An Edmonton roof craftsman desires to ensure each person has a dry roof over their head as we head into spring. Chris Workun has been making a dwelling as a roof artisan for the ultimate 14 years. He lately commenced his employer with a pal. “We’re new to the enterprise, and we need to start ethically and help as many people as we can alongside the manner,” he stated.
So they started the Rivercity Roof Rescue, a spin on their for-earnings commercial enterprise, Rivercity Roofing. “We donate $2 in keeping with bundle [of shingles] — that’s directly out of our wallet,” Workun defined. “We don’t simply tack on $2 a package deal — that goes right into a fund for substances. Labor is on us.” Then, they take requests for roof repairs from human beings in need.
“Seniors on a constant income, people with illnesses, it’s simply stressful,” he stated. “All you need to do is ship us an email, call us, Facebook us, and we’ll see what we can do to help you.” Work has already helped extra than 1/2 a dozen humans with loose or discounted roof maintenance. He estimates the common donation process would have typically cost about $two hundred.
“Minor maintenance, replacing shingles that have holes in them, adding drip aspect to the bottom. Some groups come in and don’t do the right steps, so they have little leaks.” On Thursday, he turned to volunteering his time at the GiveBack Garage in northeast Edmonton.
“When it rains, or it snows, and it melts or starts to are available in, the complete roof without a doubt begins to leak,” explained founder Barb Sharpe. “There changed into spots all over the place.”
The GiveBack Garage collects all types of donations and distributes them to humans in want without spending a dime. This spring proved difficult as water from the roof pooled the interior — where contributions are kept.
“Everything receives soaked,” Sharpe said. “We must ensure that baggage is tied and that lids are sealed nicely. If not, it’s a remember of probably destroying the complete bag or a whole load of stuff there, to begin with.”
Sharpe stated she didn’t have a way to repair the roof on her own, so Workun got here to provide his offerings. “They didn’t overhang the steel roof enough, so the water is dripping back behind the eavestrough, rotting out the fascia. So I’m placing some drip part in,” he defined.
He additionally silicone screws that were improperly positioned sothey had been not water-tight. “He ended up coming in and fixing it, which simply helps us out quite a chunk because we’re going to be insulating here properly,” Sharpe stated. “We can’t have a leaking garage. It’s truly extraordinary the kindness that has come out.”
Rivercity Roofing already has a queue of approximately seven repairs and hopes to repair whole roofs later this summertime if they can store up enough. “I’m a property owner,” Workun said. “I’ve been broke before. It sucks. Suppose you couldn’t find the money to fix a roof that leaks can rot trusses. It could accomplish that tons of damage.”
