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The concrete foundation for the Terpenning family's new home was laid in the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 2. The home, located at 548 Carthage Dr, in Beavercreek was demolished and in the process of being rebuilt by the television show 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.'

Staff photo by Ron Alvey The concrete foundation for the Terpenning family's new home was laid in the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 2. The home, located at 548 Carthage Dr, in Beavercreek was demolished and in the process of being rebuilt by the television show 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.'

By Meredith Moss, Staff Writer Updated 6:32 PM Sunday, August 2, 2009

BEAVERCREEK — It’s no wonder Dan Ernst sounded so sleepy when I called to check in with him at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning, Aug. 2.

“We were a bit behind schedule, we were originally supposed to start at 9 p.m. last night, but actually didn’t get started until 4:30 a.m.,” explained Ernst, whose concrete firm is working on the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition house being constructed in Beavercreek for the Terpenning family.

He said he and 10 others from his company had been at the site all night.

“The footers were put in at 4:30 a.m. with the use of a concrete pump. We finished at 6 a.m.”

Ernst said once the footer concrete gets hard enough wall panels will be set.

“ Typically that time frame is two or three days later, but we have to do it in three hours.”

That task is accomplished, he explained, with a fast-setting concrete mix.

Builder Rob Arnold got about three hours sleep Saturday night.

“It’s going good, we’re just a couple of hours behind schedule,” he said. “The footers are poured., the walls are being poured right now, framing will start around 12:30 or 1 p.m. “

“For the most part, everybody was pretty excited to be there,” said Arnold about the volunteers who worked round the clock. “We were digging footers, doing excavating, hauling dirt.”

He said the few sprinkles didn’t affect either the work or the spirit.

There’s a 30 percent chance of rain for Sunday.

“It won’t help if it rains,” said Arnold. “But if it does, we’ll just keep pushing through it.”

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