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| Date | 10/28/2008 9:23:54 AM |
| Written By | LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services |
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| Abstract | NOKESVILLE, MD.—On Sunday, Sept. 28, the employees and subcontractors of Sotheby Floors gathered around their television sets to watch their greatest accomplishment to date unfold on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition... |
| Article | NOKESVILLE, MD.—On Sunday, Sept. 28, the employees and subcontractors of Sotheby Floors gathered around their television sets to watch their greatest accomplishment to date unfold on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” The task was to help ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” team and Classic Homes of Maryland build a new house for single mom, Felicia Jackson, and her 14 children. Sotheby Floors was asked to install 4,084 square feet of hardwood and 1,825 square feet of tile in a matter of hours. A job of this magnitude would normally take six hardwood installers three business days and three tile installers four business days. For the tile, Sotheby sent 13 installers and two supervisors to the Jackson home. The crews worked 16 hours straight from 11 p.m. (Wed., June 25) until 3 p.m. (Thurs., June 26) to complete the floor and wall tile in three baths, a laundry room and the kitchen backsplash. Next was hardwood. Sotheby sent 14 hardwood installers and four employees to the site at 3 p.m. on Fri., June 27. Once the house was cleared around 6 p.m., the hardwood installation began. Eleven hours later, the main level and all five bedrooms were installed. In all, Sotheby Floors donated more than 450 man-hours and more than $8,000 to this effort. When asked if it was worth it, Jay Robinson, Sotheby Floors president, responded, “Absolutely! I wake up every morning and feel blessed for all that my family and I have. This was a unique opportunity for my staff and me to help a family that so desperately needed it.” For more about Sotheby Floors, call 703.330.5540. |