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Water Where It Should Not Be
Sep. 22nd, 2022 08:09 amDuring the recent rain, I started hearing sounds suspiciously like dripping water coming from the ceiling of the front bathroom in Fernley House. Yesterday, I saw where some of that water had appeared, and it wasn't great news.
( Not What You Want to See )
Later in the day, Lisa went up onto the roof (which can be accessed from the second-floor balcony) to inspect the situation. She carefully went over to the vent and determined that the seal around it had failed and was letting water through the roof around the base of the vent, where it was probably dripping down the outside of the vent pipe and getting into the ceiling. Because we get so little rain here, this was not much of a problem in the past, but of course we do need to fix it because we do get some rain and snow. It's unclear how much damp we have in the ceiling, and it's a difficult place to access.
Lisa also discovered that a small number of roof shingles had come loose, and one was completely gone. We headed to Lowe's to get repair material.
( Fixing a Hole )
Besides the new shingles, we bought a couple of cans of roof gasket sealant. When things dry out (which should be by this weekend), Lisa will go back up there and re-do the seal around the vent. There are two other vents up there for other plumbing in the house, and she'll take the opportunity to do those as well.
( Not What You Want to See )
Later in the day, Lisa went up onto the roof (which can be accessed from the second-floor balcony) to inspect the situation. She carefully went over to the vent and determined that the seal around it had failed and was letting water through the roof around the base of the vent, where it was probably dripping down the outside of the vent pipe and getting into the ceiling. Because we get so little rain here, this was not much of a problem in the past, but of course we do need to fix it because we do get some rain and snow. It's unclear how much damp we have in the ceiling, and it's a difficult place to access.
Lisa also discovered that a small number of roof shingles had come loose, and one was completely gone. We headed to Lowe's to get repair material.
( Fixing a Hole )
Besides the new shingles, we bought a couple of cans of roof gasket sealant. When things dry out (which should be by this weekend), Lisa will go back up there and re-do the seal around the vent. There are two other vents up there for other plumbing in the house, and she'll take the opportunity to do those as well.
