Helping Hand
Naturally the family didn’t do everything on their own. A licensed professional took care of the electrical and HVAC work. Even a firefighter helped with some of the work for just $25 an hour.
Helping Hand
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Not everything went to plan though but the Brookins soldiered on. In her book, Cara writes, “I smacked the top of the ram gun with a framing hammer and felt the numbing jolt in my fingers. A chunk of concrete flew off the side of the slab.” Drew added that that wasn’t supposed to happen and she replied, “‘Too close to the edge. Angled it wrong,’ I said, slipping in another nail.” This time, success!
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