Trying to find the sunshine...
Eventually, after a very long story of let down by tradesmen, our roof is being sorted.. expensive but necessary...
The ridge tiles have been replaced - after 110 years of wear and tear, they have almost crumbled away.. we knew that this was something that needed to be done when we bought the property 5 years ago.
The worse thing is though, that since Christmas, we have had a leak. It started out as a small problem and it has now become a big problem. The first thing the roofing contractor did was to patch up the area where we thought the leak was coming from. They then had to wait for some dry weather to the big job. But the leak continued and all last week, while we waited for them to come back, and the rain continued to bless our fair land with it's wetness, the drip kept dripping. The roofman said that the water was probably coming in from under the loose and broken ridge tiles..
I was absolutely delighted when I came home from work yesterday to find that the job was almost complete...
I was not absolutely delighted when, at 4.00am this morning (it is now 4.30am) I awoke to the sound of heavy rain and the discovery that there was still rain coming trough the roof and into our bedroom. Infact, as I type this, I am close to tears and am feeling really disappointed..
But, we hold the trump card, and we certainly won't be parting with a penny until they manage to fix the problem..
Meanwhile, I am sure that things will look different in the morning and I am going to resort to the usual course of action at times of stress... I am going to make a cup of tea and go back to bed...
The ridge tiles have been replaced - after 110 years of wear and tear, they have almost crumbled away.. we knew that this was something that needed to be done when we bought the property 5 years ago.
The worse thing is though, that since Christmas, we have had a leak. It started out as a small problem and it has now become a big problem. The first thing the roofing contractor did was to patch up the area where we thought the leak was coming from. They then had to wait for some dry weather to the big job. But the leak continued and all last week, while we waited for them to come back, and the rain continued to bless our fair land with it's wetness, the drip kept dripping. The roofman said that the water was probably coming in from under the loose and broken ridge tiles..
I was absolutely delighted when I came home from work yesterday to find that the job was almost complete...
I was not absolutely delighted when, at 4.00am this morning (it is now 4.30am) I awoke to the sound of heavy rain and the discovery that there was still rain coming trough the roof and into our bedroom. Infact, as I type this, I am close to tears and am feeling really disappointed..
But, we hold the trump card, and we certainly won't be parting with a penny until they manage to fix the problem..
Meanwhile, I am sure that things will look different in the morning and I am going to resort to the usual course of action at times of stress... I am going to make a cup of tea and go back to bed...
posted by Sunshine at 3:34 AM
10 Comments:
Awww...what a shame! It would have been so nice if they had just done what they had promised/contracted to do.
What's the weather forecast for this weekend?
MORE RAIN STEVE - MORE RAIN!!!!
Sigh... well at least you do have the upper hand there.
tea and bed sound like the perfect escape.
(((sue)))
Bed was certainly good...
grr I do hate workmen!
give em what for Sue!!
xx
Well that just bites.
I hope they can fix the problem SOON!
I sure hope the roof gets fixed soon - you guys have been putting up with that too long!
DG
Yes, you are right..
Simply,
It did the trick - always a good ploy methinks!
Ed,
Grin!!!:)
Clare,
I sure will - never fear..
Kay,
I do hope so too..
Sweetheart,
I agree wholeheartedly - far too long - but the end is in sight - (I hope)
Of course I mean you KAT - bad case of sausage fingers this morning -sorry..
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