Johnson Family - 281 - Flooded

281-Flooded Makes A Difference

Eric and Elaine Johnson have five fun-loving and flamboyant daughters, ages five to 14 years. The girls share their parents’ love of life and their home is full of laughter, singing and fashion shows. This energy and spirit spills into Elaine and Eric’s work of wanting to improve their neighborhood one family at a time.

Married 15 years with backgrounds as youth mentors, Eric and Elaine became licensed counselors in 2006 when they realized the African American community was being overpowered by a seeming epidemic of family disintegration. The Johnsons began a marriage and family counseling non-profit called Optimum Lifestyle with the goal of strengthening marriages in fun, creative ways.

The Johnsons take inner-city families to the outdoors to give them a camp-like experience and teach them about teamwork and trust. Eric is passionate about African American fathers stepping up to play a larger role in their children’s lives. Their couples’ seminars, which are provided to anyone in need for either no-charge or a nominal fee, have possibly saved 1500 marriages and kept countless kids from growing up in single parent homes. 

When the family inherited a run-down inner city house, they planned to transform it. But the one-two punch of 2008's Hurricane Ike and the economic downturn put that dream on hold. Undaunted, they continued their mission while living in a dangerously dilapidated house. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition stepped in and worked to replace their house with a brand new home that allows them to finally be together again in a safe environment.

281-Flooded assisted by providing drying and cleaning services, including dehumidification and round-the-clock monitoring and labor, to expedite the drying of the drywall, primer, and paint in the interior and exterior of the home. The project was completed the week of July 25, 2010 in Houston, TX.

Founded more than a decade ago, the independently owned 281-Flooded, Inc. has been supporting its greater Houston area residential, commercial and multifamily clients by providing professional remediation and restoration services. Through use of state-of-the-art mitigation equipment, on staff certified technicians and superior supervision; 281-Flooded has been able to successfully provide acclaimed turn-key on-site services and project management from pack-out, restoration and re-build on jobs large and small, simple to complex. When a home or business floods, 281-Flooded dries it fast! Engineers and industrial hygienists agree that the first 48 hours are the most crucial for minimizing damages and growth of potentially toxic microbes. 281-Flooded dries the structure quickly, uses highly sensitive instruments to pinpoint hidden moisture, monitors the drying process and keeps the customer informed every step of the way. For more information, please visit www.281flooded.com

Season 8 of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airs Sundays on ABC!  Check your local listings for time and channel.

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