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Cary, NC (PRWEB) January 17, 2012

Seven homes were built in seven days when ABCs Emmy-award winning reality TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition headed to Joplin, Missouri to help rebuild the tornado stricken town in the largest project in the shows history. Ply Gem, a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for the residential construction market, supplied complete exteriors for each of the seven homes through application of The Designed Exterior by Ply Gem. The Joplin episode aired on Friday, January 13 on ABC, marking the shows 200th episode and its series finale. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will continue on ABC with specials after this season.

The seven homes are for seven families who were affected by the tornado that tore through Joplin in May 2011, killing approximately 160 people and destroying nearly 8,000 homes. Some of the Joplin families lost friends, some lost children, and all lost their homes.

The EM:HE design team, including Ty Pennington, Paige Hemmis, Paul DiMeo, Tracy Hutson and Michael Moloney, plus a volunteer army of 13,000 people, joined in to build seven unique homes in just seven days. In addition, the show refurbished a local park, created a new playground and a poignant memorial site to those volunteers who came to the aid of others during and after the tornado.

Each of these seven homes has its own look and feel, but all seven designs were made possible by one manufacturer, Ply Gem, said Diane Korman, Senior Producer, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Ply Gem not only provided product, but worked with us to design exteriors that are personalized to each familys story. The Designed Exterior by Ply Gem is the perfect fit, allowing the individual character and hope of each of these families to shine through the neighborhood.

The Designed Exterior by Ply Gem, a complete exterior home solution, was applied to the seven home styles Cabin, Beach, Eco, Chic, Modern, Craftsman and Bohemian. Products include: