WELLS (AP) – A lobsterman who lost his arm in a fishing accident eight years ago returned from a family vacation to California to discover that his doublewide trailer had been replaced in a week’s time by a 4,000-square-foot log home.

Doug Goodale, his wife and two of their daughters returned from Disneyland to discover television cameras and a crowd of well-wishers behind a barricade.

The family was selected for the ABC program “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” which remodels homes of families that have experienced hardships.

Working around the clock, 1,200 volunteers erected the new home in just days. The home, donated by Katahdin Cedar Log Homes, has an estimated value of $500,000.

“This is the most exciting thing to happen in Maine in a long time,” said Kathy Tice of South Paris, who was making her third visit to the set. She held a camera and an album of snapshots of the show’s handyman, Ty Pennington.

Folks like Tice who want a close look at the home will have to wait until the show airs on TV. The workers signed waivers agreeing not to discuss the design or contents of the home. Likewise, the Goodales were unavailable for comment.

Network officials have not set a date for the TV show featuring the Goodale family to air but it could be shown as early as December.

Goodale has continued to fish despite losing his arm when it became entangled in his boat’s winch. He steers the boat and hauls traps with one arm.

Goodale’s sister, Brenda Libby of Lyman, said her brother began retraining himself to fish one-handed the day he returned from the hospital and was not accustomed to accepting much help. Nevertheless, she said he would adjust to the enormous gift.

“I think he’s going to be very, very grateful,” she said. “If my brother can do what he did with his arm, he can adapt to this.”

Information from: Portland Press Herald, https://www.pressherald.com