My roof has never leaked, but when I bought the house the inspector said the roof had about five more years on it. That was eleven years ago. I decided it would be better to replace the roof now, before it deteriorated enough to let water seep through. Near the end of the summer I hired a roofer, but it took us quite a while to schedule the actual date, which wound up being today.
The first snow of the season.
And not just a light dusting, but a fairly heavy blanketing considering the temperature's still above freezing. Everyone was buzzing about the weather beforehand, but apparently that buzz never reached the roofer. While I was out driving someone to the airport, they arrived and began tearing up my old roof. Then the snow came. I don't know how long they kept tearing up after the snow began, but by the time they switched to covering the roof with tarps, it had been snowing a while. Long enough so that once the snow started to melt, it leaked through the light fixtures in two first floor rooms.
While the roofers were at lunch.
When they returned I sent them into the attic crawlspace to mop up any standing water that wasn't over a light fixture and put down some more tarps to prevent it from happening again. But meanwhile, some of my insulation has gotten wet, and rain and snow are supposed to continue until Monday or Tuesday. If they install the roof tomorrow, I'm worried that water will get trapped and I'll get a mold problem. And if they don't, I'm worried that water will seep in through the tarps.
So I'm trying to look on the bright side. Maybe the water will short out the electrical system and the house will burn down before I have to deal with any of this.
Posted by Peter at December 1, 2005 10:00 PM