Episode 6: Ali Family
Everyone has heard stories about unethical contractors either bungling
a project or overcharging for their services. For Lucy Ali, this scenario
turned into a living nightmare as her contractor walked away with her
money and a house full of unfinished work, including a gaping hole in
the roof and an unfinished second floor. This exposed her home to the
elements, robbery and foraging animals. During one of her periodic visits
to her ruined, uninhabitable house, she was alarmed to even find squatters.
The Ali house sat without a roof as Lucy, a retired finance manager,
struggled to keep up with the monthly mortgage payments.
With the house rendered unfit for habitation, Lucy and her sons had been
living as urban refugees, hop-scotching from hotel to hotel, to relatives'
couches and to a homeless shelter. Extreme
Makeover came ready to help.
The WRCLA provided the following products to enhance the Ali's new
home:
- 72" x 168" cedar deck with built in bench
- 6' x 22' and 6' x 14' cedar front porch
- Cedar fence
- Outdoor Cedar furniture
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Materials were provided with the generous support of Downie
Timber and Mid-State
Lumber (decking
and fencing materials), furniture was supplied by Stillcreek
Forest Products.
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