The leak in my son’s bedroom ceiling on the weekend was the kicker—I need a new roof on my house. Ugh.
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August 6, 2026 at 3:06 am
Oh, Linda, so sorry!
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August 7, 2026 at 12:33 am
Thanks. It had to be done sooner or later.
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August 6, 2026 at 1:52 am
Oh no! I’m so sorry, Linda. I hope it all goes well. Here’s my contribution for this week. Thank you for hosting. 🙂 https://brendasrandomthoughts.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/one-liner-wednesday-sunshine/
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August 7, 2026 at 12:34 am
Thanks, Brenda. 🙂
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August 5, 2026 at 6:56 pm
Ugh! I’m so sorry!
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August 7, 2026 at 12:34 am
Thanks, Dar. The joys of owning a home. 😛
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August 5, 2026 at 4:47 pm
ugh. Home maintenance. It is hard to pick “the worst” but new roof is The Worst! :hug:
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August 7, 2026 at 12:35 am
Thanks, Laura. Unfortunately rooves are kind of important. 🙄🤣
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August 5, 2026 at 3:18 pm
Fingers crossed 🤞🤞
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August 7, 2026 at 12:36 am
It ended up being $12,200. Not quite as bad …?
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August 7, 2026 at 10:40 am
Oh! excellent Linda …what a nightmare… trouble is there’s never a good time to have to do a big repair, especially a roof but thank goodness better than you 💜💜
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August 7, 2026 at 11:40 am
Actually, I just finished paying off my car in May, so it’s as good a time as any. 💙
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August 7, 2026 at 11:59 am
Glad to hear it we all need good timing 💜💜
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August 5, 2026 at 2:22 pm
Ouch about the roof. Will it be a complete strip and retile?
We had a gable that leaked and had a company come and quote. Our options were to fix the gable or take it out completely and reduce the risk of the gullies failing again. The difference in cost was about £100, and they took some tiles off the back of the house to match those at the front, then did a good match on the back with some lead sheeting to fill out the size differential. It was a good job and solved the problem completely.
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August 7, 2026 at 12:38 am
So happy to hear you got your problem solved. Mine should be too after this—they’re guaranteeing it for 50 years. But yeah, that’s for a complete strip down to the plywood and insulating and reshingling. Patching any holes is extra.
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August 7, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Bummer, and not cheap either for the complete job but you are getting a brilliant guarantee.
I used to work for a building company and invoiced various house construction companies. for materials used. I left in 1981, but came back to help my old boss out for a week a couple of years later, and had to arrange a strip and retile on 20 properties as the wrong ones had been delivered and fitted to the wrong construction site for the wrong property style and the wrong company!
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August 11, 2026 at 8:12 am
Oooh. Ouch! That must have cost a bit.
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August 11, 2026 at 11:02 am
It wasn’t as bad as it could have been, and there was not that much wastage from what I can remember. There were five major construction companies working in that area and at least these were the smaller houses, not the four or five bedroom family homes which were the next phase to be started!
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August 5, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Sorry to hear about the roof, especially after such a short time. I hope you get a good contractor and a decent price.
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August 7, 2026 at 12:39 am
I think it’s a decent price. Another contractor said about $9,000, but the one I chose is giving me a 50-year guarantee for $12K.
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August 7, 2026 at 7:54 am
That does sound like a good price.
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August 7, 2026 at 11:37 am
Right? For what I’m getting it does.
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August 5, 2026 at 1:54 pm
We finally switched to a metal roof on our house. They last much longer but are pricier to begin with, which is an issue.
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August 7, 2026 at 12:43 am
I’d love a metal roof! Unfortunately, there’s only literally three feet from the head of my bed to the outside of the roof with only 8 inches between the ceiling and the shingles. A squirrel sounds like a herd of cattle running across my roof when I’m upstairs, so rain would definitely keep me up at night if it was hitting metal.
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August 7, 2026 at 9:09 am
That’s too bad. Hoping you find some good shingles and contractor to keep the weather out as quietly as possible.
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August 7, 2026 at 11:38 am
Thanks, Joanne. The contractor I have is planning to add a new layer of insulation, so fingers crossed it will be better. At least it won’t be worse.
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August 5, 2026 at 11:51 am
OMG ! that’s going to cost!! 💜💜
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August 5, 2026 at 1:09 pm
I’m waiting for the quote, hoping it will be less than $20,000.
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August 5, 2026 at 10:20 am
Sorry about the roof! Ouch! And here is my contribution for the day:https://loucarrerascarver.com/2026/08/05/three-for-the-price-of-one-hurrah/
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August 5, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Thanks, Lou. 🙂
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August 5, 2026 at 10:01 am
Ohhh no. I’m so sorry, Linda, roofs are the worst.
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August 5, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Especially since we all sleep in bedrooms that were built into the attic space.
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August 5, 2026 at 3:07 am
Such leaks suck! Here’s my entry for this week in my pingback. Have a wonderful Wednesday! ☺️
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August 5, 2026 at 1:07 pm
They do! Thanks for joining in, Aptivi. 🙂 Hope you’re having a lovely day!
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August 5, 2026 at 1:17 pm
You’re most welcome. ☺️
Thank you, Linda! I was having a lovely day. You too, I hope you’re having a lovely day!
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August 5, 2026 at 2:11 am
Oh man! That sucks, Linda!
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August 5, 2026 at 1:06 pm
It does. Especially since it’s only been 17 years since they last replaced the shingles. They’re falling off already.
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