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Help Mai patch the roof before the monsoon
The roof at Mai's home is failing; materials are donated and we need hands.
🇯🇵 Fukuoka, Japan161 views
I'm a night-shift nurse living in Fukuoka. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 3 places, and the kids' bedroom is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $3,000, which isn't something I can pay.
The good news: a local hardware store has donated the corrugated iron sheets and timber. 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.
Thanks for being kind about this.
- effort
- one long weekend
- format
- In person in Fukuoka
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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- Tomasz Tomasz Wójcik 🇵🇱
I live about 6 km from Fukuoka. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
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Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Fukuoka.
Thanks for sharing this, Mai. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. It's not much but it's yours.
Thinking of you and your family, Mai. Shared this with my family.
Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Fukuoka.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Bellevue but we're thinking of you. All the best.
You're not alone, Mai. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better.
Take care. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.