February 5th, 2010

The Build by the Numbers

Categories: Press Releases | This post was written by: Steve Shoemaker

Slaughterville, Okla. (Feb. 5, 2010) – Ideal Homes and thousands of trade contractors, vendors and volunteers are closing in on completing an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition home for the Skaggs Family in Slaughterville.

Here’s a rundown of the build:

By The Numbers

  • 2,800               square feet in the home
  • 106                  hours to complete the home
  • 1                      building company to bring it all together and make it happen
  • 3,000               volunteers
  • 2,500               tons of gravel to build roads (so far)
  • 10-12,000        tons of trash
  • 4,700               meals
  • 55,000             hours of work
  • 250                  people per day working on the house
  • 50/50               volunteers v. trades
  • 3                      feet of mud