by Storytelling Team | Apr 10, 2021 | Homeowners
It might sound like an ordinary project. But trading carpet for hardwood and repairing a hole in the floor made a world of difference for Betty, a caregiver for her parents, both in their mid-80s. “It’s especially good for my father because he’s on a walker,” she...
by Storytelling Team | Feb 15, 2021 | Homeowners
Carrie’s back deck was too dangerous to use. “The back deck was just about falling in,” said this Gwinnett County senior. “I had needed it fixed for a long time.” Home repairs are nothing new for Carrie, though. “I’ve been in this house for 20 years. It always needs...
by Storytelling Team | Dec 18, 2020 | Homeowners
Sue wasn’t quite sure where she’d turn for help. “I prayed and prayed for the answer to my home repair needs,” said this Fulton County senior. When a friend told her about Home Repairs, Sue knew this was the answer. She filled out a mail-in form requesting help and...
by Storytelling Team | Oct 20, 2020 | Homeowners
“We all have our own journey, and we don’t know what life’s going to throw at us,” said homeowner Karen. It’s a lesson she learned firsthand. Karen left her abusive husband in the 1990s when her daughter was four years old. She raised her daughter as a...
by Heather Loveridge | Jul 24, 2020 | Homeowners
Plugged gutters, rotted siding, and snakes. Yes, snakes. Cathy has faced a little bit of everything when it comes to home repairs. “My gutter drained down onto my chimney. This caused the siding to rot and pieces to fall off my chimney,” she explained. “And because of...
by Heather Loveridge | Jan 28, 2020 | Homeowners
Anna N. truly had no idea where, or how, she was going to get help. Her front bay window and the siding beneath it were rotting away. If that wasn’t enough, her deck also had rotting wood and exposed nails. “The squirrels were chopping away on many handrail...
