Water in the Mill
It’s been raining.
A lot.
I went to bed the other night. All happy and content. In my bonnet and eye covers. The sky was rumbling out there in the dark.
Then I look up at the ceiling.
Only to find, with a certain sense of dread and resignation, not a large wet spot, but several spread out all along the edge of my ceiling. So a phone call was made to the insurance company.
First Home Insurance claim. Yay?
Anyway, they got the contractor/inspector out here yesterday to evaluate the situation. It’s not the roof, which is great. Also great is that even being original to the Mill, it is still in amazing condition. The problem now is:
“Where is the water coming from?”
It’s along the exterior wall, The A/C system is along the interior. It only gets wet when its raining.
So, now we are waiting for the call from the leak specialist to come out and figure out what in the world is happening. Until then, due to all the rain the forecast, The Contractor left me a dehumidifier and industrial fan to dry out the floor and the drywall (cause I don’t need a mold problem on top of everything else)
I am very glad I have insurance, AND that I insisted on a home warranty at Closing. So, even though its not exactly convenient, I know that its not going to actually cost me any more than my deductible out of pocket. It is a weight off the mind.
Also leads me to understand why some folks don’t keep up with home maintenance and at the same time not understand why some folks don’t keep up with home maintenance. Good insurance and a maintained warranty may cost a little bit up front, but when it comes down to it: knowing they are there and have you covered allows you to go ahead and find out what the issues are and fix them.
Anyway, since I am talkin about the Mill today, been thinking about what to do terms of landscaping. I am not a huge fan of high-maintenance areas. I also would like to increase the overall value of the house. I am seriously thinking of having some rock gardens put in… the walk way to the front door, around the porch, along the back fence line. It seems it is going to be a bit pricy so I think it may have to be done in phases– starting with the area in front of the main bedroom window. Over there is the air con unit and also the remains of some sort of fountain that, at this moment, does nothing but have an unsightly hole in the ground and breed mosquitoes. I am gonna start looking at inspiration ideas, but off the bat I am thinkin along the lines of Asian inspired. Zen areas are my kind of style. There also seems to be some squishiness happening in some parts of the lawn that are new and I should probably talk to a lawn person to get that corrected.
That is the mid-range term. In the short-term, today I will be buying headboards for the two guest bedrooms. They aren’t what I wanted to get, but due to stocking issues at IKEA and the repairs currently underway, I have to make some adjustments with Overstock. I wish I could hold off but I am having guests at the end of the month, so it would be a good thing to not have them sleeping on a mattress on the floor. Overstock is having a sale so that is a bonus. The original budget allows me to get both rooms for the price of one. So, its a win/win. Lord knows I may just end up liking it better this way.
Sidenote: YO! Why is it so hard to find bedframes with enough clearance on the bottom for storage?!
Also on the short term list (within the week) I will be having the cobblestones stripped, cleaned, sealed and re-sanded to get the area where the trash-bins are back to being tidy. Anyway, the contractor is on his way to check how the drying out process is going so I am going to have to close this out for today.
BTW: I haven’t lost sight of the fitness goals, and I do have some things to share (read: gripe and moan) on that front. Leaving it for a separate post though.
Adios folks!
Contending Existence 