A record set by constructing a complete home in 24 hours . With the help of several hundred volunteers, tradespeople and suppliers, Habitat recently completed a 1,200 square foot concrete block home from empty lot to occupancy permit in 23 hours and 50 minutes - a new world's record. Under the harsh glare of high intensity lights excavation for the concrete footings and slab began and forms were placed and braced. The sidewalk superintendent crew, made up of curious neighbors were comfortably arrayed in lawn chairs just beyond the activity zones. A moment of panic ensued about 2 a.m. when the pest exterminator didn't turn up.
Building codes require that the ground be sprayed for termites prior to pouring the concrete.
After a flurry of calls were made a replacement exterminator was roused from his bed in the middle of the night and arrived at the site to cheers and applause. An anxious group of Tarmac's Daytona Beach Ready Mix employees had been at the site since the work began. General Manager Bob Hable called the plant, just 10 minutes away, to start batching the mix, specially developed just for this project, as soon as the exterminator arrived. The previous day Tarmac Quality Control Technician Tim Morgan had completed a test batch of the special mix, which had set up in 50 minutes. Tarmac Sales Supervisor Pat Stone and Sales Representative Ray Jarrett worked with contractor Carey to develop the specs that would allow the concrete to be finished and block walls to be started within two hours of the concrete arriving.