From Sunday morning, when “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” bulldozed the Rogers family home until late Friday night, crew and volunteers worked around the clock to build a 4,800 square-foot home.

The home was supposed to be finished and unveiled to the Rogers at 2 p.m. Friday in North Pole. That didn't happen.

The Rogers family had to wait more than eight hours past the original deadline to see their new home. Judging by their reaction, it was worth the wait.

The crowd practiced the now famous chant from the popular television series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” for hours. At 10:20 p.m. Friday, they yelled it (“Move that bus, Move that bus, Move that bus) one last time.

Just last Sunday, the extended family of 13 lived in a 900 square-foot home that was falling apart. Now they are the proud owners of a two-story home filled with brand-new furniture and a football field for a backyard. They are still in awe. It was a gift that started with “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” but came from the community.

“They deserve it as much as any,” said Tim Belmont, family friend. “Ten times as much as anybody else because they are such a loving family.”

A few hundred volunteers were on site at any given time last week, painting, landscaping and hammering away. Many of the volunteers had never even met the Rogers family. When asked why they were working so hard, nearly all of them said they were there because someone in their community needed help.

“We are here because our heart was touched and moved,” said Laurie Miller of Landmark, Inc. “To be apart of this miracle that is going to help this family and change their life.”

Some of the people were there because they live in the area. To build the home around the clock, the show had to get the neighbors approval. All of the neighbors immediately signed on.

“It’s been a long stressful week, some days have been good and some days have been bad,” said neighbor Nicole Chadwick. “It has been interesting coming home and seeing the progress everyday.”

Good because a family was getting a new home and it brought the community together. Bad because of the road blocks, trash on the ground and the draw of hundreds of spectators wanting a glimpse of the stars.

Neighbors say all in all it was worth all the hassle to see the Rogers family react

“I saw Patrick scream, I saw Nick jump, I saw Chris crying and my sister bawling her eye's out,” said Nicole Rogers, Betsy Rogers' stepdaughter.

The Rogers family wasn’t the only people crying. Volunteers and people in the crowd were overcome with emotion as well.

“They came over to me and my brother is like, 'Can you believe this, hello, can you believe it? Do you see this?’ and I'm like, 'Wait till you see the inside.' so yeah, it's great,” Nicole Rogers said.

The family didn't get to see the inside on the home until Saturday. The inside of the house wasn't quite done. The crew was still waiting for paint to dry so they could finish decorating a few more rooms. On Friday, they just got to see the front part of the house. Windows were even covered so everything would be a surprise when the family finally got to go look around inside on Saturday.

We weren't able to talk with the Rogers family. The show has asked them not to speak with the media until it airs. That will be September 24 right here on ABC. It will be the two-hour season premier.