a:29:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"2";s:8:"entry_id";s:3:"229";s:6:"sticky";s:1:"n";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2008-09-03 11:25 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:2:"15";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:10:"new_weblog";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:46:"Extreme Home Makeover  Helps Shrewsbury Family";s:9:"url_title";s:45:"extreme_home_makeover_helps_shrewsbury_family";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Update";s:10:"field_id_5";s:46:"Extreme Home Makeover  Helps Shrewsbury Family";s:10:"field_ft_5";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_9";s:280:"One hundred and six hours – a little less than four and a half days – thatis how long that John Shea of Fenton, MO and Dave Dunlap of Webster Groves,
along with hundreds of other volunteers, will have to demolish one house,build a new one in its place, and landscape the yard.";s:10:"field_ft_9";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_13";s:1:"9";s:10:"field_id_7";s:39:"Shea, Extreme Home Makeover, Shrewsbury";s:10:"field_ft_7";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_8";s:2736:"<p>One hundred and six hours - a little less than four and a half days - thatis how long that John Shea of Fenton, MO and Dave Dunlap of Webster Groves,<br />along with hundreds of other volunteers, will have to demolish one house,build a new one in its place, and landscape the yard.<br /><br />The reason for the lightning fast build is ABC\'s \"Extreme Makeover: HomeEdition,\" the Emmy-winning reality television show about building new homes<br />for deserving families.<br /><br />Shea, known as \"Mr. Fix It\" on KTRS radio (AM 550) is president of CallierThompson Shea Construction and Design. Named Remodeler of the Year in 2007<br />by the Home Builders Association, the company had revenues last year ofabout $3.5 million.<br /><br />Shea got involved in the project after the television show\'s producers began making the rounds of radio stations in St. Louis to promote the project and<br />publicized their search for a builder. Shea said someone at KTRS suggestedto Conrad Ricketts, the executive producer of \"Extreme Makeover: Home<br />Edition\" that he talk to Shea, and he did.<img alt=\"Martinez family for  St. Louis Extreme Home Makeover\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"161\" src=\"/images/uploads/martirez_family.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"214\" /><br /><br />Shea said he was excited about the project, but he knew he needed help - \"a project of this magnitude and timeline is a challenge for any company,\" he<br />said - so he turned to his old friend Dave Dunlap of Consolidated Construction Group Inc. \"Once Dave knew it was for charity, he was on<br />board,\" Shea said.<br /><br />\"Both companies have been blessed and believe strongly in giving back,\" said Dunlap. \"We believe our project motto, \'People, Passion, Purpose,\' really<br />exemplifies what this project is all about and encourages everyone to getinvolved. Every dollar, piece of material and hour donated to this project<br />will make a difference.\"<br /><br />Consolidated Construction Group is a nationally recognized, award-winning design-build remodeling firm; ranked highest in homeowner satisfaction among<br />all remodelers nationwide, according to NRS Corp.\'s National Homeowner Satisfaction Study; and a member of Remodeling magazine\'s Big 50 Hall of<br />Fame in 1990.<br /><br />On August 26, Shea, Dunlap, and Ricketts met with more than 420 prospective volunteers from over 100 contracting companies to discuss how the four-day<br />build will work. \"It was all by word of mouth,\" Shea said.<br /><br />For more information on the build and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit <a href=\"http://www.extrememakeoverstlouis.com\">www.extremehomemakeoverstlouis.com</a> or call 636-256-8906.</p>";s:11:"field_id_42";s:36:"/images/uploads/extreme-makeover.jpg";s:11:"field_id_43";s:0:"";s:11:"field_ft_43";s:4:"none";s:10:"category_0";s:2:"15";}