Does Salvation Army offer volunteers for plumbing
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 5:36 am
Hello,
I am writing to inquire whether the Salvation Army would provide THIS type of financial assistance to two seniors, one a 20 year veteran. As we just do not have the money, or any other access to find it.
We had a plumbing stoppage at our house in Vernonia, Oregon which required Plumbing to come out and clear. Took two men at 4 1/2 hours each, to clear the lines. I paid, $450 for that. Then the Septic Services came out and drained the septic tank, which cost me $500. $50 of that was for driving out of their service area. He found that there was a three inch hole in the tank, the pipe leading to the drain/leach field had collapsed as had the leach field itself. With the permit to install another septic tank, and a required soil test, I was told that a ball park figure to repair and replace everything, would be $7000. One cannot live in, rent, or sell the house until the septic has been repaired or replaced. Using the commodes, dishwasher, sinks, and shower, would only fill the tank again, with some contents leaking out, and the rest with no place to go.
We've not incurred this bill yet, as we wouldn't have a way of paying it back. But again at the same time, we'll have to wait until the repairs are made, before we can resume living there, or sell the place. I have asked the contractor to complete a bid to submit to the insurance company (USAA), to see what, if anything they would cover under a homeowner's policy. They'd want the first $1000 as a deductible paid, but we can't really afford that either, unless we paid them $20 or $30 per month, back. The best, and most we could probably afford.
I am writing to inquire whether the Salvation Army would provide THIS type of financial assistance to two seniors, one a 20 year veteran. As we just do not have the money, or any other access to find it.
We had a plumbing stoppage at our house in Vernonia, Oregon which required Plumbing to come out and clear. Took two men at 4 1/2 hours each, to clear the lines. I paid, $450 for that. Then the Septic Services came out and drained the septic tank, which cost me $500. $50 of that was for driving out of their service area. He found that there was a three inch hole in the tank, the pipe leading to the drain/leach field had collapsed as had the leach field itself. With the permit to install another septic tank, and a required soil test, I was told that a ball park figure to repair and replace everything, would be $7000. One cannot live in, rent, or sell the house until the septic has been repaired or replaced. Using the commodes, dishwasher, sinks, and shower, would only fill the tank again, with some contents leaking out, and the rest with no place to go.
We've not incurred this bill yet, as we wouldn't have a way of paying it back. But again at the same time, we'll have to wait until the repairs are made, before we can resume living there, or sell the place. I have asked the contractor to complete a bid to submit to the insurance company (USAA), to see what, if anything they would cover under a homeowner's policy. They'd want the first $1000 as a deductible paid, but we can't really afford that either, unless we paid them $20 or $30 per month, back. The best, and most we could probably afford.