YEARNING FOR PURITY: UP ON THE ROOF

Thursday, April 30, 2009

UP ON THE ROOF

We’re in the midst of a HUGE re-roofing project. It needed it and was going to get done this summer regardless, but...

The insurance company, who just happened to be doing audits, decided to pick us. So, they drove by incognito, made their assessment, and then informed us via telephone and mail that it needed to be completed by a specific date in May. Ahhh! And in the rainy season, nonetheless! What are they thinking?!

So, to the mortgage company we go to secure our loan. Fast forward several weeks (the mortgage company is extremely slow); the inspector finally makes it over to check out the house to ok us for the loan. But...before he would give us the go-ahead, we had to have the roof done! Huh? Go figure!

What does that mean? It means a $450 non-refundable inspector fee (regardless of whether we get the loan or not) and hundreds of dollars out-of-pocket spent for roofing materials. Hmmm...

While the sun still shown...

So, DH took the week off to get the roof done...

So that the inspector could in turn come back to RE-INSPECT the roof...

So that we could in turn be ok’d to get the loan...

To do the roof...

Which by then...

Will already be done. :/

Well, as Murphy would have it...

Down came the rain and washed the roofing job out! Leaks in the north room...Leaks in the south room...Leaks in the attic...

Leaks, leaks, leaks!

Half a roof done and a baggy on the other half while we wait out the storms. Who woulda thunk? One must laugh...

Well, at least we should try...;)

Actually, all in all, we feel pretty blessed, as there have been a lot more storms around us than there have been here in our area.

And...it’s supposed to be nice this Saturday, so hopefully the boys can get it finished.

Takin' a break on the roof with nutritious and yummy green smoothies...