Yes, it is wonderful to have a space to call your own. Yes, it is nice to think about being able to sell your house for a profit years down the road. Yes, it can be fun to dream about home improvements and design upgrades. But it is not fun to spend big bucks on something absolutely necessary that isn't aesthetically pleasing or even readily visible.
What the heck am I talking about?
Monday night Jadie discovered a section of our roof was drooping near the eave of the house by the chimney. He stood on a chair for further examination. After lifting the shingles and feeling underneath them, he discovered that the decking was completely rotted out! The only thing keeping water out of our attic is a thin layer of shingles!
Last night he busted out the ladder for a more thorough inspection. He discovered that all of the decking around the chimney is rotten and that there is no metal flashing where the shingles meet the chimney. Is this why the decking is rotten? Because of water being allowed to seep between the shingles and the chimney, with no way of escape? Could this be the source of our problem? If so, is it the fault of the roofer who installed our new roof only 4 years ago? If so, can we hold him responsible? If so, do we want to go to the trouble?
Great! How much is this gonna cost us? We'll find out soon enough. I have 3 companies coming out for a free estimate and a handyman friend of a friend that I'll be calling to come out also.
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