Even more of a homeowner

...And, you're even **more** of a homeowner, when your initial repairs don't work, and you have to go **back** into the attic, and **back** up onto the roof, to fix things.

Had a bit of rain this morning, and there was some dripping from the range hood. Not nearly as bad as before -- but it's not supposed to be happening at ALL!!!

Took a peek before work, up in the attic crawl space, and there was indeed water running down the outside. Just a slow drip, rather than a rivulet -- but still...

So, after work, borrowed Next-Door Uncle's ladder **again** -- and another partial tube of silicone -- and did some more squirting.

Later in the evening, it rained again. Went up into the attic -- again -- to verify there was no more water. Just the barest of drips -- but still... So, got the silicone... again... and shoved it into the hole. Hopefully, that's the last of it.

By the way -- as shown in the photo to the left, the person who installed the vent pipe simply lashed it to the roof beams with duct tape.

I would have expected something a little more ''official'' -- like a bracket, or at least some sort of strap. Is this standard (acceptable?) within the building industry? I'm curious as to Builder Cousin or Next-Door Uncle's (former site supervisor) opinion.

I mean, the plastic pipe isn't **heavy** -- but I think the tape is supporting the weight. And given our hot summers, it seems like the gummy stuff on the tape will stretch and slip over the years. Mebbe?


--GG