Extreme Home Makeover
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In an amazing demonstration of human
spirit and teamwork Legend Homes, along with all of
their participating partners, rose to the challenge
of building a safe, healthy home for the Byers family
as part of the ABC television show Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition. “Parr was honored to be
included in this monumental community
effort. There’s a little girl with cancer
and a family struggling to cope and we knew we could
make a difference,” said Nate Bond, Director of
Sales - The Parr Company. “This project
required intricate manufacturing in both the wall and
roof systems, and the best framing team available to
put it all together. It was our chance to
demonstrate what we could do with our manufactured
wall systems and installation team and make a lasting
contribution to help this family,” continued
Bond. “This project gave The Parr Company
an opportunity to fulfill our purpose – to help
build homes that are healthy, sustainable, durable
and efficient.”
“We knew this was going to be a
challenging project, but I don’t think anyone
could have imagined what it would really be like,
explained Scott Ericson, Regional Sales Manager for
Parr Lumber & NSC Installation. “At
any given time, there were more than 200 workers of
the various trades all working at top speed in a 4000
square foot space – not to mention the camera
crews. I’ve never seen anything like
it! I’d like to say it was all in a days
work, but we honestly fit three days of work in 22
hours and 100+ temperatures. It was an amazing effort
and I’m really proud of our team.”
High Praise from Legend Homes
“The Parr Company (Parr Lumber,
Quality Truss, Northwest Structural Components, and
Northwest Structural Components Installation) was
critical to developing accurate plans, working through
the structural issues on computer prior to building,
and assembling accurate components using top-grade
materials that fit together like a glove. There
were no defects in any of the components, despite a
complicated plan with soaring vaults and intricate
details. All this was done to produce a
state-of-the-art structure in an incredibly short
period of time (the entire home was built in 106 hours,
including demolishing the original structure). We
could not have done this project without this
impressive effort from the Parr team.” –
Jim Chapman, President – Legend Homes.
About the Byers Family
The Byers look like your typical
American family: dad (Rob), mom (Rachel), two boys
(Chris and Joe) and little sister Jenessa (or
“Boey,” as she is called). But in January
2006, Boey, now eight, was diagnosed with a very rare,
aggressive childhood cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma
which has a 70% survival rate. Not ones to be defeated,
this loving, spirited family banded together for the
fight of their lives. Not only has Boey endured nearly
a year of chemotherapy and radiation, she has also been
outspoken about combating cancer. In June, in between
stays at the Children’s Cancer Center at
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Boey asked
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden to cosponsor the Conquer
Childhood Cancer Act.
About Legend Homes
Founded in Portland, Oregon in 1965,
Legend Homes is the award-winning builder of more than
12,000 home sites, homes, town homes and condominiums
in planned communities throughout Portland and
Corvallis. Their high-quality, green-built homes
are crafted with premium materials to ensure structure
strength, better air quality and energy
efficiency.
The Parr Company
The Parr Company consists of six
distinct companies providing building solutions and
services: Parr Lumber Company, Parr Cabinet
Outlet, Cascade Wholesale Hardware, NSC, NSCi and Parr
Marketing Group. Established in 1930 by Dwight
Parr Sr., Parr is currently ranked as the 17th largest
building material supplier in the nation and remains a
locally owned, family business.
The episode of Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition is scheduled to air Sunday, October 7th at 8:00
p.m.
For more information on NSC Wall Panels or Installation, call 800.469.2179 or visit www.nwstructural.com |
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| Above (L-R): 11:47 a.m. Final walls going into place; Exhausted workers; 12:41 p.m. Girder trusses being set | |||||||||||
  
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Above
(L-R): 1:39 p.m. Setting Great Room
trusses; 8:17 p.m.
Sheathing the roof, siding and windows; Birds-eye
View Below (L-R): Finished House; The Byers Family arriving and celebrating at their new home |
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