Mark's Story.....
On 26 September 2018, Mark's wife was diagnosed with AML leukemia and was admitted to hospital enduring 12 months of chemo. She got to the stage she was well enough for a bone marrow transplant in May 2019 but suffered multiple infections keeping her in hospital and ICU for the most of late 2019.
Sadly Amanda, aged 44 years, passed away on 28th December leaving behind her hubby and two beautiful children aged 9 and 11.
The extension is now water-tight for the approaching winter and has taken a lot of added pressure off Mark who thanked CEO, Lisa Tuersley stating that "the recommendation of the product and choice of colour is excellent and the tradesman was an absolute gentleman. The results speak for themselves - it has turned out better than I could ever have hoped for".
It was with conversations with Scott Herring, a Cobargo community member, that the Phoenix Shed program was born. We facilitated his ideals, of pooling community resources to come up the Phoenix Shed Workshop which guiding participants though the process of building an 8m x 4m structure. Supported with the generosity of Reece Grants, Building Angels, as the licenced builder ran the workshop over the course of several weeks. Read more here.
Last week, we finalised the delivery of 41.85 tonnes of FREE tiles to the Bega Valley Shire to assist those rebuilding after losing their home in the Black Summer Fires. Read more here about how this was made possible.
Understanding your contract, its inclusions, exclusions, and the jargon used is paramount to ensure you manage your budget and you avoid any additional stresses during your re-build. Here we explain a few key elements like Prime Cost versus Provisional Sum and how that can impact your budget; the importance of obtaining a Home Builders Compensation Fund Certificate (also known as Home Owners Warranty) before you pay a deposit; and explore the benefits of Liquidated Damages.
BUILDING ANGELS has launched the BUILDING BACK BETTER program to Support Black Summer Bushfire Victims in the rebuild. The program is designed to offer exclusive discounts from industry partners on building materials with an aim to provide at least $250,000 of discounted products into fire-affected communities.
Building Angels allows the wider building industry, other charities and community organisations to work together and support individual cases of people in need with their building works.
