It got just barely cold enough last night for the rain to turn into a little bit of snow.

( Still )

Amtrak was almost on time today, being less than 30 minutes late passing Fernley this morning.

( Not bad by current standards )

The original roofing job was quoted at around 5-6 hours. In retrospect, each of the three parts of the project probably took that much time.

( Replacing the Gutters )

Getting a long enough ladder to reach the upper floor of the house proved to take longer than the roofer had expected, so he did not get to work until the afternoon.

( Jobs 1 and 2 Done )

I have hired a roofer who says he can replace the roughly 10' x 30' section of missing shingles from the upper roof, fix/replace the failing flashing along the eves on that same roof line, and replace the failed rain gutter on the opposite side of the room. Initially he projected this as a one day job, but things did not go quickly.


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Fernley gets high wind warnings regularly, but just as the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning instead of a winter weather warning for the Sierra Nevada, the high wind warning we got here was something more than usual. Gusts of up to 95 km/h (60 mph / 50 knots), which is gale force, were forecast, and while we don't have a gauge at ( Read more... )

A couple of days ago, Lisa went up to inspect a place on the eves of the west side of the upper floor of the house, where things are not as they should be.

( Eve Issue )

Some of you may recall that a few weeks ago after a heavy rain, we discovered a leak in the roof that turned out to be failed seals around plumbing vents, but at the same time, Lisa discovered that a shingle had blown off the roof and we had to spend $65 to buy a whole box of shingles to replace the missing one.

( I Found the Shingle )

With the roof now dried out from the storms earlier in the week, Lisa went up on the roof to inspect the three plumbing vents and to make repairs as needed.

( Leaking Gaskets )

During the recent rain, I started hearing sounds suspiciously like dripping water coming from the ceiling of the front bathroom in Fernley House. Yesterday, I saw where some of that water had appeared, and it wasn't great news.

( Not What You Want to See )