My neighbor voted I have the ugliest roof even though I’m the ‘neighborhood mom’ – but the insult saved me $1,000s

A WOMAN was voted as having the ugliest roof in her community despite being known as the “neighborhood mom” – the insult has ended up saving her thousands.

When Darrell Shepherd first heard about the annual Ugly Roof Contest hosted by the United Contracting Group, he immediately thought of his neighbor, Rachel Mendoza.

Darrell Shepherd (right) nominated his neighbor, Rachel Mendoza (left) as having the ugliest roofCredit: ABC 15

The insult actually helped Mendoza, who won the competition and received free repairs to her dilapidated roofCredit: ABC 15

“She’s a great neighbor, she cares about everyone, she helps everyone,” Shepherd told local ABC affiliate KNXV-TV.

Typically, most people will nominate their own roofs to get a repair but Shepherd instead told UCG about Mendoza.

“I’ve had to help a couple times try to put tarps when it’s raining real hard, and the water’s going in her house,” he said.

Mendoza, a single mom and grandmother, works two jobs but was still unable to raise enough funds to help with her roofing troubles on her home in Phoenix, Arizona.

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“A couple times I had people come and look and see but it was too much money for me,” she said.

Riley Michel, a spokesperson for UCG, said Mendoza has been able to “develop a community around her taking care of the kids in the neighborhood, the neighbors, she cooks for everybody, we couldn’t have picked a better winner here.

“This is our way of giving back to a community that’s allowed us to be successful.”

UCG began construction on Mendoza’s roof on Monday, stripping off the old shingles and repairing the structural damage as well.

“When we talk to Darrell, he was absolutely over the moon when he found out Rachel won this,” said Erik Wiersum, a contractor with UCG.

“I jumped up and down, I was so happy,” said Shepherd.

But that wasn’t enough for Shepherd, who also decided to raise money from the neighborhood to fix the stucco on Mendoza’s home and give it a fresh coat of paint.

Mendoza, the matriarch of a multigenerational household, was shocked by the immense generosity.

“He’s a good neighbor, very good neighbor,” she told the outlet, giving Shepherd a hug.

“I appreciate everything he’s done for me and I appreciate what United Contracting is doing for me. It’s really amazing that I’m going to have a new roof.”

'It’s really amazing that I’m going to have a new roof,' said Mendoza, who was stunned by the generosity she received — ‘It’s really amazing that I’m going to have a new roof,’ said Mendoza, who was stunned by the generosity she receivedCredit: ABC 15

Mendoza is known as the 'neighborhood mom,' which is why the community reached out to help her — Mendoza is known as the ‘neighborhood mom,’ which is why the community reached out to help herCredit: ABC 15

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