INDIANAPOLIS -- Hundreds of volunteers Monday helped raise the first wall of an Indianapolis home in the spotlight of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

Monday marked the first full day of construction in the 2300 block of Oxford Street on the city's east side, where Bernard McFarland's aging home once stood.

McFarland and his three sons were delivered quite a surprise on Saturday, when they were greeted by the TV show's designers and whisked away on a vacation in Paris courtesy of the show.

On Sunday, the existing house was torn down in grand fashion. Workers were on site through the night, pouring the foundation and basement of the family's new home.

Framing began at the site Monday afternoon, where work was also done on a library planned for the area and volunteers painted nearby homes. The first outside wall of the home went up just before 7 p.m.

The 1,500 volunteers and 3,000 vendors -- all led by Carmel-based Estridge -- have 106 hours total to make the dream a reality.

"Everybody is really energized and excited, so we are getting there," Darryl Wentz, a builder on the project, told 6News' Sarah Cornell.

So far, the biggest obstacle has been Sunday's rain and snow. But workers said they hoped to make up lost time on Monday.

For the rest of the week, crews of 20 will switch out every eight hours to ensure work continues around the clock.

While finishing the project in time for Saturday's big reveal is a priority, builders said safety comes first.

"We won't push it. If we see somebody too tired, starting to drag, we send them away. If they don't go away, we will get security to go out and tell them to get some sleep," Wentz said. "We can't have anybody getting hurt."

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