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Two weekends of roof repair for Elsa, a night-shift nurse in Jakarta
Could you spare three weekday mornings to help repair a leaking roof in Jakarta?
🇮🇩 Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia1,420 views
I'm a night-shift nurse living in Jakarta. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 3 places, and the bathroom is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $700, 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 a small crew who can help over three weekday mornings.
Experience helps, but it isn't essential - I'll have a licensed roofer supervising for safety. All you need is sturdy shoes, gloves and a willingness to work. 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.
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- effort
- three weekday mornings
- format
- In person in Jakarta
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from San Francisco.
Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Nashik.
Good luck, Elsa. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Jakarta.