Friday, October 17th, 6 AM:

I peered into the darkness of our roof where a panel of fascia had fallen away from the cupola above the third floor of our stately blue house. I spied something inside and nodded grimly, then climbed back down the aluminum extension ladder.

I saw beltramgregor walking by when I reached the ground, and I called him over ( Read more... )

Friday, October 17th, 4:30 AM:

Ears perked for the slightest sound, Alyssa stood in our living room while I climbed ladders and furniture to get above the faux-ceilings in our rambling split-level house. [More rambling and more split-level than in real life.] She tracked the skittering of a critter in our roof while I tried to find an opening ( Read more... )

Good:
Our last (planned) repair for the season—the replacement of our driveway apron to prevent water from eating through our basement wall—is due to be completed on Wednesday.

Bad:
About 3:30 this morning, Alyssa and I heard a critter scrabbling around in our attic (we think), somewhere above our bedroom. What is it with us and critters in our ( Read more... )

Just got a call from our Realtor-friend who got a call from the neighbors on Iglehart that they'd seen a raccoon climbing into our dormer fascia soffits again. Those are some persistent rodents carnivora.

Hooray for four-year warranties!

Another panel of our sofets has been torn down from the dormer in our bedroom, this time from the opposite corner.

That scampering sound? That means the raccoons are back.

The repairs/reinforcements are still under warranty, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this'll be cheap or free.