8 – Day 3 (NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED)

- Braveheart March
- Demolition of the home

Monday, March 9 – Day 5 (Spectators Welcome)

- 8AM-7PM Spectators Welcome
- Watch the house get framed before your eyes.

Tuesday, March 10 – Day 6 (Spectators Welcome)

- 8AM-7PM Spectators Welcome
- Construction continues. Exterior features added

Wednesday, March 11 – Day 7(Spectators Welcome)

- 8AM-7PM Spectators Welcome
- Construction continues. Yard prep and landscaping

Thursday, March 12 – Day 7 (Spectators Welcome)

- 8AM-7PM Spectators Welcome
- Edenton Builders turns over the keys to Extreme Makeover:Home Edition
- Designers move in furniture and the decorating begins
- Furniture move in
- Exterior and interior are cleaned and prepped for reveal day

Friday, March 13 – Day 8 MOVE THAT BUS DAY! – SPECTATORS WELCOME

8AM – Spectators are highly welcome and encouraged all day today starting at 8:00 a.m. If you want to get a good view and witness the famous "MOVE THAT BUS" when the family arrives and the design team welcomes them into their new home, you need to arrive early.

10AM – Early arrival time is encouraged for spectators that want to be part of “Move that Bus”. Don’t forget to bring some homemade signs of support welcoming the family home. Please keep in mind that this day will be long period of standing and weather may be an issue so please plan accordingly..

2PM - 3PM – Join thousands of supporters as Ty Pennington and the design crew welcome the family home. MEDIA AND COMMUNITY ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED! Be on-set to witness the now famous "MOVE THAT BUS" when the family see's their new home for the first time! TIME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Parking

Beginning March 6, we'll post details on the job site location and parking instructions along with other details visitors may need to know before visiting. We'll have specific instructions for media, skilled trades and spectators.