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Two weekends of roof repair for Christian, a home-care aide in Ottawa
Christian, a home-care aide, needs a few skilled and unskilled helpers for a 1-weekend roof repair in Ottawa.
🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1,611 views
I'm a home-care aide living in Ottawa. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 2 places, and the bathroom is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $3,500, 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 three or four volunteers 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.
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- effort
- a weekend
- format
- In person in Ottawa
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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- Gökhan Orhan Güneş 🇹🇷 Accepted
i live about 10 km from Ottawa. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Free this month.
- Geneviève Corinne Louis 🇫🇷 Address verifiedAccepted
I live about 4 km from Ottawa. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need
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Sending love, Christian. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better
Hope things get better soon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Surabaya
hope it all works out, Christian. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Rooting for you, Christian. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. We're a small family in Anaheim but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
rooting for you, Christian. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care
Thanks for sharing this, Christian. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Kaduna
Hang in there. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care.
Hope you get there. Sent it to 5 people at work
I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Ottawa.
Sending strength. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Wishing you peace, Christian. I hope things turn around soon. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Keep going, Christian. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.
Hang in there, Christian. I hope things turn around soon