Andrew and Meagan Paseka and their two children will now have a safe place to call home.
The Pasekas' home at 814 E. Arthur St., Warsaw, has been in their family for four generations.
When they moved in the home in 2006, the roof was leaking, the toilet did not run properly, and the kitchen flooring sagged.
The Pasekas' home had green rubber hoses for water lines that needed brought up to code, and there were no plumbing traps on any fixtures in the home, according to Pam Kennedy, Housing Opportunities of Warsaw executive director.
The gas water heater was not vented, causing carbon monoxide to enter the dwelling so a power vented water heater was installed.
The house's roof sagged and has had structural corrections to fix it.
Lake City Bank partnered their sponsorship with Federal Home Loan Bank and procured a $10,000 grant for Housing Opportunities of Warsaw.
The grant was combined with the Warsaw Home of Your Own Revolving Loan fund to repair unsafe components of the home.
Andrew will continue to work on the home himself after having the mechanical, plumbing, structural and electrical fixed by professionals.
Andrew, 34, inherited the three-bedroom home from his father, Carl, who died in 2008. He has lived in the home for five years and Meagan lived there for four years.
Meagan, 23, was living with her grandparents in Ohio, and Andrew was living in Rochester until they married in 2006.
The Pasekas have two children, Ethan, 2, and Emiley, 4 months.
Andrew's father advised him not to live in the home, but tear it down because he thought it was unsafe and needed a lot of work.
Andrew has been laid off several times from Zimmer this year. He said he appreciates the home renovations.
"I'm sure there are many people out there who are not so well off, but it has been nice that this help has come to us and we are thankful," Andrew said.
The home has been in the Paseka family for four generations, but Andrew wanted to make repairs to the home and develop fond memories for his children.
"My great-grandpa built this home in the 1940s and it has a lot of history, and I'm glad it could be repaired," Andrew said.
In July, HOW received a request from the Paseka family for insulation and said their roof was leaking. A pre-inspection was done to see what could be done during Day of Caring.It was decided that insulation could be blown in the attic, some ceiling tiles could be installed and broken windows could be replaced.
Tim Klowetter, DePuy, took on the project with his co-workers for United Way's Day of Caring. Andrew worked along side the volunteers to make repairs to the home.
In addition to the specified work, they put a new roof on the enclosed rear porch, installed drywall and painted the children's bedroom. The group also painted the home's exterior.
