Real homeowner

You're not a **real** homeowner ujtil you've been up in your roof cavity (i.e the attic crawlspace) -- or in the crawl space under the house, or had to rip open a wall.

Or, until you've been up on the roof to repair a leak...

Last night and this morning, Brisbane had a ton of rain. Curiously, our neighborhood in particular had a disproportionate amount: we received one-third of our annual average rainfall in a 24 hour period.

We noticed water coming in from the range hood. During the course of the day, we emptied out three kettles. And, we noticed water bubbles in the paint. We slit them with a utility knife, to let them dry out. (Once everything dries out, I'll have to sand and repaint it all.)

I climbed up into the attic, to see what was what. Wedged myself out under the ends, to find that water was running down the **outside** of stove vent's PVC pipe: not good.

So, I borrowed a ladder from Next-Door Uncle, plus a caulking gun and a tube of silicone gunk, and climbed up to caulk the heck out of the flashing. Hoping that took care of it.


--GG