Construction moving along at the
Extreme Makeover Homesite.
Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes, cast, and volunteers move into Day #2 of the marathon build.

Austin, Texas - December 14, 2006
It's Day #2 in the around-the-clock construction of the O'Donnell family's North Austin home for the upcoming episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. After a long night of framing, plumbing and electrician work, the house is starting to come together. Throughout the morning, roofing, siding and landscaping will develop the character outside, while insulation, walls, cabinets and doors will begin make the inside feel like a home.

The construction process began early Wednesday morning with the pouring of the foundation. Within the hour, crews began erecting the home's walls. And by sunset, walls on both floors were up, and the roof trusses were slated for a late-night installation. At the same time, plumbers and electricians were gearing for an all-night installation process of their own.

As Wednesday wore on, a few school groups paid the site a visit, bringing cookies and other refreshments to the busy work crews and volunteers. Many of the 300 companies who have donated time and materials to this project are providing food and drinks, helping the marathon construction process remain on schedule. Work will continue on the home day in, day out through Saturday. And through it all, Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes, the show's cast, and a team of generous volunteers never forget the final goal: to give one special family a very special new home.

Another part of that final goal is to continue raising money to help pay off the family's overdue mortgage on the original home. So far, fundraising benefits and generous donations have raised more than half of the $140,000 the O'Donnell's need, but there's still plenty more to go. While they're hard at work, Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes is still helping to run a donation drive to continue raising the money needed for this cause. Checks can be dropped off at the build site check-in tent or sent to Celebration Church, Box 249, Georgetown, TX 78626. The check should include the notation "Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes -
Project 415."

For daily updates and photos from the jobsite, check out Jimmy Jacobs' special Extreme Makeover: Home Edition website: www.jacobshomes.com/extreme.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airs on ABC TV on Sundays at 8/7c.

About Jimmy Jacobs
Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes is a unique collection of skilled professionals with diverse expertise who are committed to maximizing your homebuilding experience. Jacobs founded the company in 1988 with a simple “builder for life” philosophy and with a strong desire to return to his hometown of Georgetown, TX. The operations began with building high quality custom designed homes on individual sites located around the Georgetown area. Today Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes specializes in community land development, single-family construction, and age-restricted retirement home communities for Active Adults throughout Georgetown and the surrounding areas.

About Extreme Makeover
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is in its 4th season on ABC.  The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding.  Denise Cramsey is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.

http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index.html

Media Relations Contact:

For more information, contact:
Steve McClain
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
(512) 930-4041
SMcClain@jacobshomes.com