CATAWBA As a 29-year-old single mom who works full time but still struggles to make ends meet, Kristin Deighan figured home ownership was a long way off. The last thing she expected was for someone to give her one.

But that's what happened when several people in the construction industry around Lake Norman hatched a plan to save a house from demolition and provide Deighan with a home of her own.

And Jan. 15, the 1,500-square-foot ranch home was delivered to her parents' land on Mathis Church Road in the town of Catawba, 54 miles from its original location on N.C. 73 in Kannapolis.

Among many who pitched in to make it possible, thanks go to:

Statesville general contractor Bill Wilson, who had no use for the home when he bought a 10.22-acre tract to develop Highway 73 Storage between Poplar Tent and Odell School roads in Kannapolis.

Lake Norman custom-home builder Geoff Bowen and his wife, Deborah, who helped connect the old house with someone who needed it.

Deighan's stepfather, Paul Nelson of Mooresville-based N2 Granite, who paid to move the house and is overseeing work at its new site. He plans to add 400 square feet for a laundry room and a play room.

Several other businesses and organizations also were inspired to help out, including Hughes Plumbing Supply of Statesville, which is donating plumbing fixtures; A & W Electric of Charlotte, which is donating labor for electrical work; Johnnie's Tile & Marble of Statesville, which is donating bathroom tile; and firefighters who volunteered to burn down a vacant 1900 farmhouse on the site the day before the move.

Deighan and her son plan to move into the home in early March.