Contractor’s Sweet Thank You Note To Boy Who Helped Him Rebuild A Patio Goes Viral

Steph Heathcote, who is mom to two boys, hired a builder to do work on her patio — as a homeowner does. She didn’t think the contractor would leave such a lasting impact on her family.

How are my two boys so different? One is outside finding worms to feed the birds whilst the other is sat inside on a Nintendo! I know where I’d rather they both were 😊

— Steph Kemp (@steph_heathcote) July 21, 2020

Her six-year-old son, Harry, saw the construction going on outside and wanted to participate. So, the builder welcomed him on the site and gave Harry a few kid-friendly tasks to do.

Apparently, the two hit it off and Harry ended up being an all-star helper.

On July 27, Steph posted a Twitter update about the experience and how the builder made Harry feel included and appreciated. After the work was done, the builder left a note with a 10-pound tip.

We have just had our patio done and my 6yo has loved going out and helping the builder, so it made his day to receive this. What an example of kindness 😊 pic.twitter.com/Wq39TU4uwL

— Steph Kemp (@steph_heathcote) July 27, 2020

The tiny gesture of kindness made an impact not only on Steph and her family, but across the internet.

This is the absolute coolest thing I have ever seen. It's the small things that connect with humans, and this is one of them. https://t.co/lHZhCCkLk6

— Gabriel Bosslet (@gbosslet) July 27, 2020

As of this writing, the post has been shared more than 23k times and liked more than 259k times.

This builder deserves a medal! And sounds like Harry does too https://t.co/Av32zdxHqq

— [email protected] (@NewLeafCIC) July 27, 2020

This builder deserves to be named and recommended. What a lovely person! https://t.co/suJkubTsgB

— Lady 🐝 Bee 🐝 Middlemast-Neal #EnoughIsEnough (@Mistyswoman) July 27, 2020

A few were especially tickled by the line “saying why more times than I have ever heard why.”

The why comment got me 😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/6a517uepQQ

— Abbey 🦊 (@absondabs) July 27, 2020

Sounds so like my 6 year old Grandson. His favourite words are “why” and “do you know” https://t.co/JY6XOIV9j4

— Tony Collier BEM (@ethansgrumps) July 27, 2020

One Twitter user was curious what Harry plans to do with his money. Spend it wisely, of course.

Ice cream actually 😊

— Steph Kemp (@steph_heathcote) July 28, 2020

Steph also made sure to show off Harry’s — and the builder’s, we guess — fine work on the patio and path.