Oh Yes! A Leaking Roof – this is good!!!

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Today’s Blog Post
Oh Yes! A Leaking Roof – this is good!!!

As I looked for my book that was on the dining room table, it felt wet when I picked it up. That is strange. Then I felt the table it was dry but there was a film over most of it. Other things on the table top were still wet. There was water under something that was plastic.

Very strange… very!

I asked my wife if she had place something wet in the table top. No. That wasn’t it. She came to inspect the rest of the items and wipe up the remaining water. What could it be?

I looked up at the ceiling… OH NO! There was a light brown stain near the light fixture base on the white plaster ceiling.

The roof had been leaking!!!! With the tremendous rain and storm that we had, water finally got through the shingles. They are older now and showing signs of wear… and I knew someday I would have to deal with it… but wasn’t expecting it now!!!

For the next few hours, the use of a ladder and a light I was in the attic inspecting the potential damage.

Not one leak but rather four – and only one place where it came through the ceiling to the table below…

A quick trip to Home Depot to look for a roof patch and talk to their experts revealed a whole lot more.

Many people have been in to buy the roof patches. Many people have a problem now and will be getting a roof job done.

As we stood reading the roof patch instructions and speaking with the expert, another guy was buying and he had two roofs to deal with. His was much worse than ours.

So further inspection of the whole roof revealed a need for about $1200 worth of material to do the job fully. Ouch!

Retirement surprizes like this are not so cool. Thank God for a “Line of Credit”!!! And if it doesn’t get paid off – the kids will get less inheritance.

This little adventure of yesterday has a new lesson in it I am sure. In fact I see one now.

I am patient now. I have time now to lay one shingle at a time, working at my speed… on my time. Yep I’m going to do it alone… slowly.

Nope I am not going to lift the shingles to the roof by myself, a great big truck will come with the boom that will do that job. And thank goodness for the big driveway… that will let the truck load the bundles of shingles on to the roof!

I have so much to be thankful for. I am a senior that is able to do much of this on my own – in my own way and time.

This is freedom… wahoo!

~ Murray Lincoln ~
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