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rmd ([personal profile] rmd) wrote2007-05-22 10:38 am

things i didn't expect to say last nite

"unfortunately, that wasn't caused by cat vomit"

see, i have this suspended ceiling in my office at home. two of the tiles are missing, because the cats like to jump up there and wander around. and so when i looked up at a particular part of the ceiling last nite and saw a big brown wet stain, i figured "oh dear, maybe it's cat vomit".

unfortunately, that wasn't caused by cat vomit.

it seems my house sprung a leak during the weekend's monsoon.

in a panic, i pinged i_leonardo and the duck last nite and they came over and helped pull down some of the wet insulation and narrowed down the likely area where the leak is.

i'm waiting for the roofing contractor to show up this morning and take a look.

edited to add: also, what the hell is happening to my internet?? (link goes to a jpg of dogs in banana suits.)

[identity profile] metagnat.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
ACK! teh suck.

-E

[identity profile] rmd.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
well, the bad news is that part of the roof needs to be re-roofed. the good news is that it's only a small part. (most of the roof is slate, which is in pretty good shape. small parts are asphalt, which was installed badly and has got dry rot)

OH NOES!

[identity profile] lara68.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
BANAZAS TOO BIG!

p.s. i'm glad yr catz aren't sick enough to destroy the ceiling

[identity profile] kimberlogic.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
eep!

I hope that it's only a small part of the roof that needs repair!

[identity profile] rmd.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
yep. it looks like about 50 sq ft of roof.

[identity profile] candle-light.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you still recommend Triple M?

Sorry about your roof.

[identity profile] rmd.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah. they're the folks i'm having doing the repair.

[identity profile] dianec42.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
icanhascheezburger rules the internetz!

[identity profile] dianec42.livejournal.com 2007-05-22 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
p.s. Obviously that should have read "r00lz teh internetz". I am ashamed.

[identity profile] kjc.livejournal.com 2007-05-23 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
The chicken and the duck are always fabulous, but especially shine in emergencies.

I'm glad it was only a section and not the whole roof.

We've got a small leak too, but it only happened in heavy, sustained rains with lots of blowing upwards. We haven't had it looked at yet.

Who are your roofers? Do they do regular roofs in addition to slate ones?

[identity profile] rmd.livejournal.com 2007-05-23 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
they specialize in slate and copper, but i think they do everything.
http://www.triplemcontracting.com/

c&c use them as well.