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Two weekends of roof repair for Vishal, a single mother of three in Birmingham
The roof at Vishal's home is failing; materials are donated and we need hands.
🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom397 views
I'm a single mother of three living in Birmingham. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 4 places, and the kids' bedroom is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $3,200, 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 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 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.
Thanks for being kind about this.
- effort
- three weekday mornings
- format
- In person in Birmingham
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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Hope things get better soon, Vishal. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Mansoura.
hope things get better soon, Vishal. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Los Angeles.
Sending love. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Blessings
Hang in there, Vishal. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Fresno
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. After 6 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Nairobi.
Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Love from Guarulhos
Rooting for you. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. All the best
This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Hồ Chí Minh City.
Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Fresno.
Sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Johannesburg so I could bring a meal. All the best.
Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Nîmes this morning.
Best of luck, Vishal. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless