Torrential rains that gave the region a much-needed reprieve from the heat have also thrown the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" construction crews off schedule. As a result, the show is now in need of more than 100 volunteers.

"We need any and all volunteers — mostly in the way of skilled [labor]," said Shane Swisher, spokesperson for Excel Homes, a Camp Hill, Pa.-based custom modular manufacturer, which will be leading construction of the project along with the Maryland Community Builders' Foundation. "We need significant help over the next 48 hours."

The body of the home has been completed. The roof was scheduled to be placed on the home yesterday, but the rain prevented that from occurring, according to Swisher. As a result of the weather, there is now an immediate need for framers, drywallers and other finishing trade laborers, Swisher said.

The show originally had more than enough volunteers at the beginning of the weekend. But the rain threw construction off schedule resulting in the recent need.

The three-level 11,120-square-foot home, which is the biggest in the history of the series, is being built on a vacant corner lot in the 3800 block of Fleetwood Ave. in Northeast Baltimore. The lot is on the site where a house was burned by a serial arsonist in 2007.

The new home will mix traditional Baltimore elements with a lot of modern style, Swisher said.

Construction is scheduled to take a week, and nearly 1,000 people are expected to volunteer to help transform the home at a whirlwind pace. Crews typically work night and day.

Volunteers are being encouraged to show up to the construction site or sign up at baltimoreextrememakeover.com

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