What do you get when 130 volunteers - mostly college students - come together for four days during Spring Break, pool together 4,300 manhours, raise funds and interest from local businesses and church community? SUPREME HOME MAKEOVER for Leah Bass! The challenge: an old "fixer-upper" pier-and-beam home sinking on one end due to leaking plumbing and a septic tank that couldn't drain properly because of ingrown roots.The project: level the house; repair septic system, plumbing, pool pump, numerous other conditions; new roof, flooring & carpet, sheetrock, trim, windows, front door, interior & exterior fresh paint, siding & skirtingt; new additions: redwood deck and laundry room/enclosed back porch; move washer & drier and replumb for it; 1 1/2 acres of leaves raked, planters weeded, trees trimmed, new landscaping plants & planters, new garden pond & waterfall, stuff hauled away; new lighting, ceiling fans, stove, refrigerator, microwave, clothes dryer.What didn't take place: arguing & disagreements; bad attitudes; quitting due to the heat & fatigue everyone endured; accidents; illness.Way to go, Chi Alpha Supreme Team! Great accomplishment for your second Supreme Home Makeover!
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