Comments on: Merry Christmas! Our roof is leaking! http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/ The Internets are Serious Business. We must never forget that Solemn Responsibility. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:52:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Awesome Christmas Loot Tread - What did you get? - Topic Powered by eve community http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-50149 The Awesome Christmas Loot Tread - What did you get? - Topic Powered by eve community Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:22:33 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-50149 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] 21:21:31 GMT-0800', 'December 25, 2006 00:21')+''); December 25, 2006 00:21     So far, a leak in our roof right over my 3 year old daughter's pillow... But we open the good presents tomorrow [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] 21:21:31 GMT-0800′, ‘December 25, 2006 00:21′)+”); December 25, 2006 00:21     So far, a leak in our roof right over my 3 year old daughter’s pillow… But we open the good presents tomorrow [...]

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-24941 Josh Bancroft Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:29:04 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-24941 We called a local guy to come out and look at it, and he replaced the shingles that had blown off. He charged his 1 hour minimum, $250, so it wasn't near as expensive as I feared it would be. Hope you can get something equally affordable to keep your house dry! :-) We called a local guy to come out and look at it, and he replaced the shingles that had blown off. He charged his 1 hour minimum, $250, so it wasn’t near as expensive as I feared it would be.

Hope you can get something equally affordable to keep your house dry! :-)

]]> By: melissa http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-24892 melissa Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:42:53 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-24892 Hi I was searching the net for anything about roof leaks and found your site here and see you have the same exact problem as us , we live in a bungalow and our first floor bedrm. has a leak thats coming from the ceiling and its exactly in the same area on the roof that a long shingle fell off to the ground recently !Yikes im freaked out I see this happened to you in Dec . so im wondering did you fix the problem and how much did this cost and what did they do to fix it ? I would really appreciate your input thanks soo much... Hi I was searching the net for anything about roof leaks and found your site here and see you have the same exact problem as us , we live in a bungalow and our first floor bedrm. has a leak thats coming from the ceiling and its exactly in the same area on the roof that a long shingle fell off to the ground recently !Yikes im freaked out I see this happened to you in Dec . so im wondering did you fix the problem and how much did this cost and what did they do to fix it ? I would really appreciate your input thanks soo much…

]]> By: Cailin Coilleach http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16749 Cailin Coilleach Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:35:53 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16749 Holy crap! Those wet spots are too close to your iMac for comfort! o_O Holy crap! Those wet spots are too close to your iMac for comfort! o_O

]]> By: Omar Shahine http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16717 Omar Shahine Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:38:38 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16717 Ah, Roof repairs. First check on Angie's List (http://www.angieslist.com/AngiesList/) for a contractor, or ask your friends and neighbors. Get 2-3 estimates. Any respectible roofing company will come, inspect the roof, and give you a written estimate. Next, expect to spend anywhere from $300 - $4000 depending on the nature of the problem. If all you are talking about is a few shingles that flew off, then it will be inexpensive. If the problem is something else, and requires a bunch of roofing material to be removed, then it will cost more. Bottom line, get it repaired ASAP. Ah, Roof repairs.

First check on Angie’s List (http://www.angieslist.com/AngiesList/) for a contractor, or ask your friends and neighbors. Get 2-3 estimates. Any respectible roofing company will come, inspect the roof, and give you a written estimate.

Next, expect to spend anywhere from $300 - $4000 depending on the nature of the problem. If all you are talking about is a few shingles that flew off, then it will be inexpensive. If the problem is something else, and requires a bunch of roofing material to be removed, then it will cost more.

Bottom line, get it repaired ASAP.

]]> By: Shane Milburn http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16641 Shane Milburn Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:45:01 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16641 As an interim solution you could tarp off the area on the roof where you believe the rain is coming in from. This way you can limit the amount of water getting into the house until they can come and fix it. If you can get into your attic see if you can locate where the drip and put a bucket under it on the inside to help limit the water damage to the drywall. When you get a quote for fixing the roof see if they'll include drying out the attic space. You don't want mold forming from any pooled water in the attic. You could do it yourself if you want, mostly just need to pull up the insulation, soak up the excess water and put out a few fans to dry. As an interim solution you could tarp off the area on the roof where you believe the rain is coming in from. This way you can limit the amount of water getting into the house until they can come and fix it. If you can get into your attic see if you can locate where the drip and put a bucket under it on the inside to help limit the water damage to the drywall.

When you get a quote for fixing the roof see if they’ll include drying out the attic space. You don’t want mold forming from any pooled water in the attic. You could do it yourself if you want, mostly just need to pull up the insulation, soak up the excess water and put out a few fans to dry.

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16552 Josh Bancroft Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:13:19 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16552 Thanks for the comments - what are you all doing reading and commenting on blogs on Christmas Eve/Morning? Oh, I guess the same thing I'm doing posting. :-) We do have a warranty, and the house is about 10 years old. We'll look into getting it taken care of tomorrow - for now, we're just trying not to think about it, and having a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for the comments - what are you all doing reading and commenting on blogs on Christmas Eve/Morning? Oh, I guess the same thing I’m doing posting. :-)

We do have a warranty, and the house is about 10 years old. We’ll look into getting it taken care of tomorrow - for now, we’re just trying not to think about it, and having a wonderful Christmas!

]]> By: Bryan http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16550 Bryan Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:01:33 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16550 Talkt o chris pirillo. I know he's gone through the same thing. Talkt o chris pirillo. I know he’s gone through the same thing.

]]> By: IntelWife http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16527 IntelWife Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:20:06 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16527 Do you have a homeowners warranty? I would definitely call around and get a couple of estimates and see what more than one company wants. It should not be an extensive job. How old is the house? Do you have a homeowners warranty? I would definitely call around and get a couple of estimates and see what more than one company wants. It should not be an extensive job. How old is the house?

]]> By: Mark Polino http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16505 Mark Polino Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:22:22 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comment-16505 Sorry to hear about the roof Josh. I don't have any roofer suggestions but I'm in Florida where we lose more than our share of shingles to hurricanes. You do need to tack a tarp over the area missing shingles. It's important for your insurance company that you show that you didn't make things worse through inaction. Also, if the wind storm lifted shingles on other parts of your roof they may have dirt and debris under them and not seal properly and you get a new roof. This is where digital camera + OneNote can be a big help to show what went wrong. Insurance companies LOVE pictures and documentation! Anyway, may you have a Merry Dry Christmas. Mark Sorry to hear about the roof Josh. I don’t have any roofer suggestions but I’m in Florida where we lose more than our share of shingles to hurricanes. You do need to tack a tarp over the area missing shingles. It’s important for your insurance company that you show that you didn’t make things worse through inaction.

Also, if the wind storm lifted shingles on other parts of your roof they may have dirt and debris under them and not seal properly and you get a new roof.

This is where digital camera + OneNote can be a big help to show what went wrong. Insurance companies LOVE pictures and documentation!

Anyway, may you have a Merry Dry Christmas.

Mark

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