3.19.2005
ruh roh - a hole in the ceiling
when i moved into my current abode late last July, i noticed that there were a few spots on the living room ceiling that looked like they had been patched over. no big deal.
last weekend, a hole (yes, a hole) about the size of a dime appeared in one of those spots. took a picture of it, sent it off to my landlords. conveniently, they were out of town until the 16th. not a problem until last night, when my housemate Tiffani noticed water coming through our roof into the living room. okay, not good.
upon closer inspection of the ceiling, the area around said hole was damp, and i could feel a draft from somewhere. well yeah, from outside, but somewhere through the ceiling. as i was on the mini-ladder, a tiny chunk of ceiling came flying at me (i think there was a gust of wind at the same time) and managed to put a good scare into me. i did not expect flying ceiling bits.
the remedy: i taped a gallon-sized ziploc bag onto the ceiling around the hole, then emailed our landlords last night. i proceeded to check on the bag about 5 times throughout the night; fortunately, as of this morning, no more than ~15ml of water had collected in the bag.
my landlords called this morning saying that they had contacted the homeowner's association who should be able to check out our ceiling this coming week. in the meantime, i'm hoping that this break in the rain lasts for a while longer!
last weekend, a hole (yes, a hole) about the size of a dime appeared in one of those spots. took a picture of it, sent it off to my landlords. conveniently, they were out of town until the 16th. not a problem until last night, when my housemate Tiffani noticed water coming through our roof into the living room. okay, not good.
upon closer inspection of the ceiling, the area around said hole was damp, and i could feel a draft from somewhere. well yeah, from outside, but somewhere through the ceiling. as i was on the mini-ladder, a tiny chunk of ceiling came flying at me (i think there was a gust of wind at the same time) and managed to put a good scare into me. i did not expect flying ceiling bits.
the remedy: i taped a gallon-sized ziploc bag onto the ceiling around the hole, then emailed our landlords last night. i proceeded to check on the bag about 5 times throughout the night; fortunately, as of this morning, no more than ~15ml of water had collected in the bag.
my landlords called this morning saying that they had contacted the homeowner's association who should be able to check out our ceiling this coming week. in the meantime, i'm hoping that this break in the rain lasts for a while longer!
# posted by cheddah : 3:26 PM
