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Carpenters wanted: an entrance ramp for Ruben
Ruben uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇳🇱 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands557 views
Ruben has used a wheelchair since 2025, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Ruben 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 accessibility guideline for gradient, which is why a person with building experience is important. We estimate twelve hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Ruben's family will cook lunch for the team.
Thanks for being kind about this.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Utrecht
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Santiago T. Flores 🇺🇸
I live about 14 km from Utrecht. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
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Sending strength, Stijn. Hope you get there
Hope the doctors have good news. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Ahmedabad.
take care. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Karachi.
Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Utrecht
So sorry you're going through this, Stijn. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless.
Sending good thoughts. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Pune.
Hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
keep going. Hope the doctors have good news. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
You're not alone, Stijn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Thanks for sharing this, Stijn. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Richards Bay donated after I showed her your page. Love from Richards Bay.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Bangkok
sending love, Stijn. Hope you get there. All the best.
sending good thoughts. This could happen to any of us. Love from Frankfurt