So a week ago Wednesday, during our extensive rain showers, I noticed a leak coming from my kitchen ceiling in the morning before going to work. Seems that one of my attic vent's flashing wasn't well sealed. Wednesday afternoon I went up on the roof and slapped roof cement on and around the vent. Seemed to work. At the same time, there is water in our basement. In the spring there always is a little water in the basement, but I thought there was much more water than normal.
This gave me incentive to get new gutters. My old gutters were in rotten shape, leaking everywhere, and just not doing the job. I got three quotes, and they put in new gutters. Cost 650.00.
The water problem did not go away, and worse 1) the hot water was not coming on consistantly, and 2) the water in the basement now had a rust color, which it never had before. So I called CNG, and they sent a guy out. Five minutes, if that, into the service call he calls out "You have leaking boiler." You need a new one. YIPPEEE! Estimated 4k-5k. That certainly cuts into my buffer.
Problems come in threes, right? leaking roof, leaking gutters, leaking boiler.
Thanks for reading.
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Roof leaks are not easily noticeable. It can occur in a part of your house that you don't use most of the time. So when you see any discoloration around your ceiling, don't hesitate to call the roofer for immediate inspection.
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