Optimum News 12 Newsday.com MSG Varsity Explore LI AM New York Optimum Autos Optimum Homes

Extreme makeover hits East Setauket

The scene in East Setauket - where "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" construction crews built the frame of the Lutz family's new house - wouldn't have happened if Bacchi and friend Patti Simpson hadn't submitted an application to the ABC show a year ago on behalf of the Lutzes. Bacchi said the family of eight, six of whom have Down syndrome, deserved a new home more than anyone she knows.

Ty Pennington, host of quot;Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,quot;

Ty Pennington, host of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," walks around the set during the demolition of the Lutz home in East Setauket. (June 22, 2010)

'Extreme Makeover'