tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post824388676313046963..comments2024-03-18T16:14:34.579-04:00Comments on Karen Heenan: Home Sweet HomeKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449229622474314815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-58334932553804486912019-03-30T16:13:35.489-04:002019-03-30T16:13:35.489-04:00My house is 34 years old and we are the original o...My house is 34 years old and we are the original owners. We love this house, but honestly sometimes I think that the builder was an idiot. Our chimney runs up the end of the living room to the ceiling 25' up. I noticed that there was water dripping from the molding around the chimney where it met the ceiling. Problem? The idiots who roofed the house used a mix of copper and aluminum. That caused an electrolytic action where it overlapped and disintegration and thus, leak. We were lucky it wasn't too bad to fix it. Vigilance is definitely necessary as home owners! I hope that you solved your leak. There is nothing as damaging or insidious as water. Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-85895869605099830272019-03-15T09:43:44.908-04:002019-03-15T09:43:44.908-04:00Arghh! Not a good thing - but good that you are vi...Arghh! Not a good thing - but good that you are vigilant and caught it early. However vital water is to life, in the wrong place it wreaks havoc. In Minnesota right now (where our house and kids are, but we are not) there are water crises around every corner due to extreme snow loads, followed by days of rain, coupled with rapid thawing. One daughter has water in her basement, the other a leak from her condo roof (and a long line waiting for the roofer to repair), and she is managing ice dams on our house and snow melt in our yard (no water inside thankfully.) A friend here in Texas just heard her niece's family evacuated from their community in Minnesota to a shelter, complete with newborn baby. Our Nebraska neighbors here are holding their breath to see which towns/counties will flood next, and have been told to stay away. What a year!Sue in MNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652180961780882035noreply@blogger.com