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Ty Pennington and company blow up a house - VIDEO

by Joel Keller, posted Nov 2nd 2007 6:01PM

Ty PenningtonWe get a lot of press releases and other PR goodies here at TV Squad HQ; there are so many of them, to be honest, that it takes a lot for one to grab our attention. But this one managed to do it: it's a video clip of the upcoming episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. In it, Ty and crew go to Wyoming to help the Miller family rebuild their farmhouse into a haven for not only their family, but the mistreated animals that they have rescued over the years. The reason why they have to rebuild? The house is rife with Radon, and a simple renovation will not clean it all up.

So, instead of imploding the house or demolishing it using a backhoe, Ty and company decide to blow it up. You heard me; watch the video after the jump and you'll see that they blow it up "real good," like it's being attacked by aliens in Independence Day. Here's what I want to know, though: doesn't that make the clean-up, which is now spread among a much bigger area, a whole lot more of a pain in the ass?

Oh, and how far away do you think everyone was from the demolition site? They do seem to look like they're awfully close given how much flying debris there might be. But I'm sure all of this was planned out carefully with safety in mind... I hope. You never know in the entertainment biz.

Anyway, the episode will guest star David Beckham and Wynonna, and will air Sunday, November 4 at 8 PM on ABC.

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rick cokely

Are you sure this is Wyoming? They were in Cecil County Maryland this past summer rebuilding a house under the exact same conditions... I didn't hear about them blowing it up, but I know the old one was demolished and they were animal rescue people. I can't find anywhere that says the actual location.

November 05 2007 at 11:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brent McKee

Glad I saw it here because I'm going to be watching "The Amazing Race" on Sunday anyway.

November 03 2007 at 5:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tozmervo

Asbestos, on the other hand, could be a very major problem with that... er... method of demolition. If that stuff gets into the air it could be very dangerous. I expect that the risk is decreased since its open to the environment, but hopefully they would still wear masks if there is known to be asbestos in the house.

Also, that was an incredible explosion.

November 02 2007 at 10:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kenban

Radon is just a radioactive gas. Its natural and is not a problem except in some houses where because of the design of the house the concentration is not safe. There would be no need to worry about the gas once the house has been destroyed.

November 02 2007 at 9:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
John Stewart

That was an explosion of MythBuster like proportions!

November 02 2007 at 7:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Viv

Holy Sh*t that sure was a big budget blowup. I guess since there are no neighbors it was okay. Also i would think even if the cleanup is harder the reason to blast the house is to get rid of the Radon.

November 02 2007 at 7:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Oreo

I hope David Beckham was in the house at the time.

November 02 2007 at 6:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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