A GENEROUS plasterer who donates his time and skills for free to deserving people is asking for help.

Jamie Denyer set up a website where people could nominate others to receive a room makeover — originally just from him, but now with other tradesmen on board too.

But a virus got into his email system and he has lost all the nominations he received.

"I tried to get them back but they've all gone," he said. "I couldn't believe it."

Jamie, originally from Brighton, who set up his Phoenix Plastering company in Gorseinon, started giving away his plastering skills a year ago.

He has used his skills to transform the lifestyles of dozens of people so far — and he wants to do more.

He calls his project Etseth, which stands for Enlarge The Spirit, Encourage The Heart.

It stemmed from an 18-month period of hardship, which, he says, put things into perspective for him and led him to help others.

He said: "How I see it is, if people are in a difficult situation where negativity is rife and the house they live in is in a chaotic state, then they would benefit from having just one room that's been renovated with a lot of love, care and affection.

"The project has been a real joy for me — to say it has been spiritually rewarding is an understatement."

He was due to start work on a huge project for one young lucky boy, but that has had to be put on hold for now. But now he's stuck, as his next project has literally disappeared.

"I'm just asking for anyone who made a nomination to get back in touch through the Etseth website."

Do you know someone who could do with having their home made-over? If so, visit http://www.etseth.co.uk/

emma.judd@swwmedia.co.uk