SqualicumBuilders

We are very excited to announce this next project! We were privileged to be asked to give a wonderful gift to someone in our community. Our job was to tear out and rebuilt a house for an older gentleman named Wayne whose existing house was very old, unsafe, and about to be condemned by the City of Bellingham.

Wayne called me to ask if we would be willing to help him make his home livable. We soon determined that the house was not salvageable and his best hope would be to tear down the existing crumbling structure and start over. After much thought and discussion, my wife and I felt moved to take this project on pro bono, and oversee the building of his new home.

With the help from one of Wayne’s family members we were able to come up with a small budget to cover the minimal costs. Wayne is excited and humbled by everyone’s willingness to help give him a new start.

This house was built by an army of volunteers like you, as well as subcontractors and suppliers who were willing to donate or work at cost. The community assistance organization, Whatcom Love INC, and Roosevelt Community Church are on board and will continue to be a great help as well as a long term connection with the owner.

The project took a total of six weeks and after a touching move in, we moved Wayne into his new home. I was amazed by how willing and excited everyone was to help with this project. Thank You!!

Sincerely,

Meshak Drew

p.s – Here is a time-lapse video of one of our work days. For even more pictures go here.