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Judy and Larry Vardon — who had their home super-sized and renovated on an episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” four years ago — will more than likely remain in their Oak Park, Mich., residence thanks to outside donations.
Earlier this month the deaf couple revealed that foreclosure was possible because of a mortgage payment that apparently “doubled since the makeover” and mounting medical medical bills resulting from treatment for their 16-year-old blind autistic son.
Once news of their struggles was released the unsolicited financial assistance began to pour in.
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” involves a team of designers, contractors and several 100 workers who all have just seven days to totally rebuild an entire house — every single room, plus the exterior and landscaping, according to the program’s official Web site.
The Vardon’s had their 980-square-foot house totally remodeled, featuring cameras and flat-screen monitors that let them monitor their son, according to an Associated Press report.
The Web site goes on to say that “the lives of the lucky families are forever changed when they learn that they’ve been selected to have their home walls moved, their floors replaced and even their facades radically changed.”
While the intentions are well-placed it is, unfortunately, not uncommon for families featured on the show to run into problems once the construction and camera crews wrap things up.
The Harper family of Lake City, Ga., in fact, had their refurbished house go into foreclosure when its construction business went under (the home was used as collateral) and Sadie Holmes of Florida has had to battle code violations as a result of her remodel, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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