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Build a wheelchair ramp for Alberto in Yonkers
Alberto uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇺🇸 Yonkers, New York, United States789 views
Alberto has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Alberto can only go outside when two neighbors are available to lift the chair.
The materials (treated timber, screws and non-slip surface) have been donated by a local lumberyard. We need a carpenter or two to measure, cut and build, plus a helper or two.
The ramp has to meet the local accessibility standard of 1:12 slope, which is why a person with building experience is important. We estimate ten hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Alberto's family will cook lunch for the team.
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Yonkers
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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Wishing you the best, Mariana. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Yonkers.
get well soon. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Bangkok.