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Chantel can't leave home - help build a ramp
Help Chantel regain independence: a simple ramp build.
🇿🇦 Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa643 views
Chantel has used a wheelchair since 2025, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Chantel 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 building-code slope requirement, 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 Chantel's family will cook lunch for the team.
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Pretoria
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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Sending love, Fiona. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. Take care
Take care, Fiona. Your post was clear and honest.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Kathmandu
rooting for you. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Ahmedabad so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Sending strength, Fiona. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry