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Help Gonzalo patch the roof before the rainy season
The roof at Gonzalo's home is failing; materials are donated and we need hands.
🇪🇸 Valencian Community, SpainPosted Oct 1, 2026495 views
I'm a single mother of three living in Valencia. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 2 places, and the living room is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $3,750, which isn't something I can pay.
The good news: a local hardware store has donated the shingles and underlay. What I don't have is people to do the work. I'm looking for 4-6 people who can help over one long weekend.
Experience helps, but it isn't essential - I'll have a licensed roofer supervising for safety. All you need is work boots and a hat. I'll provide lunch, water and lots of thanks.
The work will be done on the ground and roof with proper harnesses. If you can only help for a few hours, that's welcome too.
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- effort
- one long weekend
- format
- In person in Valencia
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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People who offered to help
- Lily N. Fitzgerald 🇨🇦 · 2h agoAccepted
my sister went through something similar so this one hit home. Happy to help in person if that works Free this month.
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rooting for you, Gonzalo. Hope this works out for you.
Sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. God bless.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't give up. Blessings.
keep going. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Saint-Denis so I could bring a meal
Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours.
Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Aurangabad
thinking of you, Gonzalo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Hawassa.
Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Dwarka.
Thinking of you and your family, Gonzalo. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Love from Manila.
Hope it all works out, Gonzalo. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Valencia.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.
Shared this with my family. After 13 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Rajshahi.
Hope it all works out, Gonzalo. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best!
Stay strong. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Bilbao.
Thinking of you, Gonzalo. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Valencia
Good luck. This could happen to any of us. Take care.
Thanks for sharing this, Gonzalo. I hope things turn around soon.
Good luck. Your post was clear and honest. God bless
Hang in there, Gonzalo. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.
hope things get better soon, Gonzalo. Hope this works out for you. Take care.
Praying for you. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Abbottabad donated after I showed her your page
Praying for you, Gonzalo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Pune.
Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Valencia.
Hang in there, Gonzalo. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier