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Five Oaks Custom Prefab Home From "Assembly Required" episode DASR-208

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Mike gave the word and Jay and his team got to work building the Sanders' dream home.

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	Figure D
	Figure E
	Figure F

The Sanders' Five Oaks home is in pieces and barreling down 75-miles of highway (figure D). The trucks make it over a mountain range and squeeze through cattle guards before finally arriving at the 35-acre site.

Set supervisor Jim Baker and his crew are ready to set the pieces, but there's a problem...the wind. There's no way 30,000 pounds of house can fly through the air in 30 miles-per-hour wind. While they wait out the weather, the crew stages the trucks and preps the boxes. Unfortunately, the wind stays strong and it starts snowing, causing dangerous conditions for the crew. Jim decides it's "safety first" and postpones the Sanders' home set until the morning.

The next day, the crew is moving quickly and the first module gets set with no problems. The next piece won't be as easy. The truck with the second section gets stuck while moving into position. The crew rescues the truck with a bulldozer, but they're not out of trouble yet. The second piece is too heavy and the crew struggles to get it in place.

The second section gets set and the two pieces are screwed together. Jim pays close attention to make sure every mating wall is perfectly level. One mistake can mean a sewer line won't line up, or electricity won't go up a wall.

The third module gets lifted into place and it looks like smooth sailing. However, a big oversight causes a delay. The team does not put the home shell back together the way it came apart. They set the third box in the wrong order. While fixing the problem, the crane lifts the module and it accidentally gets stuck in a tree top. After an hour delay, the third box is finally set and the crew is back on track (figure E). The last two sections get put on and the house is complete.

After only three months of planning their custom prefab home, the Sanders finally see it taking shape. In no time, the final touches will be completed and the Sanders can move in and enjoy the view (figure F).

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