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Help Roberta patch the roof before the monsoon
Could you spare a weekend to help repair a leaking roof in Rome?
🇮🇹 Lazio, Italy425 views
I'm a widowed grandmother living in Rome. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 3 places, and the living room is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $1,900, which isn't something I can pay.
The good news: a local hardware store has donated the tiles and battens. What I don't have is people to do the work. I'm looking for a small crew who can help over a weekend.
Experience helps, but it isn't essential - I'll have a licensed roofer supervising for safety. All you need is to be comfortable with heights or willing to help from the ground. 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.
Thank you so much.
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- a weekend
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- In person in Rome
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
you're not alone, Roberta. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Fort Portal so I could bring a meal
So sorry you're going through this, Roberta. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out
Sending love, Roberta. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Oakland this morning. Blessings
You're not alone. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Thinking of Rome.
Thinking of you and your family. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
so sorry you're going through this. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We're a small family in Spanish Town but we're thinking of you. Take care
Sending strength, Roberta. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless
Take care, Roberta. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Sacramento.
Praying for you, Roberta. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
So sorry you're going through this, Roberta. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Rome.
Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.
hang in there. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Nakuru.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Savannah!
Hope it all works out, Roberta. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Adama but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Rome.