Skip to main content

New bathroom a big relief for elderly Springfield homeowner

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton's Critical Repair Program leaves Springfield retiree with a safe and secure bathroom.

Mrs. Reynolds of Springfield was afraid to walk on the floor in her bathroom. Leaks had been causing water damage through the years, but the 80-year-old resident just didn’t know how much. One thing she did know: it was not safe.

So she set out to try to get help fixing it. On a fixed income, that can be very difficult. She started looking into getting some kind of loan to cover the cost, but that wasn’t working out very well. So she called the Springfield office of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton. Now, thanks to our Critical Repair Program, she has a new floor and a bathroom that she can both be proud of and feel safe in.

 “They did a great job,” she said. “The main thing I was concerned about was the flooring. They tore that all out and found a couple of leaks coming from the bathtub and toilet that had soaked into the floor. That had rotted the wood out.

“It looks so much better and feels so much better,” she added. “I can’t thank them enough.”

Our dedicated volunteers fixed the leak in the bathtub. They installed a new underlay and vanity and put down water repellant laminate flooring. Then they installed an exhaust fan to help take care of future dampness and repainted part of the bathroom. In all, what looked a small project turned into a 1 ½ week effort. But the repair was just part of what Reynolds received from Habitat’s show of love.

“They were such pleasant men to have in your house,” she said. “They came in and laughed and joked with each other and with us. It was just a pleasure to have them.”

Reynolds’ son David has Parkinson’s Disease and lives with her. “He wasn’t in the physical shape to do it. He tried but it was more than he expected it to be.” So she turned to the City of Springfield’s emergency rehab program and they referred her to Habitat … much to her relief.

“I was scared,” she said. “That floor was looking in really bad shape. I was afraid I was going to fall in. It gave me a lot of peace of mind. To walk in there, it’s unbelievable how safe I feel now.”

 “This helped me tremendously,” she added. “It gave me peace of mind. I am beyond thrilled.”

  • AES Ohio Foundation
    AES Ohio Foundation

    2022 Gala Sponsor

  • Assurant Logo
    Assurant Logo
  • Be Hope Church Logo
    Be Hope Church Logo
  • Birch Creek Wealth Management

    2022 Platinum Gala Sponsor

  • Brady Ware and Company

    2022 Gala Sponsor

  • CareSource
  • Carr Supply of Dayton
  • Center Point Energy Foundation
    Center Point Energy Foundation
  • Charles Simms Development
    Charles Simms Development
  • City of Dayton
  • City of Fairborn
  • City of Kettering
    City of Kettering
  • City of Miamisburg
  • City of New Carlisle
  • City of Springfield
  • City of Vandalia
  • CityWide Development
  • Clark County Land Bank
  • Collins Aerospace
  • CRANE Logo
    CRANE Logo
  • Dayton Energy Collaborative
  • The Dayton Foundation
    The Dayton Foundation
  • Dayton Youth Build
  • Dupont logo
  • Ernst Concrete
  • 5/3 Bank
    5/3 Bank
  • Five Rivers Health Centers
  • FHLB Cincinnati
    FHLB Cincinnati
  • Fischer Homes
    Fischer Homes
  • Greater Edgemont Community Coalition
  • Green Prairie Turft
  • GoKeyless
  • Help Build Hope
  • Huntington Bank
  • Kettering Family Philanthropies
  • Key Bank Logo
    Key Bank Logo
  • Lowes
  • Mathile Family foundation
  • Messer Construction
  • Northwest Fidelity Title
  • Peerless Technologies
  • PNC Foundation
    PNC Foundation
  • Reliable Electric
  • Restoration Park logo
  • Reynolds and Reynolds Associate Foundation
    Reynolds and Reynolds Associate Foundation
  • RSM
    RSM
  • Sisters of the Precious Blood
    Sisters of the Precious Blood
  • Synchrony
    Synchrony

    2022 Diamond Gala Sponsor

  • Synergy Build Systems
  • State of Ohio Development Department
  • University of Dayton
  • University of Dayton School of Business Administration
  • Wright Patt Credit Union
    Wright Patt Credit Union

Powered by Firespring