It will be the first step in a three-month building process.

When it's all finished, a grateful Houston-area family will have their own home.

The home is being built in a neighborhood where there are other Habitat for Humanity homes.

Habitat owners actually buy their homes at cost, and they get a 0-percent interest loan through the non-profit organization.

The homeowners themselves are required to put in 300 sweat-equity hours on their home and others in their neighborhood as part of the program.

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