Jim Weakland was concerned about the condition of the bathroom floor in his friend Jack Scudder's house.
Scudder has cerebral palsy and, for the past couple of years, has spent most of his time in a wheelchair due to a knee injury. The chair would repeatedly get stuck in the grooves and cracks in the yellow vinyl flooring that used to be in his bathroom, Scudder said.
In some areas, the sub flooring was exposed, and in others, Weakland could look right through to the crawl space underneath.
"I was worried that one day I would come in and see Jack's head sticking up out of the floor," Weakland said. "It was in pretty bad shape."
One day, Weakland, who lives in Advance, was talking to his friend William Cowperthwait about Scudder's situation while their sons played hockey.
Cowperthwait manages the Winston-Salem office of Structure Service Inc. and offered to send an employee to Scudder's Bost Street home to repair the floor free of charge, including materials and labor.
"This is a guy who had a tough road, and we decided to help him out," Cowperthwait said. "It's a tough time for everyone, but we can still help people."
Scudder couldn't afford to repair the floor with his Social Security benefits.
Cowperthwait never met Scudder, but heard a lot about him from Weakland. He said Weakland has volunteered several hours of his time to help Scudder.
When Cowperthwait's employee started working on the floor, he discovered that some of the floor supports were damaged as well.
Now, a sturdy, new commercial-grade wooden vinyl floor lines the bathroom.
Scudder and Weakland are grateful for the repairs.
"It's a lot better than it was," Scudder said.
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